Nnamdi Kanu
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The Federal Government has opposed the conditions submitted by the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, for the resumption of his trial.
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The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu will on May 20 know his fate in his request for restoration of his revoked bail and the removal from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) to house arrest. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, fixed the date…
1 day ago
The Federal Government has opposed the conditions submitted by the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu for the resumption of his trial. At Wednesday's proceedings at the Federal High Court Abuja, Kanu agreed to the acceleration of prosecution of the charges against him on the ground that his conditions…
11 Apr
The legal team of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has threatened to pull out of the trial if the Department of State Services (DSS), refuses unfettered access to Kanu, held in its custody.
10 Apr
The legal team of the detained leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has threatened to pull out of the trial if the Department of State Service (DSS) refuses unfettered access to Kanu who is held in its custody. Speaking to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, lead counsel to the IPOB leader,…
9 Apr
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed an appeal against the decision of a Federal High Court (FHC), in Abuja, which dismissed his objections to continued trial.
5 Apr
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, said that what the Igbo need now is not the restoration of Biafra, but a restructured Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu
4 Apr
A member of the House of Representatives, representing Ideato North, South Federal Constituency of Imo State, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere has urged leaders from South East region to emulate the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Benjamin Kalu in seeking political solution for the release of detained leader of the Indigenous People of…
2 Apr
Late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua engendered relative peace and harmony throughout the country by the way he handled recalcitrant agitators. Shortly after he was sworn in as the president of Nigeria in 2007, he granted amnesty to the Niger-Delta militants
2 Apr
A member of the House of Representatives, representing Ideato North/South federal constituency of Imo State and Spokesperson for opposition coalition lawmakers in the National Assembly, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to invoke the relevant sections of the Constitution to discontinue the trial of the detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous People…
27 Mar
The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has uncovered 27 cells belonging to the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in 22 countries including the United States and the United Kingdom. IPOB is a secessionist group seeking independence from Nigeria. It is led by Nnamdi Kanu who is in detention and being tried on terrorism charges by…
26 Mar
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has intensified talks with President Bola Tinubu towards ensuring the release of the incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, soon.
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