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Nnamdi Kanu Starving In DSS Facility – Brother
Biafra, Human Rights, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Nnamdi Kanu Starving In DSS Facility – Brother

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has alleged that he is being denied food in the facility of the Department of State Service (DSS). Kanu is currently detained in the facility of the DSS on the order of Justice Binta Murtala Nyako-led Federal High Court in Abuja on the treasonable felony charges preferred against him by the federal government of Nigeria. However, disclosing the alleged ill-treatment by the Department of the State Service in a terse statement forwarded to DAILY POST on Monday, the younger brother to the secessionist leader, Prince Kanu Meme, also claimed that the Nigeria’s secret police has denied him his medical report after taking his blood for more than 21 times. Prince Kanu Meme was on a routine visit to the detained separatist ...
The Owner Of Dowen College Hasn’t Called Me Till Now – Sylvester’s Father
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The Owner Of Dowen College Hasn’t Called Me Till Now – Sylvester’s Father

The father of the deceased pupil Sylvester Omoroni, has revealed that he’s yet to receive a call from the owner of Dowen College. In an interview with Arise news, the aggrieved man disclosed that till this moment the house master, owner of the school and other heads of the institute haven’t called to console him over the death of his son. He further stated that it’s only the JSS1 teacher that called to check up on him. In addition, he noted that the only time he spoke with the principal was when she called to express displeasure over the fact that he shared photos of the deteriorated state of the boy online. Mr Oromoni who couldn’t control his emotions broke down in tears as he narrated how his son struggled before giving up the ghost. Source: Nairaland
Don Davis: Deeper Life School Principal, Others Remanded In Prison
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Don Davis: Deeper Life School Principal, Others Remanded In Prison

The principal of the Deeper Life High School where a student identified as Don Davis was allegedly molested and abused, has been remanded in prison custody alongside 4 others. Months ago, Don Davis' mother, Deborah Okezie called out the management of the school via a Facebook live video. She narrated how her son went to the boarding school as a chubby boy and allegedly returned home almost a skeleton as a result of alleged sexual abuse and other ill-treatment allegedly meted on him by some of the school's senior students and staff. Giving an update on the case, Deborah said the school principal, vice-principal, housemasters and others were remanded in prison custody by a court. She also revealed that the judge ruled that the 2 accused minors will be tried in a Juvenile family Court, ...
Nureni Jimoh Locked Up In Kano Office 24 Hours After Court Ruling
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Nureni Jimoh Locked Up In Kano Office 24 Hours After Court Ruling

Barely 24 hours after an Abuja-based Federal High Court ordered the Kano State Government to apologise and pay the sum of N10 million to the deposed Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, for violating his fundamental human rights, his counsel, Nureni Jimoh, who secured the judgment, was on Wednesday locked up inside his office in Kano. When contacted on phone to comment on the development on Wednesday, Jimoh said he was locked up and could not come out from his office, saying he had notified the Director of State Security. A source, who preferred anonymity, on Wednesday morning, said the backlash of the All Progressives Congress judgment against Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and the Sanusi judgment had begun. “Nureni Jimoh, who is the lead counsel in the APC case and part of the legal team fo...
Lagos #EndSARS Panel Illegal, Can’t Probe Military, Police – Keyamo
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Lagos #EndSARS Panel Illegal, Can’t Probe Military, Police – Keyamo

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN), on Sunday dismissed the #EndSARS panel set up by the Lagos State Government and the report it presented to the state government recently. Keyamo said it was out of the jurisdiction of the panel to investigate the activities of Federal Government institutions and officials such as the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Army. The minister, while appearing on Sunday Politics, a current affairs programme on Channels Television on Sunday, however, said he was not speaking for the Federal Government. The panel had stated in its report that at least nine persons were killed on the night soldiers and policemen stormed the Lekki tollgate to disperse #EndSARS protesters, describing the incident as a “massacre in contex...
Breaking: Evans the Kidnapper sentenced to death by hanging
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Breaking: Evans the Kidnapper sentenced to death by hanging

Billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike known as Evans the kidnapper has been sentenced to death by a Lagos High Court on Thursday. At the sentencing by an Igbosere High Court in Lagos, Evans who was charged with kidnapping had pleaded not guilty. He was also charged for attempt to kidnap the chairman of the Young Shall Grow Motors, Mr Vincent Obianodo. Other charges against him are bordering on conspiracy, kidnapping and unlawful possession of firearms. Evans was docked with three other defendants — Joseph Emeka, Chiemeka Arinze, and Udeme Upong. He was apprehended by the Inspector General of police’s Intelligence Response Team led by Abba Kyari. In 2013, Evans was declared wanted after he allegedly masterminded the attempted kidnap of Mr Vincent Obianudo, a business...
What Those Familiar With Buhari Told Us After Igbo Elders’ Meeting – Ezeife
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What Those Familiar With Buhari Told Us After Igbo Elders’ Meeting – Ezeife

A former Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has revealed that ministers and other government officials familiar with the President Muhammadu Buhari said he takes his promise to consider the release of Nnamdi Kanu seriously. Ezeife made this known on Monday when he featured on Arise TV’s ‘The Morning Show’ monitored by newsmen. The ex-Anambra governor and some respected Igbo elders, led by Minister of Aviation in the First Republic, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, had visited Buhari in Aso Rock on Friday and requested the unconditional release of the detained leader of the proscribed secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra. Buhari had told them he would not want to interfere in the running of the judiciary but said he would consider their demand though “a heavy one...
EndSARS: Omokri’s Petition Against Buhari Removed From Website
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EndSARS: Omokri’s Petition Against Buhari Removed From Website

An online petition initiated change.org by Reno Omokri, a former special assistant to Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has been removed from the website. The petition was addressed to the International Criminal Court to arraign Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, over alleged crimes against humanity. “This petition isn’t available. Either the URL is incorrect, it violated our Community Guidelines, or the starter removed it,” a message on the petition page said. The petition, which has garnered 80,000 signatories on Friday, is titled, “Petition To The ICC To Arraign Muhammadu Buhari for Crimes Against Humanity”. It reads, “On October 20, 2020, the Buhari administration murdered multiple innocent, unarmed, peaceful #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in a ...
Opinion: Attrition of Southern Nigeria Professionals and the Aftermath by P Omonua
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Opinion: Attrition of Southern Nigeria Professionals and the Aftermath by P Omonua

It is no longer news that there is an unprecedented upsurge in the migration of southern Nigeria professionals over the last 5 years. The best brains in the Southern Nigeria are leaving in droves. Many of those that have not left are making all necessary arrangements; they are making enquiries about the process involved from those that have succeeded in leaving. Some people may argue this is not uniquely Nigerian, that universally, people have always migrated around the world. A friend of mine once compared our experience to the Biblical era. He said even Moses led the children of Israel during their migration from Egypt to the promise land, which is incontrovertible. The difference, (which I did not bother to tell him due to his obstinacy) is that the children of Israel were migra...
Release #EndSARS Protesters Immediately – Civic Group, SERAP Warns Nigerian Police
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Release #EndSARS Protesters Immediately – Civic Group, SERAP Warns Nigerian Police

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Nigerian Police authorities to immediately and unconditionally release a journalist and other protesters arrested at the Lekki Tollgate. The group made the call in a post on its Twitter handle on Wednesday. The tweet reads, “Nigerian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release two protesters including a journalist reportedly arrested this morning by the Lagos State Police Command at the Lekki tollgate where the #EndSARSMemorial protest is scheduled to hold. Protest is a right.” BREAKING: Nigerian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release two protesters including a journalist reportedly arrested this morning by the Lagos State Police Command at the Lekki tollgate where the #EndSAR...