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Benin Republic court declines extradition of Sunday Igboho to Nigeria; orders he remains in prison
The Cour De’Appel De Cotonou has ordered that Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, be kept in prison custody pending further investigation. The hearing which lasted for 13 hours ended around 11:20 pm on Monday, July 26, and Igboho was returned to his cell. The hearing commenced at about 5:00pm instead of the agreed 10:00am and it was heard behind closed doors as the court limited attendance to lawyers, Igboho’s wife…
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Four more Bethel Baptist School students escape from bandits’ den
Four abducted students of Bethel Baptist Secondary School in Kaduna State have been able to escape from their abductor’s hold. Channels Television reported that an official of the school said the four students escaped from the forest where they were held captive on Sunday night, July 25. This brings the total number of the rescued students to 38 out of the 121 that were abducted on July 5th.
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Fresh graduate shot dead, many injured as hoodlums attack shopping mall in Ibadan
Some hoodlums suspected to be cultists have reportedly killed a fresh graduate and wounded many others during an attack at Shoprite Mall along Ring Road, Ibadan on Sunday night,July 25. A witness, who preferred anonymity, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday July 26, in Ibadan that the deceased identified as Akinola Babatunde, was shot dead by the hoodlums at the entrance gate of the mall. This led to pandemonium at the mall…
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Sunday Igboho, Nnamdi Kanu not Nigeria’s problem – Tunde Bakare condemns clampdown on agitators
Pastor Tunde Bakare, the general overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, has condemned the clampdown on agitators, Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho in the country. He said their agitations started as a result of ”lack of justice and equity.” “I don’t support any act of violence, taking up arms against the country and killing people”. Those are in the realm of criminality and anybody doing that must be brought to book,” Bakare said in…
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“I have rallied 10 Benin Republic Monarchs to get Igboho off the hook” – Gani Adams
Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams has stated that he has rallied 10 Benin Republic monarchs to facilitate the release of Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Igboho. Speaking via a statement signed by Kehinde Aderemi, his personal assistant, on Monday Adams stated the move is being taken to ensure justice and fairness in Igboho’s trial. Igboho is standing trial at the Cour De’appal De Cotonou after his arrest at Cardinal Bernardin International Airport, Cotonou. Gani…
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BREAKING: Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu will soon be free – Lawyer
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, has assured that the Biafra agitator will soon be free. He made this assurance on Monday after the court session following the federal government’s failure to produce the IPOB leader in court. The new counsel, Mohammed Abubakar had announced that Kanu could not be produced due to logistics reasons and so, Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court adjourned until October 21. Kanu will remain in the custody…
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Older Women criticizing Young Slay Queens did worse in their time – Comedian Alibaba
Veteran Nigerian comedian, Alibaba has come for older women who have been criticizing young ladies for attending Obi Cubana’s late mum’s burial in Oba, Anambra state. Alibaba in a video on Instagram, he said these women who are now in their 40s and 50s did worse than the young ladies who traveled to Oba for money. He further mentioned that most of these women who now own choice properties in Banana Island, VGC and the…
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Banditry: Kaduna Govt suspends Schools Resumption Indefinitely
The Kaduna State government has suspended the resumption of schools across local governments of the state until further notice. Addressing a stakeholders’ meeting on Monday, Governor Nasir El-Rufai explained that the government took the decision due to the ongoing aggressive military operation against bandits in most parts of the state. He informed the meeting attended by members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), as well as professional and community-based associations…
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Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial: Police release Sowore, others in Abuja
The Convener of RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, and others arrested during a protest at the Federal High Court, Abuja have been released. The activist was arrested after he staged a protest in solidarity with Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, who is undergoing trial. However, a few hours after their arrest, the ‘Buhari-Must-Go’ activist took his social media account to announce that he had been released alongside others. He said, “They…
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Breaking: Nnamdi Kanu’s trial adjourned till Oct 21 due to his absence
The trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has been adjourned till October 21 due to his absence. Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, informed the court that there was a pending application before the court to transfer Kanu from the custody of the DSS to the correctional centre. Justice Binta Nyako stated that the trial cannot continue in the absence of Kanu since he is not available to stand…
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Nnamdi Kanu’s trial: Police arrest Sowore at Abuja Federal High Court
The Convener of RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore has been arrested at the Abuja Federal High Court. Sowore disclosed his arrest on his verified Twitter handle on Monday. “Just arrested by @PoliceNG at the Federal High Court in Abuja! “RevolutionNow Nothing can stop the idea whose time has come,” Sowore tweeted. Though the reason for Sowore’s arrest is unknown, the activist might have been arrested alongside supporters of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra,…
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Buhari departs Nigeria for London to attend Global Summit, medical checkup
President Muhammadu Buhari is set to depart Abuja today (Monday) for the United Kingdom to participate in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021-2025. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. the Summit, which will be co-hosted by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, and the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, is expected to bring…
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