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Nnamdi Kanu Seeks Focus, Prayers From His Supporters— IPOB Leader’s Lawyer

19Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Nnamdi Kanu Seeks Focus, Prayers From His Supporters— IPOB Leader’s Lawyer

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has asked his followers to remain disciplined despite his travails in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). This was contained in a statement released by his lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, following his legal counsel’s visit to him in the custody of DSS on Thursday. A copy of the statement made available to SaharaReporters also disclosed that the IPOB leader requests for prayers as his trial before the Nigerian government continues. The statement further stated that some issues relating to how Kanu is being ill-treated which were brought to the attention of the public on Thursday will be made known to the international community if they persist. The statement read, “We visited our client to brief him o...

Probe Motive Behind Siege To Odili’s Residence, Wike Tells IG

17Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Probe Motive Behind Siege To Odili’s Residence, Wike Tells IG

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has charged the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, to unravel the real motive behind the recent invasion of the residence of a Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Mary Odili. The governor said it was curious that weeks after the obnoxious invasion of Justice Odili’s residence, the magistrate who issued the search warrant had not been interrogated to account for his action. Wike stated this when he led a delegation of Rivers’ elders and elected representatives to the IGP at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, made available to our correspondent in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Wike commended the IGP and his team for the arrest of some of the sus...

Group Asks Buhari to Sack Attorney General Malami

14Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Group Asks Buhari to Sack Attorney General Malami

A group under the aegis of Middle-Belt United Assembly (MBUA), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) following his various scandals. A statement issued by the President of the group, Comrade Moses Mwarga Aji on Sunday in Kaduna described the scandals that have been linked to Malami as weighty. It also described Malami’s office as too sensitive for such a controversial figure, saying failure by the President to sack him would have adverse effects on Buhari’s government. The group noted Malami’s alleged involvement in the recent invasion of the Abuja residence of Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili, as one of the reasons why he should be sacked. Security operatives mad...

VAT Row: FG Eyes Out-Of-Court Settlement

13Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Finance, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

VAT Row: FG Eyes Out-Of-Court Settlement

The Federal Government has hinted that it may explore an out-of-court solution to the lingering legal battle between its agency, Federal Inland Revenue Service, and Rivers and Lagos states over the collection of Value Added Tax. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, noted that efforts were ongoing on the issue but she did not give details as the matter was subjudice. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday night, Ahmed said she hoped there would be a political solution to the issue rather than a protracted court case.× The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, had on August 9 ruled that Rivers State and not the FIRS should be the authority collecting VAT and Personal Income Tax...

Court Fines Kanu Nwankwo, Hotel For Stalling Trial In Alleged Debt Of N924million

13Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Finance, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Court Fines Kanu Nwankwo, Hotel For Stalling Trial In Alleged Debt Of N924million

former Super Eagles captain, Kanu Nwankwo and his hotel, Hardley Apartment, have been fined N30,000 by the Federal High Court in Lagos State. According to Daily Post, the Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke-led Federal High Court on Friday, ordered Kanu and his hotel, Hardley Apartment, to pay the sum. They were fined for stalling the scheduled hearing of debt recovery suit brought against them by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON. Recall that AMCON had dragged the former Arsenal star, his hotel and its directors, Ayoola Gam-Ikon before the court over alleged debt of N924.7 million. But at the hearing on Friday, T. A Idelegbagbon, lawyer to Kanu and Hardley Apartment told the court that she is withdrawing all motions earlier filed in response to the suit in 2017. Read...

Nnamdi Kanu Arrives In Court For His Trial

10Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Nnamdi Kanu Arrives In Court For His Trial

The leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been brought to court by officials of the Department of State Security (DSS) for his trial. Kanu was brought into the courtroom amid heavy security around 9:50am. Kanu’s brother, Prince Meme Kanu confirmed the IPOB’s leaders presence via a Facebook post on Wednesday morning. Department of State Services (DSS) officials had earlier set up a barricade at the entrance of the Federal High Court where the case is to be heard and they prevented reporters and some Igbo monarchs from gaining entry. Kanu’s appearance in court comes after the Nigerian Government filed seven amended charges bordering on treasonable felony and acts of terrorism against him. The 54-year-old has been charged with “terrorism”, ...

Nobody In IPOB Directorate Was Responsible For My ‘Abduction’ In Kenya – Nnamdi Kanu

9Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Nobody In IPOB Directorate Was Responsible For My ‘Abduction’ In Kenya – Nnamdi Kanu

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has urged the followers and supporters of his client to be peaceful on Wednesday when the hearing resumes. He assured that Kanu is firm and prepared for the court hearing, adding that his freedom was imminent and his supporters should remember him in their prayers. He stated these in a release made available to SaharaReporters on Monday night following the legal team’s visit to Kanu in the detention of the Department of State Services (DSS). The lawyer also disclosed that Kanu was displeased with some IPOB members pointing accusing fingers at Mazi Kanunta Kanu, Carolyn Okoroafor, Madam Nnennaya Anya and some people in the Directorate of Services (DOS), noted that they shoul...

Ortom to FG: Mary Odili is Unblemished — Stop Harassing Judicial Officers

4Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Ortom to FG: Mary Odili is Unblemished — Stop Harassing Judicial Officers

Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, has asked the federal government to stop harassing judicial officers. Condemning the raid on the home of Mary Odili, a judge of the supreme court, Ortom described the invasion as “unwarranted and repressive”. Last Friday, security operatives besieged the Abuja residence of Odili. The security operatives had a search warrant purportedly signed by a judge and granted to one Lawrence Ajodo, identified as a chief superintendent of police and member of the investigation team under the asset tax recovery panel of the ministry of justice. The document also showed that the panel comprises the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), and the ministry of justice. But the EFCC and Abubakar Malami, attorney-genera...

Terrorist Groups Don’t Have Addresses All Over The World Like IPOB—Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Refutes Terror Claims

1Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Terrorist Groups Don’t Have Addresses All Over The World Like IPOB—Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Refutes Terror Claims

Aloy Ejimakor, special counsel for the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has said it is not a crime to demand self-determination as it is a way to create new countries. The lawyer also disclosed that IPOB is neither a terrorist nor a violent group, adding that a terrorist organisation does not have addresses across the world. According to the lawyer, the pro-Biafra group has fixed addresses in countries around the world. Ejimakor disclosed this via his Twitter page, @AloyEjimakor on Sunday. Read Also: Igbo Monarchs, Clerics Ask Buhari Government To Release Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB Members For Peace To Reign In South-East Kanu is facing charges of treasonable felony and terrorism levelled against him by the Nigerian government. His lawyers includin...

Fuel Subsidy: Why Buhari Should Be Impeached – Sanusi Lamido

27Oct

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Finance, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Fuel Subsidy: Why Buhari Should Be Impeached – Sanusi Lamido

The dethroned emir of Kano and former Central Bank of Nigeria’s Governor, Muhammadu Sanusi, has stated that the constitution allows President Muhammadu Buhari to be impeached for paying millions of dollars on fuel subsidies without appropriation. Sanusi stated this while speaking virtually as a panelist on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the just concluded Nigerian Economic Summit held in Abuja. “Every year, the government spends millions upon millions of dollars on fuel subsidies without appropriation. Under the constitution, this is enough ground to impeach the President. “But nobody is holding them to account. The National Assembly is not holding them to account,” he said. The former CBN governor said the federal government’s populist approach was hurting the nation....