A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a stern warning to Adeola Ajayi, Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), over his failure to comply with court-ordered visitations for Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Kanu, who has been in DSS custody since his 2021 re-arrest and…
The incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu has said the persecution of the Igbo people in Nigeria stops with him. Kanu said the trend can’t continue, insisting that it’s the reason he’s campaigning for the Igbo freedom. The IPOB leader stated this on Tuesday at the resumed hearing of his trial…
The detained leader of the Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Tuesday, September 24, asked Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja to recuse herself from his trial. Truetells Nigeria reports that Kanu made this demand after being docked at the resumed proceeding in the seven-count terrorism charge…
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has disclosed the reason behind consistently wearing the same outfit to court appearances. Kanu, who has been seen in court wearing white Fendi attire since the commencement of his trial in 2021, responded to a journalist’s inquiry on Tuesday. When asked why he was…
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Tuesday, denied bail to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The court, however, ordered accelerated hearing of the case involved in the embattled IPOB leader who is facing charges bordering on treasonable felony. Kanu, who was brought to the…
Femi Adesina, a former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that the then-president opted for the rendition of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu when his administration could have assassinated him. In his book titled, ‘Reflections of a Special Adviser, Media and Publicity (2015-2023),’…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has raised an alarm over the health situation of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. IPOB in a statement issued by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, said Kanu is battling with internal bleeding caused by torture from the officers of the Department of State Services (DSS). According to him,…
An Enugu state High Court on Thursday, declared the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra by the South-East Governors’ Forum as illegal, unconstitutional, and null and void. In 2017, the South-East Governors Forum led by former Gov David Umahi of Ebonyi State proscribed IPOB and its activities, leading to the FG calling the self-determination…
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has said he will no longer beg the Nigerian Government for his release after being cleared by Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja. In a letter dated August 25, 2023, and signed by Kanu’s lead counsel, Mike Ozekhome, SAN,…
A motion seeking the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been rejected by the senate. Truetells Nigeria reports that the motion sponsored by Osita Izunaso, an All Progressives Congress (APC) senator representing Imo, was titled “Condemning the disruptive nature of sit-at-home Demonstrations in south-east Nigeria”….
