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Mar

2024

I Will Return Peace To South East 2 Minutes After My Release – Nnamdi Kanu Boasts

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Human Rights, Judiciary, News Flash, South East

I Will Return Peace To Southeast Two Minutes After My Release – Nnamdi Kanu Boasts The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has promised to restore peace in the south-east region of Nigeria. Kanu disclosed this on Tuesday, moments after the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, dismissed his fresh application to be released on bail, pending the determination of the treasonable felony charge the FG preferred against him. The IPOB leader who was first arrested by security agents in Lagos on October 14, 2015, has been in detention since June 29, 2021. Trial Justice…

Mar

2024

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Baby Factory In Aba: We Are Determined To Protect Every Abia Girl-Child Against Violence And Sexual Abuse – Mrs. Priscilla Otti

Abia State, Good Governance, Human Rights, News Flash

BABY FACTORY IN ABA: WE ARE DETERMINED TO PROTECT EVERY ABIA GIRL-CHILD AGAINST VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ABUSE-ABIA FIRST LADY, MRS. PRISCILLA OTTI ASSURES. The wife of the Governor of Abia State, Mrs. Priscilla Chidinma Otti has expressed the determination of the present Abia state government to protect every Abia Girl-child against all forms of violence and sexual Exploitation. Mrs. Otti stated this while addressing the media following the discovery of a Baby Factory in Aba recently. The First Lady expressed sadness that while the world was preparing to celebrate the 2024 edition of International Women Day Celebration, some nefarious persons…

Mar

2024

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NAPTIP Arrests 2 Suspects For Allegedly Selling 3-Month-Old Baby For N2 Million

Crime, Human Rights, News Flash

NAPTIP Arrests Two Suspects For Allegedly Selling 3-Month-Old Baby For N2 Million The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested two women in connection with the alleged sale of a 3-month-old baby for N2 million in Ekiti State. Following a tip-off, the arrests were made in collaboration with the Ekiti State Liaison Office. The suspects were identified as Ifeoma Ejide, who allegedly sold the baby, and Mrs Funmilayo Ibitoye, who was suspected of buying the baby for N2 million. The operation was carried out by NAPTIP operatives, led by Mr. Emuze John from NAPTIP Headquarters,…

Feb

2024

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Order Release Of Nnamdi Kanu Now – Sunday Igboho Urges Tinubu

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Human Rights, News Flash

Yoruba Nation Activist, Sunday Igboho Urges Tinubu To Order Release Of Nnamdi Kanu Sunday Igboho Sunday Igboho was arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic on Monday night while he tried to travel.Yoruba nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has called on President Bola Tinubu to order the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Igboho urged the Tinubu-led Federal Government to drop the treasonable charges against Kanu. In a video released on Monday, Igboho emphasized that releasing Kanu is crucial to attending to his failing health. He stressed that Kanu, like himself,…

Feb

2024

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Sowore Called For The Release Of Nnamdi Kanu, Detained IPOB Leader

Human Rights, News Flash, South East

Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019 and 2023 presidential elections, has called for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Sowore made this plea during an interview on Arise Television, emphasizing that justice is crucial for peace and progress in Nigeria. "I would like to take this opportunity to request the release of Nnamdi Kanu. It is time for reason to prevail in the Nnamdi Kanu situation. This entire ordeal has been unnecessary," Sowore stated. He further added, "If you are not going to…

Jan

2024

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Court Fines FGN N100m For Violating Emefiele’s Rights

Abuja, FGN, Human Rights, Judiciary

Court Fines FG N100m For Violating Emefiele’s Rights The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has declared the prolonged detention of a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emfiele, without trial as a flagrant violation of his fundamental rights. The court also slammed a N100m fine against the Federal Government and the Economic Financial Crimes Commission. It also restrained the FG and its agents from rearresting or detaining Emefiele without an order of court. The judgment was given in a fundamental human rights suit filed by the former CBN governor following his prolonged detention in the…

Dec

2023

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Supreme Court Has Opened New Window For My Release – Nnamdi Kanu

Human Rights, News Flash, South East

Supreme Court Has Opened New Window For My Release – IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu Assures Supporters The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has described the Supreme Court ruling that blocked his bail as a new window for his freedom. Kanu stated this during his routine meeting with his legal team, led by his special counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, and Barrister Nnaemeka, at the Abuja facility of the Department of State Services, DSS. Ejimakor, giving a report about Kanu’s remark, wrote via his X platform, “UPDATE: I met with #MNK today in tow with Barr Nnaemeka.…

Nov

2023

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IPOB Members Go Spiritual, Chosen 2 Days For Prayers For Their Leader, Nnamdi Kanu

Human Rights, News Flash, Religion

Members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have chosen two days to organise prayers for their leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The prayers which are slated for Saturdays 2nd and 9th, December, 2023 may not be unconnected with the incarceration of the IPOB leader. Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, made this known by posting the banner of the programme on his X account on Thursday. The poster read, “IPOB Worldwide, Let’s Pray for Onyendu on Dec 2, 2023 & Dec 9, 2023 @ 12 midnight Biafra Time.” Alongside the e-poster, Ejimakor wrote, “So Peter was kept in PRISON, but prayer for…

Nov

2023

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Presidency Clarify On Signing Lesbianism, Gay Marriage And Others

Human Rights, International, Marriage And Love, News Flash

Presidency Speaks On Signing Lesbianism, Gay Marriage The Presidency has confirmed its absence at the signing of the ‘Samoa Agreement’, a partnership between the member countries of the organization of Africa, Caribbean (OACPS), the Pacific States and the Europen Union, amid a public outcry from civil society groups in Nigeria. The Samoa agreement is intended to serve as an overarching legal framework for the relationship between members of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific States for the next twenty years and was slated to be signed on November 15. The agreement covers sustainable development and growth, human rights, peace and…

Nov

2023

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Just-In: Court Orders Unconditional Release Of Ex-CBN Governor Emefiele

Human Rights, Crime, Judiciary

Court orders unconditional release of ex-CBN gov Emefiele The Federal Capital Territory High Court has ordered the unconditional and immediate release of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Justice O.A. Adeniyi made the order following an ex-parte motion filed by Emefiele. In the motion, the ex-CBN governor was seeking his release from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) pending the hearing and determination of the originating motion. After hearing the motion, the judge ordered Emefiele’s release. Emefiele named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), the Executive…