Pelumi Olajengbesi, the lawyer to the detained aides of the Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has asked the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to use his position as respected monarch to ensure the release of the detained associates of the activist who are still in the custody of the Department of State Service, despite a court order granting them bail. In a letter on Monday, the lawyer described the...

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is currently facing an uphill task to enforce the sit-at-home protest across the Southeast region to press home its demand for the unconditional release of its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The group has said the sit-at-home protest will take place every Monday starting from August 9, 2021, until its leader is released from custody. However, the socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC), and other stakeholders advised South...

ABUJA — There was obvious increase in security around the Federal High Court on Monday morning ahead of the resumption of the trial of Nnamdi Kanu. However, Kanu did not appear before the court as expected, which made the court adjourn the hearing till October 21, 2021. When the case was called up, the court was informed by the prosecution counsel, M.B. Abubakar, that the matter was slated for hearing and that they were ready...