Tag: Nnamdi Kanu
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FG speaks on Ohanaeze Ndigbo’s request to monitor Nnamdi Kanu’s trial
Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has welcomed the formation of a legal team by Ohanaeze Ndigbo to monitor the proceedings at the trial of the self-acclaimed IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, a move which is in line with the doctrine of the right of fair hearing rooted in…
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JUST IN: Nnamdi Kanu’s Principal Secretary suspended from Twitter
Twitter has suspended the account of Ms Carolyn Uchenna Okorafor, Principal Secretary to Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the suspension of Ms Okorafor is coming as the microblogging social media platform strives to make amends with the Nigerian government. Recall the Nigerian government suspended the…
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Malami calls Canadian Justice Minister ‘ignoramus’ for comments on Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, has tackled the Minister of Justice and Solicitor-General of the Government of Alberta, Canada, Kelechi Madu, for calling him a disgrace to the rule of law. Malami, in a clap back on Wednesday, referred to Madu as an “ignoramus” whose views on…
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Buhari expresses satisfaction, showers praises on security agencies for arresting Nnamdi Kanu, raiding Igboho’s home
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commended the nation’s security and intelligence agencies for their work in arresting secessionist Nnamdi Kanu and raiding the home of ‘Yoruba Nation’ activist Sunday Igboho. The President’s praise was contained in a statement signed by his spokesperson Garba Shehu. According to the statement, President Buhari said the security agencies demonstrated…
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Charge Nnamdi Kanu for mass murder, Igbo Peace Forum tells Buhari
The Igbo Peace Forum (IPF) has urged the Federal Government to press charges of mass murder against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu. The group made the call on Sunday, in Abuja, at a solidarity rally to register their support for President Muhammadu Buhari and the security agencies…
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Alleged preferential treatments: Why Nnamdi Kanu’s case is different from Boko Haram, bandits, others – El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Friday said there was no basis for the comparison between violent terror groups in the north and the re-arrested leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The governor in obvious response to the allegation of preferential treatment on the part of the federal government for…
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Nnamdi Kanu reveals how he was arrested, tortured in Kenya for eight days
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has disclosed details of his arrest and alleged torture by the Kenya Authority. Kanu reportedly made the disclosure to his defence counsel, Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor. The lawyer who visited the IPOB leader at the custody of the Department of State Service, DSS, said…
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DSS plotting to inject Nnamdi Kanu poisonous vaccine – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused the Department of State Services, DSS, of plotting to inject its leader, Nnamdi Kanu with a poisonous vaccine. IPOB’s Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, alleged that the poisonous vaccine was meant to kill Kanu slowly. In a statement he signed, Powerful warned that such an attempt should be…
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Nnamdi Kanu: Apply same zeal on herdsmen terrorizing Nigeria- Ortom to FG
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has urged the Federal Government to use the same zeal that led to the apprehension of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, against “armed Fulani herdsmen” terrorizing Nigeria. Kanu who is agitating for the restoration of Biafra was allegedly arrested in Kenya and repatriated…
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Insecurity: Nnamdi Kanu cannot be in jail while Miyetti Allah, bandits walk free – Wike tells FG
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike says it is not enough for the Federal Government to arrest Nnamdi Kanu, while leaders of other notorious groups are roaming wild and free. Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), was rearrested, brought back to Nigeria, and re-arraigned on Tuesday, June 29. Speaking on the…