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Aug

23

2024

President Tinubu Returns from France, Set to Swear in New Chief Justice

News, PoliticsBola Ahmed Tinubu, Court, Nigeria

President Bola Tinubu arrived back in Abuja on Friday, August 23, 2024, after a brief official visit to France. He landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 2:25 am. Later today, President Tinubu will formally appoint Justice Kudirat Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) at the State House Council Chambers. This ceremony will mark the official transition from Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who recently retired. The National Judicial Council (NJC) recommended Justice Kekere-Ekun for the position during its 106th meeting on August 15. The swearing-in ceremony was confirmed by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on…

Jun

22

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Criminals working to stop Nnamdi Kanu’s release – Ejimakor

Metro, News, OpinionCourt, Nnamdi Kanu

Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Friday said some criminal elements are trying to influence the Presidency and court to stop the release of the agitator. Ejimakor explained that these criminal elements usually spike up insecurity in the Southeast whenever Kanu’s court case is approaching. He pointed out that the criminals, who he did not name, are causing insecurity in the Southeast to blackmail IPOB and Kanu. A statement by Ejimakor reads: “The now predictable spike in insecurity (in Southeast) anytime the court date of MAZI NNAMDI KANU is approaching…

Mar

13

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

The Northern Plan to Drive Out Igbos: Another Ineffective Provocation Against the Southeast

Column, News, Opinion, Politics, SponsoredBiafra, Court, Freedom, Next Level, Nigeria, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Opinion, Politics

During the rough time of Former President Buhari's rule, the unfair treatment of Ndigbo reached a disgusting high point. A vile scheme was made to use state-sponsored litigation to force the people of Southeast Nigeria to leave Nigeria, taking their property even in the middle of the North, in Abuja. This legal attack was a sneaky part of Buhari's "Fulanization agenda," which was cleverly planned by his cronies with the help of Northern powerbrokers, especially the Northern Governors. Working in secret, they gave the COALITION OF NORTHERN GROUPS the covert support and organisational help they needed to carry out their…

Mar

08

2024

By David Okoye

Nine Remanded for Allegedly Kidnapping and Killing Six Girls for Rituals

NewsBandits, Court, Crime, Herdsmen, Insecurity, Kidnappers, Kidnapping

Nine individuals were remanded by an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State on Friday for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping and murder of six girls for ritual purposes. The defendants, Moses Aruwaji, Adebayo Azeez, Mariam Aruwaji, Akinwunmi, Sheriff Agbani, Samuel Monday, Osojieahon Aijonohouria, Peter Oluwalolese, and Jamiu Yufuf, were charged with kidnapping, murder, robbery, and conspiracy. According to the prosecutor, CSP Adaramola Felix, the defendants, along with accomplices still at large, committed the crimes between September 28, 2023, and January 11. The defendants were accused of conspiring to abduct and kill six victims — Sulaimon Adijat, Lucy Blessing, Lawal…

Feb

09

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Court schedules date for Nnamdi Kanu’s trial to resume.

Lifestyle, NewsBiafra, Court, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu

The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is scheduled to resume on February 26 at the Federal High Court in Abuja. This was disclosed on Thursday by Aloy Ejimakor, the IPOB leader's special attorney, in a message on his X account (previously known as Twitter). Nnamdi Kanu The Federal High Court in Abuja put the 2015 case on hold after the Court of Appeal dropped Kanu's terrorism allegations in October 2022. However, the Nigerian government appealed the court decision through the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation, and as a result,…