Nnamdi Kanu Faults Biased Media Reportage; Says God Is A God Of Justice
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Ahead of the 2025 African and National Youth Day and Festival Celebration, youths from across the continent are set to gather in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. The African youths convergence is to deliberate on the theme “From Aspiration to Action: Youth as Agents of Reparative Justice and Sustainable Development.” Addressing journalists during a press briefing,
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Human rights lawyer and member of the legal team representing detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, has described his recent arrest and detention by the Nigeria Police Force as a “traumatic and barbaric experience,” condemning what he called executive rascality in high places. Ejimakor, who was released alongside fiery activist, Omoyele Sowore, and
The Mokwa Local Government Chairman, Abdullahi Muregi, and Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, have been named in the First Information Report (FIR) leading to the detention of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL) postgraduate student, Isah Mokwa. SaharaReporters learnt that this is reportedly over fears that the student poses a “political threat” ahead of the
Former presidential candidate and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has described the Nigeria Police Force as an “irresponsible organisation” that routinely takes laws into its own hands, following his release from detention on Friday after meeting his bail conditions. Speaking after regaining freedom alongside 12 others, including Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, and his brother,
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has cautioned the newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), against any form of poor election conduct that could further erode public trust in Nigeria’s democracy. In a statement issued by its Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, HEDA urged Prof. Amupitan
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At least one person has been confirmed dead and 26 others rescued after a two-storey building collapsed at 54, Cole Street, near Cemetery Bus Stop in the Oyingbo area of Lagos State on Monday. The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, disclosed the figures in a fresh situation report made
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The Lagos State chapter of the African Action Congress (AAC) has condemned the warning issued by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, against planned protests over recent demolitions across the state, describing it as an attempt to intimidate citizens and suppress their constitutional rights. The Commissioner Jimoh had on Monday, cautioned fiery human
A former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has threatened to take legal action against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after he was reportedly denied access to purchase the nomination form to contest for the position of National Chairman. Meanwhile, a former minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Turaki (SAN), formally submitted his Expression of
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The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday declared that “God is a God of justice” as he arrived at the Federal High Court in Abuja for the continuation of his long-running trial. Flanked by his lawyers, Kanu, who was brought to court by officials of the Department of