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Opinion: The Vindication of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and the Biafra Question – P. Omonua

24Mar

By Guest ContributorNo Comments

Biafra, Elections, News, Nigeria

Opinion: The Vindication of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and the Biafra Question – P. Omonua

"The trio of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Chief Sunday Adeyemo (Igboho) and Professor Banji Akintoye, all of whom have advocated for the creation of separate independent Nations are not eccentric nor delusional." Someone forwarded an audio recording to me few days ago which must have been preserved for more than 57 years. It was the voice of Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola (SLA), the last Premier of the Western Region and the 13th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland The voice was unmistakable, in his distinctive Ogbomosho accent. The summary of what he said, which I have transcribed from Yoruba to English as best as I could was: “…. Let us the Yorubas come together. Let the Ibos not ‘disorganize’ us with this election. We must not allow them to use this election to destroy our land, take over ...

<strong>FG Denying Nnamdi Kanu Food, Drugs – IPOB</strong>

18Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria, Security

FG Denying Nnamdi Kanu Food, Drugs – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has accused the Federal Government of denying its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu access to food and medications despite being sick. The group urged the whole world to speak out against the ill-treatment meted out to Mazi Kanu by the DSS in Abuja. This was disclosed in a statement issued by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful on Saturday. The statement alleged that the Federal Government deliberately plans to eliminate Kanu at the DSS solitary custody. The statement read, “The Federal Government has deliberately planned to eliminate Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who is illegally detained in DSS solitary confinement. “Kanu is battling heart problems and some mineral deficiencies which require medical specialists’ attention, but the Fed...

Why FG Is Yet To Release Nnamdi Kanu Despite Court Order – Malami

28Oct

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Why FG Is Yet To Release Nnamdi Kanu Despite Court Order – Malami

Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation, has stated that the Federal Government is not convinced to free the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, despite a court judgment that acquitted and discharged him. Malami in an interview with Vanguard on Thursday said that Kanu’s rendition from Kenya cannot be used as the only yardstick to clear him of other crimes he has allegedly committed. According to the Justice Minister, the President Muhammadu Buhari administration was yet to free Kanu on account of four other offences which reportedly took place before the rendition matter for which the IPOB leader was discharged of. He said, “To release or not to release Nnamdi Kanu is a function of law and the rule of law for that matter. In arri...

Nnamdi Kanu’s Counsels Serve DSS, Malami Appeal Court Ruling

18Oct

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Judiciary, Justice, News, Nigeria

Nnamdi Kanu’s Counsels Serve DSS, Malami Appeal Court Ruling

Nnamdi Kanu’s legal team has served copies of the judgment of the Court of Appeal that freed the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on the Department of State Services and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN. Kanu’s counsels said that with the handover of the court order, the Federal Government is left with no choice but to free Kano from detention. This was disclosed by Kanu’s senior lawyer and lead counsel for IPOB, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, in a statement on the outcome of their visit to Kanu. Recall that the Court of Appeal in Abuja had on Thursday last week, discharged and acquitted Kanu on terrorism charges brought against him by the Federal Government. See Also: FG To Decide On Nnamdi Kanu Very Soon ...

15Oct

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

FG To Decide On Nnamdi Kanu Very Soon

The Federal Government has stated that a decision would soon be made on the ongoing terrorism trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. This was decided at the National Security Council, NSC, meeting president by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday at the State House, Abuja. Minister of Police Affairs Kanu was on Thursday discharged by the Hanatu Sankey led three-member panel of the Appeal Court. The appellate court held that breached the Terrorism Act, Extradition Act and Also went against the international conventions and treating guiding extraditions, hence breaching Kanu’s rights. According to the court, having violated the rights of the appellant, the court lacked the jurisdiction to continue the trial of Kanu. In an interaction with j...

Nnamdi Kanu Discharged, Not Acquitted – AGF

14Oct

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Nnamdi Kanu Discharged, Not Acquitted – AGF

The last may not have been heard of the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, as Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, disclosed that Kanu was only discharged but not acquitted. Malami stated this in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu. The AGF’s reaction followed a Court of Appeal judgment that set aside the terrorism charges brought against Kanu, stating that his rendition from Kenya was unlawful. The statement read, “The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has received the news of the decision of the Court of Appeal concerning the trial of Nnamdi Kanu. “For the avoidance of doubt and by the verdict of t...

Stop Bloodshed In South-East, Release ‘Mama Biafra’, Nnamdi Kanu Begs

24May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Stop Bloodshed In South-East, Release ‘Mama Biafra’, Nnamdi Kanu Begs

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has urged that the killings in the South-East should stop. Kanu also demanded the immediate release of Mrs Ukamaka Ejezie, a newspaper vendor popularly known as ‘Mama Biafra’ in Abia State. The IPOB leader was quoted as speaking during a visitation to him in the Department of State Services custody by his younger brother, Emmanuel Kanu. The IPOB leader was said to be saddened by the reports of Killings across the South-East. Emmanuel stated that his brother “does not believe in bloodshed”, adding that Nnamdi Kanu was not happy that bloodsuckers are on the loose in the South-East almost unchallenged. Kanu was also quoted as saying that all those behind the current killings in the South-East must be held accounta...

‘Nnamdi Kanu Will Be Shocked’ – Lawyer On Beheading Of Anambra Lawmaker

23May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Crime, News, Nigeria, Security

‘Nnamdi Kanu Will Be Shocked’ – Lawyer On Beheading Of Anambra Lawmaker

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, a counsel of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has reacted to the beheading of Okey Okoye, a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, by unknown gunmen. Ejiofor said Kanu would be “gravely shocked” to learn of such killings in the South-East. He lamented that blood-sucking demons have taken over the South-East. Gunmen had kidnapped the deceased, who represents Aguata II State constituency in Aguata, a few weeks ago. But the police discovered Okoye’s head without a body on Saturday. The lawmaker’s decapitated head was recovered at a motor park in Nnobi. Reacting to the incident, Ejiofor said Kanu would not condone such acts in the South-East. In a statement, Ejiofor said those behind such killings in the South-East...

BREAKING: Federal High Court Soft-pedals On Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial

18May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

BREAKING: Federal High Court Soft-pedals On Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial

The authorities of the Federal High Court in Abuja have soft-pedaled on the stringent conditions imposed on the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Against their last month's decision, the court authorities have stopped the movement of the trial to the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, at Jabi District of Abuja. Also, the authorities of the Court have permitted the media to witness the treasonable felony charges brought against the Biafra nation agitator by the Federal Government. At the time of this report, fully armed operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, have taken perfect control of the security situations within and outside the court premises. Journalists, lawyers, litigants, as well as workers are being allowed into ...

What Nnamdi Kanu Told Me When I Visited Him -Soludo

15May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

What Nnamdi Kanu Told Me When I Visited Him -Soludo

Gov Soludo and Nnamdi Kanu Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has visited the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The governor quoted the IPOB leader as saying that he would preach peace when released. Soludo made this known in a post on his Facebook page on Saturday night after visiting the IPOB leader. He posted, “I visited Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, yesterday, (Friday, 13th May, 2022) to felicitate with him and also as part of the wider consultations with critical stakeholders in search of lasting peace and security in the South East. “He was in very high spirits and we had quality and frank discussion in a very convivial atmosphere. He expressed sadness over what he described as “sacrilegious killings” of innocent persons, kidnappings ...