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Twitter Still Being Used to Criticise Us – FG

23Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Communication, Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, News, Nigeria

Twitter Still Being Used to Criticise Us – FG

The Federal Government of Nigeria has told a Federal High Court in Lagos that Nigerians are still making use of Twitter to criticise government policies despite its ban. This was disclosed in a counter-affidavit deposed by the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the Federal Government in response to an originating motion filed by human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, according to PUNCH. Recall that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration had in June 2021 suspended Twitter, saying it threatened its corporate existence. The platform was suspended after Twitter deleted a statement tweeted by President Muhammadu Buhari, which many Nigerians found distasteful. But since the ban, many Nigerians have bypassed the Twitter suspension by using Virtual Private N...

Igboho: Benin Republic Snub Nigerian Govt’s Extradition Request, May Free Him Today

22Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, News, Nigeria

Igboho: Benin Republic Snub Nigerian Govt’s Extradition Request, May Free Him Today

The attempt by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to extradite Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, alias Sunday Igboho, to Nigeria from Benin Republic has suffered a setback. Authorities in the neighbouring West African nation have insisted on a fair trial for Igboho before yielding to the demand, SaharaReporters has gathered. The Beninoise government said it won't handle a request for extradition without first trying him for the local offense he was arrested for. Recall that Igboho was arrested on Monday night in Cadjèhoun Airport, Cotonou with a "fake" Beninese passport while trying to flee to Germany. He is expected to be arraigned for immigration-related offenses in Benin Republic later today after a spirited move by the Buhari government to bring him back to...

Kanu: Britain, Law Firm Express Interest to Take Over case

16Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Biafra, Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, News, Nigeria

Kanu: Britain, Law Firm Express Interest to Take Over case

The British High Commission and a law firm based in London, Bindmans, have asked for the permission of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kan, to take over his trial. Aloy Ejimakor, Kanu’s Nigerian counsel had on Wednesday delivered two forms to Kanu during a visit to the office of the Department of State Services, where the IPOB leader is being held, Punch reports. According to Ejimakor, the Federal Government would be served with a summon to transfer Kanu to the United Kingdom, where another case would be heard over the manner of his arrest and extradition to Nigeria. He said, “I went to visit him on Wednesday and went with two forms. One was the consular consent form that the British High Commission required that he signs to consent to consular ass...

UK Parliament to Query Kenya’s Role in Forced Kanu’s Repatriation to Nigeria

7Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Human Rights, Justice, Legislature, News, Nigeria

UK Parliament to Query Kenya’s Role in Forced Kanu’s Repatriation to Nigeria

The United Kingdom Parliament is scheduled to probe the circumstances surrounding the repatriation of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, from Kenya to Nigeria today (Wednesday). Earlier, the British government had stated that Kanu who was travelling with a British passport, was not arrested within its territory. IPOB had accused the President Muhammadu Buhari administration of complicity in the abduction of its leader in Kenya, a claim echoed by Kanu’s lead counsel, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, who accused Kenya’s special police force of arresting and torturing him before he was transferred to the Nigerian government. Read Also: We’re Not Against Restructuring, Our Demand Is Biafra, Referendum – IPOB However, the claims were debunked by Kenya High Commissioner...

Biafran Government Says Rule of Law Must Prevail in Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial

5Jul

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Biafra, Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, News, Nigeria

Biafran Government Says Rule of Law Must Prevail in Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial

The De-facto customary government of Biafra has cautioned the Nigerian government to ensure that the trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu follows the stipulated standard of the conventional rule of law, noting that it is closely monitoring the situation. The government of Biafra said this in reaction to the rearrest and detention of its citizen, Kanu, who is the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. This was contained in a statement the government sent to SaharaReporters. It read, “Our official reliable source has it that citizen Nnamdi Kanu has been arraigned by the Nigerian authorities. The circumstances are yet to be clarified. Read Also: We’re Not Against Restructuring, Our Demand Is Biafra, Referendum – IPOB “The Government of Biafra reiterates that clarity, certainty and...

3Jul

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, Human Rights, News, Nigeria

IPOB Alleges Plot to Kill Nnamdi Kanu

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 jettisoned because the consequences would be severe. IPOB also said the Ohanaeze Ndigbo must ensure that nothing happens to its leader while in DSS custody. According to Powerful: “We pity them and Nigeria if anything happens to our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The Nigeria Government and security agencies must understand the product we are made of and how prepared we are. “South East Governors and Ohaneze including politicians in the region...

Nnamdi Kanu Not Arrested in the UK – British Govt

30Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, Justice, News, Nigeria

Nnamdi Kanu Not Arrested in the UK – British Govt

The British High Commission in Nigeria has said the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, was not arrested in the United Kingdom. It was reported that Kanu’s arrest was announced on Tuesday by the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF Abubakar Malami. The AGF, however, failed to state how and where the IPOB leader was arrested. Responding to questions from newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, the spokesman, British High Commission in Nigeria, Dean Hurlock, said, ‘We are aware of reports that Nnamdi Kanu has been detained in Nigeria by the Federal Government of Nigeria. “We can confirm that Nnamdi Kanu was not arrested in the UK for extradition purposes.” Meanwhile, Kanu who was arraigned before a Federal High Court on Tuesday was ordered to be remanded in the cus...

Former South African President Zuma Jailed for 15 Months

29Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, Judiciary, Justice, News, South Africa

Former South African President Zuma Jailed for 15 Months

Ex-president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months in jail after he was found guilty of contempt of court over his refusal to answer corruption charges. The ruling was delivered by South Africa’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday, citing contempt of court informed by his refusal to answer charges of corruption brought against him. Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in jail following his lack of willingness to appear before a graft panel. "The majority judgement orders an unsuspended sentence of imprisonment for a period," judge Sisi Khampepe said, adding that "the Constitutional Court can do nothing but conclude that Mr Zuma is guilty of the crime of contempt of court." Read Also: As An Introvert, I Shouldn’t Have Been In Politics –Jonathan Recall that Zuma ...

Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo Returns After Acquittal By ICC

17Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Cote d'Ivoire, Judiciary, Justice, News

Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo Returns After Acquittal By ICC

Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo returned home on Thursday for the first time in a decade after being acquitted by the International Criminal Court of crimes against humanity, AFP journalists saw. Gbagbo, 76, arrived aboard a flight from Brussels to a tense atmosphere, with police using tear gas to disperse supporters near Abidjan airport. Gbagbo was forced out in April 2011 after a months-long conflict sparked by his refusal to accept electoral defeat by Alassane Ouattara, the current president. The short but bitter war claimed around 3,000 lives, divided the country along north-south lives and left traumatic memories that linger today. He was then transferred to The Hague for a lengthy trial on charges relating to the conflict. He was acquitted in January 2019...

Baba Ijesha to Arraigned in Court Today Over Alleged Molestation

16Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, Movies and Films, News, Nigeria

Baba Ijesha to Arraigned in Court Today Over Alleged Molestation

Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, better known as Baba Ijesha, is set to be arraigned at the Magistrate Court 1 in Yaba on Wednesday, 16th June 2021. He was arrested by the police for allegedly molesting a 14-year-old girl, the ward of actress/comedienne, Princess. The Lagos Police spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi while announcing his arrest in a statement alleged that the actor had been sexually assaulting the teenager since she was seven. The statement reads, “The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Olarenwaju James ‘male’ 48, aka Baba Ijesha, popular Nollywood actor for defiling a minor. Read Also: Court Jails Lagos Senior Pastor Over N128million Fraud “The case of defilement was reported on 19th April 2021 by one Princess Adekola Adekanya ‘female’ at Sabo Police ...