Justice Nyako steps down from Nnamdi Kanu’s criminal trial

Nigeria’s Federal High Court Judge, Justice Binta Nyako has indicated stepping down from presiding over the criminal trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The judge made this known today at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria, at the resumed hearing in the trial of Kanu. Justice Nyako’s […]

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Let Nnamdi Kanu Go Home, By Olusegun Adeniyi

Nnamdi Kanu was apprehended in Kenya in June 2021 by security agencies and brought home to face trial. First arraigned on 14th October 2015 before eventually securing bail and fleeing the country, the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) leader was slammed with an 11-count charge bordering on terrorism, treasonable felony, managing an unlawful society, publication of defamatory […]

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IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu seeks negotiation with Nigerian govt

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has told the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, that he will, under section 17 of the Federal High Court Act, seek negotiations with the Nigerian Government. Section 17 of the Federal High Court Act states; “In any Proceeding In the court, the court […]

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Court rejects Nnamdi Kanu’s bail application

In a ruling delivered on Tuesday March 19, Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, Nigeria, rejected the bail application filed for the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Instead, the court ordered an accelerated hearing of the case involving the embattled IPOB leader who is facing charges […]

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As a militant, you did worse than Nnamdi Kanu ―Deji Adeyanju lambastes Asari Dokubo (Video)

Convener of a non-profit group, Concerned Nigerians and activist, Deji Adeyanju has come for the Niger Delta militant, Asari Dokubo, saying the warlord is even worse than IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking during a Mic-On podcast programme, Deji accused Asari of doing worse than Nnamdi Kanu when he was in his prime as a Niger […]

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Court dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s fundamental rights lawsuit against DSS

The fundamental rights enforcement lawsuit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) against the Department of State Services (DSS), has been dismissed by a federal high court. Kanu had sued the Director General of DSS, the DSS, and the Attorney-General of the Federation as 1st to 3rd respondents respectively, […]

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Don’t release Nnamdi Kanu, military behind oil theft ―Asari Dokubo tells Tinubu

Former Niger Delta militant, Asari Dokubo, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to release Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Dokubo made the call after he visited President Tinubu in Aso Rock on Friday. He said Kanu should be made to face the law because releasing him will […]

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Release of Nnamdi Kanu does not need surety, IPOB tells Soludo

Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said that while they welcome the recent call by the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo for the unconditional release of the IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in detention since 2021, they noted that the issue of granting of bail or standing surety does not arise […]

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Court orders Nigerian govt to return Nnamdi Kanu to Kenya

Nigeria’s  Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, has ordered the Nigerian government to pay the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, the sum of N500 million as damages following his illegal abduction and human rights abuse from Kenya. The Court presided over by Justice E. N Anyadike, […]

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Appeal court acquits Nnamdi Kanu, quashes all govt’s terrorism charges against him

Nigeria’s Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, Nigeria on Thursday upheld the appeal of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The court also discharged and acquitted the embattled leader of the proscribed group declaring as illegal and unlawful, the abduction Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria on July 9, 2021 […]

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UN orders Nigeria to unconditionally release, compensate Nnamdi Kanu, punish officials who violated his rights

The United Nations, UN Human Rights Council Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, has indicted both Nigeria and Kenya Governments for the arrest and extraordinary rendition, torture and continued detention of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, without due process. UN therefore, asked Nigerian Government to, “immediate release Kanu unconditionally” […]

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Nigerian govt amends its charge against Nnamdi Kanu

Nigerian Government has amended the charges against the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. One of the counsels for the IPOB leader who was said to have made this known also said the Nigerian government listed some lawyers representing Nnamdi Kanu as accomplices of the defendant. Among the lawyers said to […]

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Gov Soludo visits IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu in detention (Photos)

Governor of Anambra state, Charles Soludo has visited the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu in detention. Soludo who shared photos from the visit on his Facebook page on Saturday May 14, said they discussed the sit-at-home protests and killings in the south-east. He wrote: “I visited Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, yesterday, […]

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Illegally kidnapped Nnamdi Kanu was paraded like a criminal, Why is Abba Kyari arrested for crime not paraded? ―Reno Omokri

Former Nigerian presidential spokesperson, Reno Omokri has tackled the Nigerian authorities for failing to parade arrested suspended DCP, Abba Kyari, who was last week arrested for his alleged involvement in drug trafficking. In a post shared on his Instagram page on Sunday afternoon, Reno opined that Nnamdi Kanu was paraded like a common criminal after […]

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Court orders Nigerian govt to pay Nnamdi Kanu N1b damages and to tender apology to him

An Abia State High Court presided over by Justice Benson Anya has ordered Nigerian Government to pay the sum of N1 billion as damages to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, and issue a letter of apology to him. The IPOB leader had instituted the court action demanding N5 billion […]

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I can’t release Nnamdi Kanu, he should defend himself in court ―Buhari

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has stated that the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, should defend himself in court for peddling false information about his regime while he was overseas. The president stated this in an interview aired on Channels Television on Wednesday night. Some respected Igbo elders led by […]

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I visited Nnamdi Kanu in DSS custody today, what I told him —Orji Kalu

In a statement, Nigerian Senate’s current Chief Whip and former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, said he visited the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, in the custody of the Department of State Services on Monday afternoon. Kalu, in the statement which he personally signed and made available to […]

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Amnesty for Nnamdi Kanu, By Reuben Abati

I a recent interview with Arise TV, the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN had indicated that the Federal Government of Nigeria may consider a political solution to the matters involving Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples Organisation of Biafra (IPOB) and Sunday Igboho, the self-determination, Yoruba Nation activist, currently […]

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Restructuring Nigeria is more beneficial than secession ―Fayemi tells Nnamdi Kanu, Sunday Igboho

Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has appealed to secession agitators in the country to consider the enormous benefits from a united Nigeria. According to Fayemi, who is the chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), restructuring remains the best option for Nigerians saying dialogue remains a major pathway to peace and progress. Speaking as […]

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‘The entrepreneurs of betrayal have never ended well’ ―Ohanaeze Ndigbo tells Lauretta Onochie over Nnamdi Kanu

Socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has condemned the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammad Buhari on Media, Lauretta Onochie, for her response after Igbo elders and religious leaders asked for the release of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. While giving reasons the president would not heed the appeal made by the […]

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