The roots of the secessionist struggle in Nigeria’s southeast stretch back to the Biafran War of 1967–1970, during which the self-declared Republic of Biafra attempted to break away from Nigeria. The ...

The secessionist campaign in southeastern Nigeria dates back to when the short-lived Republic of Biafra fought and lost a civil war from 1967 to 1970 to become independent from the West African ...

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has refuted reports suggesting that the Federal Government has initiated an extradition process against separatist ...

A statement released by Fagbemi’s media aide, Kamarudeen Ogundele, described recent reports as false and misleading. The AGF ...

The Nigerian government has explained that the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra, Simon Ekpa, will be extradited from ...

Simon Ekpa, a Finnish-Nigerian self-proclaimed leader of the proscribed Biafran separatist group, was arrested in Finland in ...

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has lauded the Finnish court’s verdict approving the extradition of Simon Ekpa to Nigeria, describing the development as a major victory for ...

The Adamawa State Police Command said its operatives arrested 148 suspects, recovered eleven AK-47 rifles and 20 locally fabricated assault rifles. Also recovered by the command is 110 live rounds ...

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Simon Ekpa's lawyer denies reports of his imminent extradition to Nigeria, stating that the case is still pending in Finland Ekpa, held in Finland since November 2024, faces terrorism-related charges, ...

Finnish authorities have fixed July 15, 2025, as the date to extradite Simon Ekpa to Nigeria. Ekpa, a Finnish-Nigerian man accused of terrorism and promoting violence, will be returned to Nigeria ...