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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Igbo women, traditional rulers and elder statesmen have condemned the life imprisonment handed down to the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court. The Igbo Women Assembly (IWA) described the judgment as “pre-written,” insisting it confirmed long-held suspicions of systemic bias against the Igbo. IWA President, Lolo Nneka Chimezie, said the ruling exposed Nigeria’s “deep-seated hatred” for the Igbo, noting that the court rejected Kanu’s written submissions yet proceeded to convict him. “Kanu is not a terrorist. He only spoke against injustice. It is…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Stakeholders from across the South-East—comprising past, present, and emerging leaders—gathered in Enugu for a one-day leadership conference themed “The 2027 General Elections: Rethinking South East Leadership Roadmap Through Shared Regional Goals.” In a communiqué issued after the meeting, participants resolved that the region’s shared priorities for 2027 include security of lives and property, a peaceful environment for enterprise, and full reintegration of the South-East into Nigeria’s highest decision-making structures. Central to this, they said, is the quest for a Nigerian President of South-East extraction in 2027. The communiqué warned that after 2027, the region may lose any…

Our Reporter, Abuja A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment after finding him guilty on all seven terrorism-related charges filed by the Federal Government. The judgment delivered by Justice James Omotosho on Thursday, came four years after Kanu was arrested in Kenya and extraordinarily rendered to Nigeria. The ruling was issued in Kanu’s absence after he insisted the court would not deliver judgment, prompting security operatives to remove him from the courtroom for alleged unruly conduct. The judge held that Kanu’s broadcasts on Radio…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Nsukka Journalists Forum (NJF), an association of media practitioners from the Nsukka cultural zone of Enugu State, has expressed deep shock over the passing of Senator Okechukwu Ezea (Ideke), who represented Enugu North Senatorial District until his death. In a statement jointly signed by its Chairman, Benson Ezugwu, and Secretary, Felix Abugu, the Forum described the senator’s death as “the most shocking and saddening news in recent time.” They noted that Senator Ezea was a strong ally of the NJF and a firm voice for the Nsukka zone in the 10th Senate. “We recall that only…

Our Reporter, Abuja & Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, convicted the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on all the seven counts of terrorism charge preferred against him by the Federal Government. He was found guilty of all the seven counts. On count one the court said it was satisfied that Kanu made series of broadcasts to incite violence and killings, in furtherance of his separatist agitation for Biafra. Omotosho based his decision on what he described as “uncontroverted evidence” that was adduced before the…

Our Reporter, Abuja  APC chieftain and 2025 Anambra governorship aspirant, Valentine Ozigbo, has written an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, urging him to take bold, urgent steps to address Nigeria’s worsening insecurity and governance challenges. In the strongly worded letter, Ozigbo lamented recent killings and kidnappings across the country — including the abduction of schoolchildren in Kebbi, murder of worshippers in Kwara, rising highway kidnappings, and the killing of a military general — describing them as “open wounds on the conscience of the Republic.” He called for a decisive, unified national campaign against insecurity, insisting that Nigeria’s security failure…

Our Reporter, Abuja  Achraf Hakimi has been named the 2025 African Footballer of the Year, edging out Mohamed Salah and Victor Osimhen to claim the continent’s top individual honour. The PSG and Morocco defender received the award on Wednesday night at the CAF Awards ceremony held at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in Rabat. His triumph follows a stellar year in which he played a pivotal role in PSG’s historic 2024/25 campaign, helping the club secure its first Champions League title as part of a quadruple-winning season. Morocco’s qualification for the 2026 World Cup—making them the first African team to…

Our Reporter, New York  Plateau State–based preacher and community advocate, Evangelist Ezekiel Dachomo, says he became depressed and suicidal after hearing accusations—popularized by Sheikh Ahmad Gumi—that he and his people were burying empty coffins to fabricate claims of genocide against Christians in northern Nigeria. Dachomo, a senior pastor of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), spoke during an exclusive interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica. He had earlier threatened legal action against Sheikh Gumi over the allegation. The cleric said he had lost count of the number of funerals he had conducted for victims of suspected Fulani terrorists over…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki A Labour Party (LP) chieftain and former House of Representatives candidate, Dr Ezeh Emmanuel Ezeh, has filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, alleging persistent death threats from individuals he describes as “political enforcers” in Ebonyi State. Ezeh, who contested the Abakaliki/Izzi Federal Constituency seat in the 2023 elections, said the alleged threats followed his public comments on governance and political developments in the state. The suit, marked CV/4130/25, lists two individuals — Felix Okemini (alias Jango), described as an aide to Governor Francis Nwifuru, and Sunday…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has again dismissed claims of an ongoing Christian genocide in the country, insisting that available government data contradicts such assertions. Speaking on Piers Morgan’s show on Tuesday, Tuggar said that in the last five years, 177 Christians were killed, 98 injured, and seven abducted, while 102 churches were attacked within the same period. His comments were in response to figures by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), which alleged that more than 50,000 Christians had been killed and 18,000 churches destroyed across Nigeria since 2009.…