The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned proceedings in the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu is being prosecuted by the Federal Government for treasonable felony and terrorism — offences he allegedly committed in the course of his
The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Thursday urged President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Primate Ayodele said Kanu should be released because he isn’t the problem of insecurity in the South East. He noted that the basis of […]
*Insists it’s premature to conclude soldiers used live ammunition at Lekki toll gate The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said that the issue of pardoning the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is premature. Malami stated this on Wednesday while appearing as a […]
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is reportedly set to appear in court for an emergency session. Naija News reports Kanu is facing an amended 7-count charge bordering on treasonable felony and acts of terrorism which were brought against him by the government after his re-arrest and repatriation to Nigeria […]
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, has urged the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to consider the consequences of his action and utterances for the sake of his followers. Kalu, a former governor of Abia State, said this on Monday during his visit to the IPOB […]
*Why we walked out- Lead counsel to IPOB leader ANDREW OROLUA, ABUJA The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), for treasonable felony scheduled for Wednesday, did not go as scheduled as lawyers for the defendant walked out of court before the judge arrived. Trial Court judge, Justice […]
The legal team of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday in Abuja forced the federal high court to shift the trial of their client till January 19 and 20 next year. The legal team, led by Ifeanyi Ejiofor, had chosen to stay out of court in protest against […]
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has expressed optimism that he would regain his freedom soon. The IPOB leader explained that he committed no offence to warrant his rearrest by the Nigerian Government. Kanu’s resolve was disclosed by his lead counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, in a statement he issued. Ejiofor disclosed that […]
Nnamdi Kanu, 53, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group, which wants a separate state for the ethnic Igbo people in the southeast, was arrested abroad in June and brought back to Nigeria to face trial. The Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, will return to court in […]
Embattled pro-Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu has reacted to news that some of his close allies and family members were instrumental to his rearrest in Kenya. Kanu said the rumour that his brother, Kanunta; Secretary, Carolyn Okoroafor, and one Madam Nnennaya Anya, were behind his rearrest in Kenya is false. The leader of the Indigenous People […]
*As IPOB cancels sit-at-home order, urges participation in Anambra poll NKIRU NWAGBO, AWKA South East Governors, on Thursday, pledged to meet with the Federal Government over the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, and other political issues affecting the region. This is even as the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), […]
*As Court adjourns Human Rights suit filed by IPOB leader till Nov 19 Nine candidates in the forthcoming Anambra State governorship election have called for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. This is as they also urged the Federal Government to demilitarise the South-East zone in a bid […]
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the Lead Counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has claimed that the Department of State Services (DSS) denied the British Consul and Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife access to his client on Thursday. He made these claims in a statement sent to DAILY POST. According to Ejiofor, […]
The High Court sitting in Abia State has set a date for the suit by pro-Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu challenging his rearrest and rendition by the Nigerian government. The court set 2nd November 2021 for hearing of the pending suit. Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, disclosed this in a statement he signed and issued on […]
An activist, Chukwuka Ofoegbu has claimed that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu was expelled from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka over cult-related activities. Ofoegbu, who is popularly known as ‘Ijelespeaks’ took to his Facebook page on Sunday to criticise Kanu and his group, IPOB. Speaking on Facebook live, Ofoegbu said […]
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of a separatist group striving for an independent state of Biafra, IPOB, clock 54 on Saturday. Kanu, who is facing charges of treason, is currently being held by the Department of State Services (DSS) after he was brought back to Nigeria in June to face trial. The scheduled trial in July suffered […]
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lead counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), says the detained separatist “encouraged all and sundry to be united in one peaceful solidarity”. Ejiofor in a statement on Thursday, provided update on his routine visit to Kanu. Kanu is presently in the custody of the […]
A legal practitioner, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, has described the admission of Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) into the All Progressives Congress (APC) and his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa as a ‘symbolic presidential amnesty in view of his previous attacks on the President. This was as he noted that “FFK’s past attacks […]
Socio-economic activities and vehicular movements went on unhindered in Umuahia, the Abia State capital and its environ, on Tuesday, without fear of molestation by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as court sat over Nnamdi Kanu’s alleged abduction by the Nigerian government. Recall that the hearing in the suit filed before Justice KCJ […]
Amidst heavy presence of security agents, the Abia State High Court, Umuahia today (21st September 2021) adjourned Nnamdi Kanu’s fundamental rights Suit filed before the Abia court by his Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor on 27th August, 2021. The matter came up before the vacation judge, Justice KCJ Okereke. Speaking to the media, Barrister Ejimakor expressed confidence […]