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DSS bars PUNCH, others as Kanu’s trial continues today

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Lesi Nwisagbo and Maritha Ebolosue The Department of State Services has barred The PUNCH and some media organisations from covering the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, as his trial continues today. Also barred along with The […]

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Sunday Igboho to know fate Monday

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By Alao Abiodun Days after arrest of embattled Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho at the Cardinal Bernardin International Airport, Cotonou Benin Republic, the legal battle which would determine his release, will be decided on Monday. The 48-year-old […]

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Blasphemy: Abduljabbar’s lawyers accuse Ganduje of interfering in court cases

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By Abdulmumin Murtala, Kano The lawyers representing the embattled Kano cleric, Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara, have called on the Kano state governor Abdullahi Ganduje to desist from disturbing utterances against their client that are prejudicial and a threat to the […]

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Benin Republic monarchs to write president over Sunday Igboho

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Sodiq Oyeleke Yoruba monarchs in Benin Republic have resolved to write the president of the country, Patrice Talon, over the arrest and detention of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday Igboho, in the country. The traditional rulers made […]

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Ex-lawmaker Kayode Oladele urges FG to give Nnamdi Kanu closed trial

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As the trial of leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, resumes on Monday, a former federal legislator who authored and co-sponsored the Terrorism Act Amendment Bill of 2013, Kayode Oladele, has called for a procedure which […]

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Alleged Killer Of Akwa Ibom Job Seeker To Appear In Court Monday

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By Bernard Tolani Dada A statement from the media unit of the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Justice signed by the information officer in the ministry, Effiong Edet, which was made available to LEADERSHIP in Uyo on Sunday, said that the […]

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‘Kanu’s trial not secret’, lawyer asks IPOB, others to attend Monday’s sitting

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By Sodiq Oyeleke Trial: Don’t harass Kanu supporters, lawyer tells security operatives Nnamdi Kanu’s trial not secret, lawyer tells IPOB, others to attend court sitting ‘Kanu’s trial not secret’, lawyer asks IPOB, others to attend Monday’s sitting – Lawyer From: […]

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FG extends NIN-SIM deadline as enrolment hits 59 million

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By Blessing Olaifa, Abuja The Federal Government has again approved extension of deadline for National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to October 31, 2021. The government said the decision was based on request by stakeholders to accommodate […]

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Sunday Igboho can only be extradited on political grounds -Lawyer

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By Sodiq Oyeleke Ibrahim Salami, one of the Cotonou, Benin Republic-based lawyers of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, has said the activist can not be extradited to Nigeria by any legal means. He explained that there was […]

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Buhari, Lai Mohammed sued over ‘gag order’ on insecurity reportage

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Sodiq Oyeleke The president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, have been sued over a “gag order” stopping journalists and broadcast stations from reporting details of terrorist attacks and victims. Socio-Economic Rights […]