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Nnamdi Kanu Writes Trump, Says Christian Genocide In Nigeria Spread To Southeast
The embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has written an open letter to President Donald Trump of the United States, US, over the Christian genocide in Nigeria. Kanu informed Trump that the killing of Christians has extended to the Southeast with the killing of several Igbos. In the open letter,…
Alleged Terrorism: You’ve Last Chance To Defend Yourself, Court Tells Kanu
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, said it would give the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, one last opportunity to defend the seven-count terrorism charge the Federal Government entered against him. Consequently, trial Justice James Omotosho adjourned the case till November 7 for the defendant to…
Terrorism: Judge Begs Kanu In ‘God’s Name’ To Consult Lawyers
Proceedings in the terrorism trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, took a dramatic turn on Monday, as the trial judge resorted to begging the defendant “in the name of God Almighty to consult properly,” before proceeding to defend himself. Noting that Kanu had earlier fired his lawyers and opted…
Nnamdi Kanu Protest: Court Fixes Oct 29 To Hear Police Suit Against Sowore, Others
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed October 29 for the hearing of the suit filed by the police against Omoyele Sowore and other conveners of the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest held on October 20. The suit, originally scheduled for October 20 for the respondents in the ex parte motion to show cause why the interim…
Nnamdi Kanu Defends Self In Court As Lawyers Withdraw From Trial
Lead counsel for Nnamdi Kanu, Kanu Agabi, has applied to withdraw from representing the detained self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), stating that the defendant had taken the case back from his legal team. All the senior advocates of Nigeria on the defence team have also withdrawn from the suit, a…
Protest: Live Bullets Were Fired At Us, Nnamdi Kanu’s Brother Beaten, Arrested — Sowore
Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has accused security operatives of launching an unprovoked attack on peaceful protesters during Monday’s #FreeNnamdiKanu rally in Abuja. Sowore, who spoke on the Monday edition of The Morning Brief on Channels Television, alleged that security forces opened fire shortly after the protest began at the front of the Transcorp Hilton,…
Nigeria Toying With Crisis – IPOB Warns Tinubu, DSS Over Kanu’s Deteriorating Health
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has warned President Bola Tinubu and the Department of State Services, DSS, that Nigeria is toying with catastrophe if anything happens to its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. IPOB warned that Nigeria will see the kind of crisis it has never seen before if Kanu’s health worsens further and he’s not…
Terrorism Charges: Judge Moves Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial To DSS Headquarters
The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, has been moved to the headquarters of the Department of State Services, DSS. Justice James Omotosho ordered that Kanu’s trial be moved from the Abuja Federal High Court to the DSS headquarters. READ ALSO: Court Admits Videos As Evidence In Nnamdi…