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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has hailed the discharge and acquittal of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, of all seven counts of charges preferred against him by the Federal Government. Ohanaeze, in a press statement by its Publicity Secretary, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, said it was excited about the landmark judgment of the appellate court. In the statement titled: “History Vindicates the Just,” Ohanaeze said the judgement was a major boost to Nigeria’s global image, and urged the Federal Government to comply with the court judgement. According to Ohanaeze, Kanu’s…
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned Thursday’s arrest and detention of Ilorin-based broadcast journalists, Mr. Dare Akogun, by the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Police Force in an effort to coerce him to retract an allegation of corruption he reportedly made against an official of the State Government. In a statement issued in Lagos by its Director of Programmes, Mr. Ayode Longe, MRA called on the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Usman Alkali Baba, to put an end to the incessant practice whereby politicians, government officials and other powerful individuals use the Police to shield themselves from scrutiny or criticism…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The family of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has said that Thursday’s judgment of the Appeal Court in Abuja which discharged and acquitted him of the terrorism charge preferred against him by the Federal Government did not come to them as a surprise. Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, who stated this while reacting to the judgement, said he knew that it would “one day end in praise.” He said that the judgement is “victory for all” and “victory for the living and the dead,” he added. He, therefore, asked the…
By Rudolf Okonkwo The 61-year-old presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has won 61 victories even before Nigerians cast their first votes in the 2023 presidential election. Some of the victories are for Nigeria, some are for the Igbo people, and some are for the state that Peter Obi once governed – Anambra State. Here are the top ten victories, in no particular order. From the beginning, Peter Obi was running his campaign, scared of people associating the movement with anything Igbo. He repeatedly warned people that they should not vote for him because he was Igbo. Already,…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The senatorial candidate of Labour Party (LP) for Enugu North Senatorial zone, Barrister Okey Ezea, (aka Ideke) has raised the alarm over constant and consistent attacks on opposition parties, especially the LP in the zone. He made the concern at a media interaction with Journalists on Thursday. He said that the situation in the zone and by extension, Enugu State and South-East was reminiscent of the beginning of Boko Haram in the Nort-East of Nigeria in 2009. Ezea lamented that while the hoodlums are rampantly perpetrating their evil acts, the Security Agencies seem to look the other…
By Azu Ishiekwene Back in the day, weather forecasts were a joke. And I mean literally. The weather forecast segment which used to come at the end of the news bulletin on Nigeria’s national broadcaster, NTA, was the butt of cruel jokes amongst folks. Often when the forecasters said it would rain, we said they meant the opposite. Seven out of 10 times, we were right; and the other three times, it drizzled on one side of the street and was stone dry on the other. That was in the early 1970s and 1980s when either as a result of…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has hailed the judgment of the Court of Appeal Abuja which discharged and acquitted its Leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday. According to IPOB, the judgment showed that some judges are still upright and reliable. IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful in a press statement commended the court of Appeal for the landmark judgment. The statement read in part: “Yes, we are happy to hear that our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has been acquitted and discharged. That is to show that some judges are good and know the law and understand that Nnamdi Kanu did not…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Respite, Thursday, came to the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, as the Court of Appeal in Abuja, discharged and acquitted him of all counts of terrorism charge preferred against him by the Federal Government. The Appeal Court in a unanimous ruling, quashed the seven-count charges against Kanu. In a decision by a three-man panel led by Justice Jummai Hanatu, the appellate court said it was satisfied that the Federal Government flagrantly violated the law, when it forcefully renditioned Kanu from Kenya to the country for the continuation of his trial. The…
Our Reporter, Abuja The embattled Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, won big Thursday (today) as the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has discharged him from the charges brought against him by the Federal Government. Kanu is being prosecuted by the Federal Government at the Federal High Court in Abuja for 15-count charge bordering on treasonable felony and terrorism offences he was alleged to have committed in his quest to actualise his campaign for Biafra. A three-man panel of the Court of Appeal ruled that the Federal High Court lacks the jurisdiction to try him in view…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The National leadership of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has disowned Prince Nnanna Ukaegbu laying claims to the chairmanship of the Abia State chapter of the party, dismissing him as an impostor. This is as the party, has recognised Rev. Augustine Ehiemere as the legitimate Chairman of the party in Abia State. The party in a statement in Abuja, urged security agencies and the party faithful to disregard Ukaegbu and cooperate with Ehiemere. Ikengaonline had reported that Ukaegbu had sometime in August, invaded the state secretariat of the party in Umuahia claiming that he had been recognised by Owerri…