According to the party’s statement, the attack was carried out by those allegedly threatened by the ADC’s growing popularity and organisational strength in the state. The Secretariat of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ekiti State has been set ablaze by suspected hoodlums, in what the party described as a politically motivated attack. In a

The Nigerian police are set to arraign Nnamdi Kanu’s brother, his lawyer, and eleven others at a magistrate court in Kuje, Abuja. This development was revealed by human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, in a post on Facebook on Tuesday. “I just learned that illegal IGP Kayode

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has condemned the violent dispersal of peaceful demonstrators during the Free Nnamdi Kanu protest in Abuja, accusing the Nigerian police of targeting non-violent citizens while tolerating criminal elements. Speaking on Arise Television, shortly after the protest, Sowore, who is one of the organisers of the demonstration,

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has begun serving a five-year prison sentence in Paris after being convicted of criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya. Sarkozy, 70, arrived at La Santé prison on Tuesday afternoon, becoming the first ex-leader of modern France to be imprisoned.  Before leaving his residence, he

The Federal Government of Nigeria and several of its top security and health officials have been accused of contempt of court before the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) over alleged tampering with the body and cause of death of the late Mr. Joseph Ighorhiohwunu. The suit, ECW/CCJ/APP/38/25,

Hundreds of travellers were left stranded for hours on Monday evening after several Dangote trailers reportedly blocked major highways linking the East and South to Abuja. The trailers were positioned allegedly to prevent pro-Biafra agitators from joining a protest over the continued detention of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In a

The group attributed Kanu’s prolonged detention to the Federal Government’s failure to address the issue, despite growing calls for his release. The Igbo Community Association FCT has called on President Bola Tinubu to use his executive powers to release Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).  In a statement on