LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Nations, UN Human Rights Council Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, has indicted both Nigeria and Kenya Governments for the arrest and extraordinary rendition, torture and continued detention of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, without due process. UN therefore, asked Nigerian Government to, “immediate…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN said that the law will take its course in the cases involving separatist leaders Sunday Adeyemo popularly called Sunday Igboho and Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Malami said the Federal Government will not…
LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice Benson Anya of the Abia State High Court has ordered the federal government to pay the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, the sum of N1 Billion over infringement of his fundamental rights. The court said the damages to be paid to Kanu were for the…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The trial, of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafran (IPOB) on an amended terrorism charge has been postponed to January 19 (Wednesday). Justice Binta Nyako adjourned the trial after the lead defense lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN) sought time to enable him to study the amended 15-count charges…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday rescheduled the trial of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from January 19 to 18, 2022. The shift in the trial date followed the abridgement of time granted by the Judge following a…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu is scheduled for an emergency hearing tomorrow (Thursday) that could lead to his release on bail. SaharaReporters exclusively learnt on Wednesday that the hearing could open the door for Kanu’s release on bail. This was confirmed exclusively to SaharaReporters by…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, said he visited the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, in the custody of the Department of State Services on Monday afternoon. Kalu, in a statement personally signed by him and made available to our correspondent in Abuja, said…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 1STSouth-East Council of Traditional Rulers and representatives of Igbo Archbishops and Bishops; and the World Igbo Congress, WIC, have appealed to the federal government, to release the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.Similarly, the groups also expressed “deep concern” over the high level of insecurity and socio-economic disruption in…