The family of convicted Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, says he has written to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and the President of the Court of Appeal, demanding the immediate listing and hearing of his pending cases. The Okwu-Kanu Family, in a statement issued on Tuesday, said the move followed…
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a notice of appeal against his conviction and multiple sentences handed down by the Federal High Court in Abuja, arguing that the trial was fundamentally flawed and amounted to a miscarriage of justice. In the notice of appeal dated February 4,…
In a recent ruling, Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, struck out an ex-parte motion filed by Nnamdi Kanu, the convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), seeking his transfer from the Sokoto Correctional Facility. During Tuesday’s proceedings, Kanu’s legal representative, Demdoo Asan, a senior legal officer from the Legal…
Controversial Recognition Reflects Growing International Attention on Biafran Separatist Movement and Human Rights Advocacy Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the jailed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), has been awarded honorary citizenship by the State of Georgia, United States of America. This rare and symbolic gesture highlights both the international recognition of Kanu’s advocacy for…
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…
