Tag: #BiafraAgitation

Oct

13

2025

MAZI NNAMDI KANU Vs TINIBU’s PRESIDENTIAL PARDON: 4 Years in Detention and the Question of Justice

NEWS#Amnestyfornigerianterroristsandbandits, #BiafraAgitation, #Delemomodu, #FreeNnamdiKanu, #MaziNnamdiKanu, #Tinibu'sPresidentialpardonforbanditsterrorists, IPOB, referendum

MAZI NNAMDI KANU Vs TINIBU's PRESIDENTIAL PARDON: Four Years in Detention and the Question of Justice By Mandy Ezekiel The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has remained in detention for four years despite several court rulings ordering his unconditional release. Kanu, who has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since June 2021 following his re-arrest and extradition to Nigeria, continues to face charges bordering on treasonable felony. However, a series of court judgments, including one by the Supreme Court as well as the Appeal court in Abuja, had ordered…

Oct

08

2025

By Famous Reporters

JUST IN: Latest Update On Nnamdi Kanu’s case

IPOB, NEWS#BiafraAgitation, #FreeNnamdiKanu, #ipob, #MaziNnamdiKanu

JUST IN: Latest Update On Nnamdi Kanu's case The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to October 16, in order to pave the way for the presentation of his medical examination report by the Nigerian Medical Association. Justice James Omotosho, the trial judge adjourned the matter due to the NMA’s inability to conclude its assessment of Kanu’s health status and present its findings before the court. It will be recalled that, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) carried out court-ordered health checks on the detained leader…

Oct

03

2025

By Famous Reporters

JUST IN: Nnamdi Kanu envisages sudden death in DSS custody, lists ailments

NATIONAL NEWS#BiafraAgitation, #ipob, #KanusuffersTinnitus, #MaziNnamdiKanu, #Nnamdikanuindsscustody, #Referendum

JUST IN: Nnamdi Kanu envisages sudden death in DSS custody, lists ailments The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has bemoaned his extant illness, saying that he is battling with Tinnitus and sleep deprivation, which he described as among the “gravest threats” to his survival. Kanu who has been languishing in DSS detention since the year 2021, wailed that Tinnitus “exacerbates my hypertension”, thus putting him at the risk of stroke, collapse, and sudden death. The prominent Igbo son who cried out from the Department of State Services (DSS) where he has been held captive…

Sep

05

2025

By Famous Reporters

EKPA: Apart from terrorism, he broke Finnish govt’s Laws…Amachree

NEWS#BiafraAgitation, #Finnishcourtsentencessimonekpa, #ipob, #SimonEkpa

EKPA : Apart from terrorism, he broke Finnish govt's Laws…Amachree Former Deputy Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Dennis Amachree has alleged that the self-acclaimed “Prime Minister of Biafra”, Simon Ekpa was not only charged for terrorism but also for involving in activities that violated the policy of the Finnish government. It will be recalled that a Finnish court had on September 1, 2025, sentenced the self-styled leader of a faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to six years in prison for terrorism-related offenses, following months of legal proceedings in Helsinki. Reacting to the incident, Security…

Jul

18

2025

By Famous Reporters

JUST IN: Prosecution failed to counter 10 issues raised by Defense

IPOB, LEGAL#BiafraAgitation, #ipob, #MaziNnamdiKanu, #Prosecution

JUST IN: Prosecution failed to counter 10 issues raised by Defense The defence team representing Nnamdi Kanu told a Federal High Court in Abuja that the prosecution failed to address ten key issues they raised in their no-case submission, urging the court to acquit the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Kanu’s lead counsel, Kanu Agabi (SAN), at the resumed hearing today, Friday, July 18, 2025, argued that the prosecution did not prove any element of the terrorism charges brought against the defendant. According to him, despite several broadcasts cited by the prosecution, no individual was brought…

Jul

18

2025

By Famous Reporters

Judge Again Bars Sowore From Attending Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Scheduled Today

NEWS#BiafraAgitation, #ipob, #MaziNnamdiKanu, #OmoyeleSowore

Judge Again Bars Sowore From Attending Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Scheduled Today The trial, slated for today, Friday, July 18, has drawn significant public interest. The Federal High Court in Abuja once again has restricted Human Rights Activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore from attending the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), citing limited courtroom space.

Jul

10

2025

By Famous Reporters

You’ve separatist’s intentions, FG Blasts Peter Obi over comment on Nnamdi Kanu

NATIONAL NEWS#BiafraAgitation, #DrPeterObi, #Extradition, #ipob, #MaziNnamdiKanu, #Saparatiist

You've separatist's intentions, FG Blasts Peter Obi over comment on Nnamdi Kanu The federal government of Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu has criticised Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, over his recent call for the release of IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, had queried the reason for the prolonged detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), saying there is no justification his arrest and extradition. Reacting, a source in the Presidency, who spoke anonymously to The Punch, accused Obi of harboring “separatist tendencies” and supporting…

May

16

2025

By Famous Reporters

Finland Court Charges Simon Ekpa With Terrorism

NEWS#BiafraAgitation, #ipob

Finland Court Charges Simon Ekpa With Terrorism A Finland court has charged Simon Ekpa, a self-acclaimed Separatist leader with inciting terrorism using the social media.n Finnish prosecutors on Friday said they have charged Simon Ekpa with inciting terrorism online. Finland’s National Prosecution Authority revealed this today, Friday in a statement. This is even as the prosecution authority said the prosecutor had decided to drop charges against four others in the case due to a lack of evidence. According to the statement, NPA had charged “a Finnish individual in a case involving suspected public incitement to commit crimes with terrorist intent…

Feb

13

2025

By Famous Reporters

MAZI NNAMDI KANU: Detention and trial have time limits, FG Told

Biafra, NATIONAL NEWS#AloyEjimakor, #BiafraAgitation, #ipob, #MaziNnamdiKanu

MAZI NNAMDI KANU: Detention and trial have time limits, FG Told By ALOY EJIMAKOR It is no longer news that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s case was improperly off the Abuja court docket for almost five months from 24th September 2024 until 10th February 2025 when the infamous hearing-without-jurisdiction was conducted in the case, triggering an impasse that has prompted a lot of people to ask: What is the way forward? Well, below are some of the answers. Given the present scenario that every Judge (other than the recused Judge) in the Abuja division of the Federal High Court is reluctant to…

Sep

27

2024

By Famous Reporters

BREAKING! NYAKO SAGA: DSS blocks Kanu’s Legal Team from visiting him in facility

METRO#AloyEjimakor, #BiafraAgitation, #Dss, #ipob, #JusticeBintaNyako, #MaziNnamdiKanu

BREAKING! NYAKO SAGA: DSS bans Kanu's Special Counsel, Ejimakor, 3 others from visiting The Special Counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has lamented about how he and four other Lawyers were banned from meeting with their client, as has been a norm and in line with court's verdict. According to a release made available to famousreporters.com, all attempts to meet with Kanu by his team of Lawyers were like 'a bucket of water off a duck's back', an awful situation which left the counsels feeling abashed. Ejimakor who had visited Kanu in…