Convener/National Chairman, Igbo Agenda Dialogue (IAD), Chief Chekwas Okorie has said that the trial and sentencing of Nnamdi Kanu is fundamentally flawed, given the nature of his extraordinary rendition from Kenya. Okorie who expressed sadness at the outcome of the Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu has declared empathically that the life jail slammed on Mazi Nnamdi Kanu “is not the outcome we prayed for, but it is a reality that is Read more…
Former Senate Minority Leader Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has said the conviction and life sentence handed to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, did not come as a surprise to him or to many in Read more…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment. The presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, handed down the sentence on counts one, two, four, five, and six, opting Read more…
Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, SAN, has dismissed circulating reports suggesting that Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, widely known as Baba Ijesha, was released because he had been cleared by the Court of Appeal. Pedro described the Read more…
Famous Nigerian actor Olanrewaju Omiyinka, professionally known as Baba Ijesha, has finally been released from prison. The actor regained his freedom on Friday, November 14, 2025, after spending over three years in custody over alleged sexual assault. Announcing Baba Ijesha’s Read more…
The Department of State Services has filed a six-count charge against 27-year-old Innocent Chukwuemeka Onukwume for allegedly calling for a military coup in the country. The charges, brought before the Federal High Court in Abuja under case number FHC/ABJ/CR/610/2025, relate Read more…
The convening of the much-anticipated Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) elective national convention scheduled for this weekend hangs in the balance following a fresh court judgement halting the gathering. However, the Oyo State chapter of the party told LEADERSHIP that the Read more…
Activists under the aegis of the Concerned Indigenous People of Biafra and Peaceful Global Awareness Campaigners for Justice and Freedom staged a protest in Abuja on Wednesday, calling for international intervention in the detention of Nnamdi Kanu. The protesters, who Read more…
The statement argued that because the law under which Kanu was charged no longer existed, the apex court’s decision was “a jurisdictional nullity.” The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has returned to the Read more…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, November 10, 2025, declared former Minister of Petroleum Resources and ex-Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, wanted over an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion involving $14.86 million. According Read more…
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has again adjourned the hearing of a motion on notice in a case filed by Folahan Adelabi against the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, its Acting National Chairman, and others, till Wednesday. Recall Read more…