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Nov

20

2021

Over 7,000 sign petition demanding trial of President Buhari

Metro, News, PoliticsCrime, Mohammadu Buhari, Nigeria, Politics, Reno Omokri

Nigerians have launched an online petition on the web-based petition aggregator, change.org. The petition is addressed to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to arraign President Muhammadu Buhari for alleged crimes against humanity. The petition, which has garnered 7,013 signatories as of the time of filing this report, is titled, “Petition To The ICC To Arraign Muhammadu Buhari for Crimes Against Humanity”. Initiated by Reno Omokri, a former Special Assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan, reads: “On October 20, 2020, the Buhari administration murdered multiple innocent, unarmed, peaceful #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in a massacre that has since…

Nov

10

2021

By Amos Oge Kalu

Video: Nnamdi Kanu Arrives Court, Confronts DSS For Refusing His People Into Court

Metro, News, PoliticsBiafra, DSS/EFCC, Freedom, IPOB, Metro, Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Politics

Today, 10th November 2021, a lot of drama occurred in the premises of the Court when the DSS prevented some members of Nnamdi Kanu's Legal Team and Supporters from accessing the court with the excuse that the instruction came from the Federal Government. But when the leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu arrives court,, he personally confronted DSS officials and inquires the reasons for refusal of some members of his legal team access into the courtroom. it almost resulted serious argument but for the quick intervention of some court officials around. Watch Video:

Nov

01

2021

By Kalu Odinakachi

Soldiers Invade Isingwu, Rain Machine Gun Bullets, Torch House (Watch Video)

Metro, NewsCrime, Freedom, IPOB, Metro, Nigeria, Security

The Nigerian Army early hours of Monday allegedly invaded Isingwu hamlet in Imama village, Mgbowo community in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State shooting sporadically. The military personnel torched a house said to belong to a suspected leader of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the security arm of pro-Biafra group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). A trending video in the social media circulated Monday showing the military personnel shooting directly into residential buildings in the village. (Watch Video Below) An anonymous eye witness told New Telegraph in a telephone conversation that the military personnel arrived around 5.30 to 6am…

Oct

27

2021

By Chimamanda

Death and the King’s Horseman-play by wole soyinka to be directed by Biyi Bandele

Entertainment, MetroEntertainment, Literature, Movie production, Nollywood

Principal photography has kicked off for Netflix and EbonyLife studios' latest production, the film adaptation of Wole Soyinka's 'Death and the King's Horseman Adapted for screen by award-winning novelist and 'Half of a Yellow Sun' director Biyi Bandele who doubles as director, the film will be set as a period piece and will follow the plotline of Soyinka's play. Confirming production, EbonyLife boss Mo Abudu wrote on Instagram: We started with Castle & Castle 2, we then went on to Chief Daddy 2, then recently announced Blood Sisters and yesterday, we started principal photography on something very dear and special-…

Oct

25

2021

By OHAFIATV

Boom! Justice Inyang Fixes Nov. 1 For Hearing Of Igbo Lawyers Joining Suit Seeking South-East Exit From Nigeria

Metro, News, PoliticsBiafra, Freedom, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Lawyers of Igbo extraction have filed an application at the Federal High Court, Abuja seeking to join as defendants in a suit instituted by a group of northern elders praying for the exit of the southeast region out of Nigeria. The northern group had approached the court praying to order the exit of the South-East region based on the agitations of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) led by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Specifically, the northern elders had in June this year instituted the suit, wherein they want the court to compel the Senate President and Speaker of the House of…