Tag: Nnamdi Kanu

Nnamdi Kanu appeals terrorism conviction, seeks acquittal

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The convicted leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who is serving a life sentence at the National Correctional Centre, Sokoto, for terrorism-related offences, has filed a Notice of Appeal at the Court of Appeal, challenging his conviction by the Federal High Court in Abuja on November 20, 2026. Kanu, who filed the Notice of Appeal on Wednesday, and listed the Federal Republic of Nigeria as the respondent, urged the Court of Appeal to allow his appeal and to issue an Order of the Court of…

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Court strikes out Kanu’s request for transfer from Sokoto prison

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Court on Kanu’s request

Justice James Kolawole Omotosho  of the Abuja Federal high Court, has struck out an ex-parte Motion filed by leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, seeking his transfer from the Sokoto correctional facility. During yesterday’s proceedings, Kanu’s counsel, Demdoo Asan, a senior legal officer of the Legal Aid Council, informed the court that he wishes to withdraw from the matter, citing some irreconcilable issues. He said since the last adjourned date, he had been on constant phone communication with the relatives of the applicant. According to…

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Inmates declare Nnamdi Kanu “president” inside Sokoto prisons

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Kanu Sokoto prison

Reports have revealed that inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Sokoto, have announced leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, as their president. Recall that Kanu was recently sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice James Omotosho in a controversial judgment after he was found guilty on all seven counts of terrorism offences. The charges related to his secessionist agitations, membership of a proscribed group, concealment, and the importation of an unregistered radio transmitter. The IPOB leader, who had been in the custody of the Department of…

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Gumi vows to champion Kanu’s release if he shows remorse

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Sheikh Gumi vows

Renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said that if the leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, had shown remorse, he would have been at the forefront calling for his release. Gumi made the statement while appearing as a guest on a television programme yesterday. His comment comes barely a week after Justice James Omotosho, of the Federal High Court in Abuja, sentenced Kanu to life imprisonment, following his conviction on all seven counts of terrorism filed against him. “This Kanu that was imprisoned for…

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Terrorism: Nnamdi Kanu jailed for life, as court brands him ‘intn’l terrorist’

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Nnamdi Kanu jailed for life

…Security tightens at home; lawyers launch appeal A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment after declaring him an international terrorist, and convicting him on all seven terrorism-related charges, including making inciting broadcasts against foreign missions in Nigeria. Delivering judgment yesterday, Justice James Omotosho criticised Kanu as arrogant, unremorseful and undeterred despite violence linked to his movement in the South-East region.  The judge recalled incidents in which Kanu allegedly slapped his own counsel and…

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Sowore, Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer, others freed from Kuje prison

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Kanu, others freed

Former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore has been released from the Kuje Prison after meeting the bail conditions granted by a Magistrate Court sitting in Kuje, Abuja.  It was earlier reported that Sowore, alongside Nnamdi Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, and 11 other protesters, were arrested the Nigerian police for engaging in #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest held in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, last week.  The protesters were arraigned before Magistrate Abubakar Umar Sai’id on Friday on charges bordering on unlawful assembly and disturbance of public peace. …

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Police arrest Sowore at Abuja Court

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Police arrest Sowore

..As Kanu’s trial suffers fresh setback There was heightened tension at the Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday, as human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, was arrested by the Police shortly after proceedings in the ongoing trial of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Sowore, publisher of SaharaReporters and convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, had arrived at the court premises to witness the proceedings in Kanu’s terrorism trial. However, shortly after learning that the presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, would…

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IPOB: “Tinubu won’t release Kanu because of illegal protests” – Presidency

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The Presidency says illegal protests, threats, and inflammatory rhetoric will not make President Bola Tinubu release the detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, accusing protesters of undermining the rule of law. In an issued statement yesterday, presidential spokesperson, Sunday Dare said: “Protests, threats, attempts at mob actions, and inflammatory rhetoric do not aid the judicial process. Instead, they hinder it, creating unnecessary tension and undermining the rule of law”. Omoyele Sowore and several other Nigerians took to the streets to demand Mr Kanu’s immediate release, describing his continued detention as unconstitutional.…

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#FreeNnamdiKanu: Sowore, others barred from protesting near Villa, NASS

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Sowore, others barred

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has restrained the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore and others from protesting tomorrow Monday in some areas in Abuja, including the Aso Rock Villa, for the release of detained the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The court also barred the protesters from anywhere close to the Presidential Villa, National Assembly, Force Headquarters, Court of Appeal, Eagle Square, and Shehu Shagari Way, pending the hearing of the Motion on notice. Justice Mohammed Umar, on Friday, granted the ex-parte…

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NANS distance itself from planned Nnamdi Kanu’s protest 

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NANS distance itself

The National Association of Nigerian Students, (NANS), has distanced itself from a planned protest allegedly being organised by activist, Omoyele Sowore and his associates in the name of the student body. Addressing newsmen at a press conference in Ibadan, Oyo state, its President, Olushola Oladoja, described the claim circulating on social media that the Association would join a ‘#FreeNnamdiKanu Protest’ slated for October 20 as false, mischievous, and politically motivated. He stressed that NANS had no affiliation with Sowore or any politically driven group, insisting that the student body remains…

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