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Tue, 13 Jul 2021 06:23:20 +0000Ohanaeze Denies Meeting Malami Over Nnamdi Kanu's Detention
The legal team of the Ndigbo Group has reportedly met with the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to monitor the proceedings relating to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.
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Tue, 13 Jul 2021 06:01:32 +0000
Protest Is Not A Crime—Amnesty International Demands Release of Five Activists Arrested At Dunamis Church For Wearing #BuhariMustGo Shirts
Global rights group, Amnesty International, has called on the Nigerian government and the Department of State Services ( DSS ) to "immediately and unconditionally release" five human rights activists who were arrested on July 4, 2021, at Dun...
Tue, 13 Jul 2021 05:59:16 +0000
Kano Hisbah Arrests Five Men For Engaging in "Homosexuality"
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The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested five men suspected of engaging in homosexuality at Sheka Barde in the Kumbotso local government area of Kano.
The Commander General of the Board, Harun Ibn-Sina, co...
Tue, 13 Jul 2021 05:55:56 +0000
Court Adjourns Naira Marley's Internet Fraud Trial Till October 5
Justice I. Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, adjourned till October 5, 2021, for the continuation of trial in the case of Afeez Adeshina Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, who was arraigned ...
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 23:15:56 +0000
Kanu’s Trial Is Supposed To Be Opposed, Not Monitored By Aloy Ejimakor
Lately, some individuals and civic groups have, in some show of support for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, indicated that they will ‘monitor’ his trial. In the same vein, some have also called for a fair trial. Fair trial of what? Illegality in high ...
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 18:06:27 +0000
Nigerian Newspapers Kick-start Front Page Protest Against Buhari Regime's Draconian Media Law
The Nigerian Press Organisation, in its resolve to resist the government's attempt to stifle the media’s constitutional freedom of speech in Nigeria, has started a front page protest through the publication of a uniform artwork in all of...
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 17:50:59 +0000
Buhari’s Attempt To Cage Freedom Of Press: The Audacity Of A Tyrant By Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq.
President Muhammadu Buhari
The proposed amendments of the National Press Council (NPC) and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) is a sponsored legislative misadventure to undermine press freedom, strangulate free speech and undermine re...
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 17:45:00 +0000
BREAKING: Bandits Release Kaduna Emir, Hold On To Daughter, 12 Other Captives
Alhaji Alhassan Adamu, Emir of Kajuru, has been released from captivity.
Thirteen other persons abducted from the monarch’s private residence including his daughter are still in captivity, Daily Trust reports.
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Mon, 12 Jul 2021 16:55:06 +0000
EFCC Arrests Three Bankers For Alleged N51.9m Fraud In Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested three bankers for an alleged case of conspiracy, stealing, forgery and obtaining money by false pretence.
The suspects, Kagha Emmanuel Uchenna, Okoro ...
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 16:39:38 +0000
Dunamis Church Pastor, Enenche Punishing Five #BuhariMustGo Activists Over SaharaReporters' Stories Against Him, Father-in-law— Source
Pastor Paul Enenche and his father-in-law, Professor John Ibu
The Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Dr Paul Enenche, has asked the Department of State Services (DSS) not to release the five #BuhariMustGo protesters arreste...