The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he has not received any formal invitation or subpoena to appear as a witness in the ongoing terrorism trial of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking during his monthly media chat on Friday in Abuja, Wike …
In a dramatic turn on Friday, the trial of the detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, was delayed yet again when he failed to open his defense in the Federal High Court, Abuja. The hearing was adjourned to Monday, 27 October, after Kanu told the court that he had yet to gain …
The Nigeria Police Force has explained that the arrest of activist and politician Omoyele Sowore was to ensure fairness in the prosecution of those involved in Monday’s protest in Abuja. Force Public Relations Officer Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed this on Thursday while addressing journalists in Abuja. He said Sowore, who allegedly led protesters into a restricted …
...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 …
The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has listed several high-profile current and former government officials, including Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, and Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State governor, as witnesses in his terrorism trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja. In a new motion dated …
The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has renewed his challenge to the authority of Nigerian courts to try him, declaring that his prosecution is unconstitutional and politically orchestrated. Speaking during a brief interaction with journalists at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Kanu accused the judiciary of “selective …
Global human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI), has condemned the reported use of force and mass arrests during ongoing protests in Abuja on Monday, demanding the release of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement posted on its official Facebook page on Monday, Amnesty International Nigeria …
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 …
