America base lawyer, Bruce Fein, of The Indigenous People of Biafra has threatened to drag Nigeria to the International Criminal Court over alleged gross violation of his client’s rights. Fein who was denied to enter the court on Wednesday to monitor the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra disclosed to journalists […]
Security operatives on Wednesday prevented Maxwell Opara, one of the lawyers of detained leader of the proscribed separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, from entering the Federal High Court in Abuja. Also barred from the courtroom include journalists, Igbo traditional leaders, as well as observers and activists. But other lawyers of Kanu […]
The embattled leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has pleaded not guilty to the seven amended charges preferred against him by the Federal Government. Kanu, who was re-arraigned at the Federal High Court in Abuja today, said he was innocent of all the allegations levelled against him. When the charges […]
The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been brought to court by officials of the Department of State Security (DSS) for his trial. He was brought into the courtroom amid heavy security with journalists denied access to film or take pictures of the embattled IPOB leader. Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, […]
The trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, resumed on a controversial note on Thursday with the Department of State Security (DSS) barring journalists and some court officials from gaining access to the courtroom. DSS officials had set up a barricade at the entrance of the Federal High […]
Security operatives have barred activist Omoyele Sowore from accessing the courtroom to witness the trial of Nnamdi Kanu. Sowore who was dressed in traditional Isi-agu attire was told to go back by operatives of the Department of State Services and the Nigerian Police Force. Sowore who spoke to journalists said he was at court for […]
Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat, have filed a suit at the Federal High Court Abuja, challenging the seizure of their international passports by the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami. In their separate suits filed by the Femi […]
Journalist and activist, Agba Jalingo, is set to appear in a Cross River court today. The publisher of Cross River Watch was arrested following an allegation of treason by the Cross River State Governor, Benedict Ayade. Jalingo was first arrested by the Police in August 2019. He was subsequently arraigned for treason and attempting to […]
Nigeria’s foremost human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) yesterday challenged the federal government to dialogue with various groups agitating for secession from the federation. Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has advised the federal government to meet the demands of the striking National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) members, cautioning against the impression that a […]
The Nigeria Police have been roundly criticized for tagging a 22-year-old girl, Gloria Okolie, ‘spy girl’ for the Eastern Security Network (ESN) after illegally detaining her for 70 days without charging her to court or allowing her family or lawyer access to her. A police source has said about N17.5m was reportedly traced to bank […]
