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On the 29th of June, 2021, the Federal Government announced the re-arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The government had earlier blamed Kanu and IPOB for using social media to incite violence against the government and for the “Unknown Gunmen” menace in the Southeast, which targeted government security assets. After confirmation of his arrest, a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered that Nnamdi Kanu be remanded in the Department of State Service (DSS) facility, pending the determination of his trial. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High C...

By Olusegun Adeniyi After a four-year interregnum, the trial of the ‘supreme leader’ of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu resumed on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja. First arraigned on 14th October, 2015 before he eventually secured bail and fled the country, Kanu had been slammed with an 11-count charge bordering on terrorism, treasonable felony, managing an unlawful society, publication of defamatory matter, illegal possession of firearms and improper importation of goods. According to the Attorney General of the Federation and Justice Ministe...

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Views: 699 There is palpable tension and fear in South-East and South-South states following plans by the Federal Government to deploy more military assets, including troops, intelligence personnel and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the areas. Already, a clampdown is ongoing, targeted at pro-Biafra groups there including newspaper distributors and vendors selling published materials on Biafra. The two regions, had, in recent weeks, come under attack by armed groups, who killed policemen as well as burnt police stations and correctional facilities in Abia, Anambra, Eb...

Punch Newspapers Sections JESUSEGUN ALAGBE writes about the trend by the government in stifling criticisms through attacks on dissenting voices What happens when the government stifles criticisms and freedom of expression? Oftentimes, bad decisions are made and tragic situations occur – sometimes on a breathtaking scale that can leave everyone wondering: how did this happen? Naturally, governments hate to be criticised, and the Nigerian government is not an exception. Sometimes, criticism-hating governments come up with terms like “hate speech” to stifle commentary and to avoid being he...