A Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo has ordered the release of 13 inmates who had been detained at the Taraba State Correctional Centre for periods ranging from one to six years without trial. The ruling followed a suit filed by human rights lawyer Barrister John Nkemnagum Okezie, who represented the inmates pro bono. Okezie …
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Innocent Chukwuma in Oyigbo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for allegedly urging the military to overthrow the Nigerian government. Chukwuma, who operates an X handle @TheAgroman, reportedly used his account to call for a military coup and the suspension of the current administration. In one of his posts, …
...Kanu still insists Nigerian court lacks jurisdiction to try him The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday announced the disengagement of his legal team led by former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The dramatic development unfolded …
Security operatives have fired live bullets to disperse protesters demanding the release of detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, in Abuja on Monday. The protesters, led by human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, had converged around the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs in the Central Area district as early as 6:50 a.m. …
Police have arrested Aloy Ejimakor, lawyer to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, during a protest in Abuja on Monday. Ejimakor confirmed the arrest in a post on his X handle, stating that he and several others were picked up by officers of the Federal Capital Territory Command Criminal …
The trial of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, suffered a delay on Wednesday following the inability of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to complete its medical evaluation of his health condition. At the resumed hearing at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Justice James Omotosho adjourned the …
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for a full-scale investigation into the academic and professional certificates of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and all members of his cabinet. Atiku made the demand on Wednesday through a statement posted on his official X handle, following the resignation of Uche Nnaji, Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology. …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the arraignment of Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, to October 27. Justice Mohammed Umar gave the ruling on Tuesday following an application by Sowore’s counsel, Marshall Abubakar, who requested time to enable his client prepare for his defence. Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the African Action …
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday directed the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to constitute a panel of experts to evaluate the health condition of detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Justice James Omotosho ruled that the team must include between eight and ten doctors, among them a cardiologist, a neurologist, …
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned President Bola Tinubu and the Department of State Services (DSS) that Nigeria risks an unprecedented crisis if its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu, continues to suffer deteriorating health without proper medical attention. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, in a statement on Tuesday, described Kanu as “priceless”, stressing that any …
