In a significant development in the ongoing legal saga of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed an urgent ex-parte application seeking Kanu’s immediate transfer from the Sokoto Correctional Centre to a facility closer to the capital. The ruling, delivered on…
The South-East caucus of the House of Representatives has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to consider pardoning Nnamdi Kanu, the convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). In a statement issued on Monday after a caucus meeting, the lawmakers said that releasing Kanu through presidential clemency would create room for meaningful dialogue between…
The Federal Government has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to impose the death sentence on Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), following his conviction on seven terrorism charges on Thursday. Delivering the verdict, Justice James Omotosho held that the prosecution had established its case against Kanu beyond a…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that judgment in the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the self-proclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), will be delivered without the defendant present. He gave the order on Thursday during the resumed hearing, citing what he described as Kanu’s disruptive conduct…
Forty-four serving members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives have written President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging him to exercise his constitutional powers to secure the release of detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu. The lawmakers, drawn from both northern and southern regions and operating under the banner of Concerned Federal Lawmakers, conveyed their appeal in a two-page…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled November 20 for judgment in the terrorism trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The date was set on Friday after Kanu failed to open his defence, having exhausted the six days allotted by the court…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has given Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), until November 5 to open his defence in the terrorism case filed against him or risk forfeiting his right to do so. Justice James Omotosho, who issued the directive on Monday, said the decision followed Kanu’s…
Biafra separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu has waived his right to present a defence in his ongoing terrorism trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja. At Monday’s resumed hearing—scheduled for him to open his defence—Kanu told Justice James Omotosho that, after reviewing the prosecution’s case, he found it “not worth defending.” This marks the first…
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is set to begin his defence on Monday in the terrorism case against him at the Federal High Court in Abuja. This development follows Justice James Omotosho’s decision on Friday to adjourn the trial. The adjournment was granted after Kanu told the court that…
Former Attorney-General of the Federation and lead counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, Kanu Agabi (SAN), on Thursday withdrew from representing the detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader in his ongoing terrorism trial at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Kanu is facing a seven-count terrorism charge filed by the Federal Government. When the case was called,…
