Tag: IPOB
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Nnamdi Kanu: Appeal Court Justices transferred days after delivering judgment
Barely seven days after three Justices sat on the Court of Appeal panel that quashed the 15-count terrorism charge the Federal Government preferred against the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, they have been transferred from their various divisions. It was gathered that the presiding Justice, Jummai Hanatu Sankey, who…
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Releasing Nnamdi Kanu will increase insecurity in South East – FG
The federal government of Nigeria has argued in court that releasing Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), will increase the spate of insecurity in the South Eastern part of the country.
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Kanu: Appeal Court’s order and Malami’s pontification – By Ehichioya Ezomon
Against the grain of widespread pleadings and expectation of concerned Nigerians, the Federal Government’s filed seven grounds of appeal to quash the October 13, 2022, Appeal Court’s judgment ordering the release of Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
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Police raid suspected IPOB/ESN Camps, arrest 2 members in Ebonyi
The Tactical Team of the Police Command in Ebonyi has raided three camps of the outlawed IPOB/ESN operatives and arrested two suspected members of the gang. SP Chris Anyanwu, Spokesperson of the command, said at a news conference in Abakaliki on Sunday that the camps were located in a thick forest close to Opeke River,…
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Championing rule of law at home and criminality abroad – By Owei Lakemfa
Only a quarter of the eight million Palestinian people live in the Palestine; one million in Gaza, 750,000 in the occupied West Bank and 250,000 inside Israel. The rest, or over six million, are forced to live outside with at least three million of them classified as stateless persons with no legal rights. Yet these…
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Supreme Court to determine Nnamdi Kanu’s fate- FG
In a bid to continuously detain the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. the Federal Government has filed seven grounds of appeal against the October 13 Court of Appeal judgment which discharged him. It asked the Supreme Court to set aside the judgment and restore the charge against the respondent to be…
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Ejimakor clears air on Nnamdi Kanu’s extraordinary rendition judgment set for Oct 27
Aloy Ejimakor, a counsel of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, has cleared the air on whether the judgment of the Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia State, on the extraordinary rendition of his client from Kenya to Nigeria would go on as scheduled following the judgement of the Court…
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South East traditional rulers, bishops call for Nnamdi Kanu’s release
The South East Council of Traditional Rulers and Representatives of Igbo Archbishops and Bishops have joined the call on the Federal Government to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). They made the call in a statement issued in Awka on Tuesday signed by Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, Chairman, Anambra Traditional…
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Lawyers to IPOB’s leader set to storm DSS Headquarters
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Counsel for the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has revealed that the legal team would be formally approaching the Department of State Services, DSS, headquarters on Monday, barely 72 hours after being set free by the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal. While citing legal authorities, he said the…
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FG looking for options to continue to incarcerate Kanu – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia state has alleged that the federal government was looking for other options to continue to incarcerate IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu. This was made known in a statement on Saturday afternoon signed by its Vice Chairman/Acting State Publicity Secretary, Elder Abraham Amah. The party carpeted the Attorney General of…