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Mar

2026

Ex- Kanu’s Lawyer Confirms Return Of $19,000 USD To Kanu

Ex-Kanu’s Lawyer Confirms Return Of $19,000 USD To Kanu Former counsel to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the imprisoned leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has confirmed that he actually returned $19,000 Dollars claimed to have been errorneously paid into his bank account by the leadership of IPOB, at the inception of Kanu’s trial. In a press statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday titled: “Important clarification to discerning minds”, Ejiofor noted that for the sake of clarity and in deference to the truth, it has become necessary to place the facts on record. According to him , “this payment in question…

Feb

2026

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Bishop James Okocha, President Of Global Igbo Unity And Peace Forum, Other Members Celebrate Mazi Chucks Nwosu Ph.D At His Inauguration As Newly Elected President General Of Abia Towns Union Association In Lagos

Human Rights, News Flash, People & Events, South East

Bishop James Okocha, President of Global Igbo Unity and Peace Forum and other members @ the Inauguration of MAZI CHUCKS NWOSU PhD as the President General of Abia Towns Union Association in Lagos. We celebrate our Member Dr Chucks on the meritorious Cap of leadership. You'll succeed there unanimously prayed for him. VISION AND MISSION OF GLOBAL IGBO UNITY AND PEACE FORUM.(aka Igbo Justice Forum) VISION: To Unite The Global Igbo Identity For Peace, Prosperity And Justice,To Restore Her Moral Ethics And Values And To Position Her For Global Visibility And Competitiveness. MISSION: Interfacing With Global Policy Makers, Heads Of…

Feb

2026

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Nnamdi Kanu Orders Total Cancellation Of Monday Sit-At-Home In South-East – IPOB

Human Rights, News Flash, Politics, Security

Nnamdi Kanu Orders Total Cancellation Of Monday Sit-at-Home In South-East – IPOB The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced the permanent cancellation of the Monday sit-at-home directive across the South-East, effective Monday, February 9, 2026. The directive comes directly from IPOB leader Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who emphasized that the people should return to schools, workplaces, and markets without fear or intimidation. IPOB’s spokesperson, Emma Powerful, stated that any attempt to enforce the sit-at-home from this point forward would be considered opposition to Kanu’s orders and the Biafran cause. “All markets, schools, offices, transport services, and economic activities must…

Feb

2026

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Amb. Osita Offor Tells Senator Orji Kalu To Withdraw Petition Against Ohafia Youths With Immediate Effect, Tender Unreserved Public Apology

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Abia North, Human Rights, Ohafia LGA, Politics

Amb. Osita Offor Tells Senator Orji Kalu to Withdraw Petition Against Ohafia Youths With Immediate Effect, Tender Unreserved Public Apology …Cautions the senator to inbibe in the spirit of dialogue instead of intimidation and political desperation. Ambassador Dr. Osita Offor, popularly known as “De Ultimate Commander” and the Ikenga Gburugburu of Ohafia Ancient Kingdom, has called on Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to immediately withdraw his case against youths of Ohafia Local Government Area and tender an unreserved public apology to the Ohafia Clan. Dr. Offor was reacting to the recent political tension between the former Abia State governor and Ohafia…

Jan

2026

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Sunday Igboho Arrives Nigeria, Sends Message To President Tinubu

Human Rights, News Flash, Personality, South West

Sunday Igboho Arrives Nigeria, Sends Message To Tinubu Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has arrived in Nigeria after the removal of his name from the list of wanted persons. Igboho returned home from self-exile in neighbouring Cotonou, Benin Republic. Upon arrival, Igboho was welcomed by supporters, Muslim clerics, and others at his Soka, Ibadan residence. They offered prayers over Igboho’s smooth return, and also prayed for President Bola Tinubu and traditional rulers who intervened in his case. While recounting his ordeal, Igboho, who shed tears, lamented that under the previous administration of the late President Muhammadu Buhari,…

Jan

2026

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U.S Court Bars Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer From Representing Venezuela’s Deposed President

Human Rights, International, News Flash, World News

U.S. Court Bars Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer From Representing Venezuela’s Deposed President A federal judge in Manhattan has barred Bruce Fein from representing Venezuela’s deposed President Nicolás Maduro, after finding that Mr Fein was never authorised by the defendant to act on his behalf. Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein said Mr Fein lacked the right to appear for Mr Maduro because he had not been hired by the Venezuelan leader. Mr Fein, a lawyer for Nnamdi Kanu, the imprisoned Nigerian leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra. Mr Kanu was sentenced to life imprisonment for terrorism in 2025. He had been…

Jan

2026

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Family Demands Justice As Woman Dies After Hospital Abandoned Scissors In Her During Surgery

Health, Human Rights, News Flash

Family Demands Justice As Woman Dies After Hospital Abandoned Scissors In Her During Surgery A case of alleged medical negligence has thrown a family into mourning after a woman, identified as Aishatu Umar, reportedly died following months of severe pain caused by a pair of scissors allegedly left inside her body during a surgical operation at the Abubakar Imam Urology Center, Kano State. Aishatu Umar reportedly passed away on Monday at about 1am, after enduring unbearable abdominal pain for several months following a surgery carried out in September 2025. The incident was made public by a commentator, Abubakar Mohammed, who…

Dec

2025

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Courts And Criticism: Why Abia’s Democratic Space Is Not Being ‘Shut Down’ – But Being Defined By Law – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Human Rights, Politics

COURTS AND CRITICISM: WHY ABIA’S DEMOCRATIC SPACE IS NOT BEING ‘SHUT DOWN’—but BEING DEFINED BY LAW In any constitutional democracy, citizens have the unequivocal right to question the use of public funds, project execution, and governance decisions. But rights have limits; freedoms must be exercised responsibly, and democracies do not collapse because individuals are held to account for demonstrably defamatory conduct. Recent commentary alleging Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) and human-rights abuse in Abia State under Governor Alex C. Otti, however earnest in tone, mischaracterises legal norms and misunderstands both the facts of the N100 bn defamation suit and…

Dec

2025

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NMDPRA Boss, Farouk Ahmed, Finally Responds To Dangote’s Allegation

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Human Rights, News Flash, Oil & Gas

NMDPRA Boss, Farouk Ahmed, Finally Responds To Dangote’s Allegation The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed, has responded to recent claims regarding the financing of his children’s education and his integrity in office, insisting that the allegations are misleading and ill-timed. In a detailed statement, Ahmed said the allegations “necessitated this response, not because I fear scrutiny of my finances, which I welcome, but because the timing and nature of these claims demand context that only three decades of public service can provide.” Ahmed highlighted his career in Nigeria’s petroleum…

Dec

2025

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Gov Otti Meets Tinubu Over Efforts To Secure Nnamdi Kanu’s Release

Abuja, Human Rights, News Flash

Gov Otti Meets Tinubu Over Efforts To Secure Nnamdi Kanu’s Release President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday met with Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Governor Otti’s meeting with President Tinubu is believed to be part of ongoing engagements aimed at securing the release of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The meeting comes just days after Governor Otti visited Kanu at the Sokoto prison facility, where the IPOB leader is serving his sentence. Otti undertook the Sokoto visit alongside Kanu’s younger brother, Emmanuel Kanu; the Abia State…