•Tinubu and Nnamdi Kanu The Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE) has declared that detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, cannot legitimately negotiate on the future of Biafra while in custody, warning that any agreement reached under such circumstances would be rejected. BRGIE Prime Minister, Ogechukwu Nkere, ...
•Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command, Olugbenga Adepoju The Rivers State Police Command has defended the 10-day detention of a suspect, Mr. Clement Johnson, stating that the action was carried out in accordance with the law and backed by a valid court order. The Command was responding to a report by an Abuja-based online publication [...
•Nasir El-Rufai and ICPC operative Malam Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State, has been returned to the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Commission (ICPC). The former governor, who left custody on March 27, 2026, following the death of his mother, was re-arraigned earlier today. Earlier, the court had a...
•Nasir El-Rufai and ICPC operative Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has been granted temporary bail from the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The development is to enable him to attend the funeral rites of his mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, who reportedly died in Cairo, E...
•Nasir El-Rufai and late mother Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, mother of Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has passed away. Details of her death were sketchy as of the time of filing this story, but it reportedly happened today afternoon. Hon Bello El-Rufai, the deceased’s grandson, has confirmed the development, reports Daily Trust. “Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi r...
•El-Rufai and ICPC operative A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna State has adjourned proceedings on the bail application of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai to March 3, 2026. The decision followed today’s hearing, during which legal arguments were presented by both the prosecution and the defense, reports Channels TV. At the court session, co...
•A scene of the protest in 2020 A Lagos-based advocacy group, the Take It Back Movement, has announced the release of Rasheed Wasiu, who was detained following his participation in the 2020 #EndSARS protest. The #EndSARS protest, which began in October 2020, was a nationwide youth-led demonstration against police brutality, particularly the ac...
•Timipre Sylva Julius Bokoru, Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs to former Bayelsa State governor, Timipre Sylva, has cried out that four arrested aides and domestic workers of his principal are still in detention. Bokoru in a statement yesterday, titled, ‘Detention of Sylva’s Aides: A Call for Reason, HuÂmanity and Due Process’, sa...
•Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State A journalist in Kebbi State has been detained after releasing a video showing conditions at a local hospital, drawing criticism from activists and renewed calls for press freedom. Hassan Mai-Waya Kangiwa was arrested on the orders of State Governor Nasir Idris following circulation of footage filmed at Kang...
•Peter Obi and Nnamdi Kanu The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has questioned the continued detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, describing the situation as unreasonable. Speaking on Channels Television last night, the former Anambra State governor ...
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