Former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, has said the decision of the Court of Appeal Abuja, to halt the execution of its judgement which freed Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), of terrorism charges, is “the best”. POLITICS NIGERIA had reported that the Abuja Appeal Court ordered that the enforcement of […]
By Andrew Orolua The Court of Appeal on Monday reserved it ruling on an application to stay execution of the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, from custody. Justice Haruna Samani announced this after a fresh three man panel of Justices listened as the Federal Government and Kanu lead […]
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday upheld the appeal of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The court also discharged and acquitted the embattled leader of the proscribed group. Kanu had in his appeal dated April 29 and marked CA/ABJ/CR/625/2022 applied to be […]
Bruce Fein, the United States lawyer of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has written to the British envoy in Nigeria over the continued incarceration of the Biafra agitator. Fein urged the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, to push for the enforcement of the United Nations, U.N. Human Rights […]
Family of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has thanked the United Nations, UN, for indicting Nigeria and Kenya in the arrest and detention of the secessionist. According to reports, the United Nations, UN Human Rights Council Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, indicted both Nigerian and Kenyan governments for the […]
Nnamdi Kanu, the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Tuesday, reacted to the ruling of Justice Binta Nyako of an Abuja Federal High Court that dismissed his bail application. Kanu said Justice Nyako’s verdict, which denied him bail was ‘expected’. Speaking after Tuesday’s court session, the IPOB leader urged the people […]
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, lost the move to regain freedom. Justice Binta Nyako of an Abuja Federal High Court rejected Kanu’s application seeking to grant him bail. The IPOB leader sought the court’s permission to discharge the earlier order revoking his bail, DailyTimesNGR gathered. READ ALSO: Avoid shortcut […]
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 secessionist campaigns. The trial judge, Binta Nyako, […]
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, […]