A United States–based Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Augustine Odimmegwa, has called for the immediate release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, insisting that his continued detention violates both Nigerian and international law.

— Farmers in Idanre, Akure, say the policy threatens their livelihoods By Dayo Johnson, Akure The indigenous cocoa farmers operating within the forest areas of Idanre and Akure in Ondo state have passionately appealed to the state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to review the newly proposed Government Policy on farming activities in forest reserves. They specifically