A legal consultant for Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Maxwell Opara, has assured that Kanu was not attacked at the Sokoto Custodial Centre. Kanu is currently serving a life sentence at the facility following his conviction by Justice James Omotosho of the Abuja Federal High Court. After the ruling, Kanu …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed December 8 for the hearing of an ex parte motion filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), seeking his transfer from the Sokoto Correctional Centre. Justice James Omotosho set the date after refusing to recognise the appearance of Kanu’s younger brother, …
Abia State Governor Alex Otti says the controversy surrounding the conviction and push for the release of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, will be settled through administrative processes. Otti gave the assurance after visiting Kanu at the Sokoto Correctional Centre over the weekend. The governor said engagements he initiated shortly after …
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed the appeal by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), ruling that it lacked merit and had become academic following his conviction for terrorism offences by a Federal High Court on November 20. In a judgment delivered on Friday, a three-member panel of the …
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has dismissed as “false and irresponsible” a statement attributed to Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, which alleged that the group and its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, were responsible for over 30,000 deaths in the South East. In a statement issued by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, the group …
Renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, says he would advocate a pardon for the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, if the separatist leader demonstrates genuine remorse. Gumi made the remark on Tuesday during an appearance on The Morning Brief, a Channels Television breakfast programme. His comments come a week …
The Forum of South-East Academic Doctors (FOSAD) has condemned the recent Federal High Court judgment sentencing leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment. The group in a statement signed by its president, Dr. Stephen Nwala and Secretary General, Dr Uzor Ngoladi, called for "immediate and unconditional release" of Kanu. …
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has said that prospects remain for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, despite Thursday’s life imprisonment sentence handed down by a Federal High Court in Abuja. Kalu said efforts toward securing Kanu’s freedom through a political solution were …
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a motion at the Supreme Court seeking to set aside its December 15, 2023, judgment that remitted his terrorism trial back to the Federal High Court, Abuja. The apex court had, in its ruling in suit number SC/CR/1361/2022, ordered Kanu’s continued prosecution …
The expansion of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery from 650,000 barrels per day to 1.4 million barrels per day will lead to a significant increase in polypropylene production from 900,000 metric tonnes to 2.4 million metric tonnes per annum. The capacity expansion will make the refinery the largest refinery in the world upon completion, surpassing India’s …
