The cleric said “forces” in Aso Rock were “planning to poison the current First Lady (Aisha Buhari)”
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Kanu, in a video on Tuesday inside the courtroom of a Federal High Court in Abuja, was uncontrollable as he fumed in loud voice over the decision of Justice Binta Nyako to grant the Federal Government’s request for witnesses in his case to be shielded from the public
Giving a ruling in the motion filed by Mohammed Labaran, the counsel to the government, Justice Binta Nyako held that the application was meritorious
It would be recalled that President Buhari had during a presidential chat said Kanu and his co-defendants who are standing trial over alleged treasonable felony and terrorism would not be released on bail
This followed attempts by the IPOB members to take the pictures of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, who is standing trial on allegations of terrorism
Apparently, my words have created quite a stir amongst those who believe that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu cannot be mentioned in the same breath as late Nnamdi Azikiwe or late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, both of whom, in my view, are also great men
David Nwawusi, Onwudiwe Chidiebere and Benjamin Madubugwu charged along side Kanu had also urged the court to admit them on bail.
The presiding judge, Justice Binta Nyako, gave the date after counsel to parties had argued the joint applications
The protesters made copious reference to the ECOWAS Court of Justice, which ordered the release of Dasuki since last month, but yet to be honoured by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari
But Counsel to the plaintiff, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, opposed the application for adjournment and requested for a cost of N1 million
Tsoho of the Federal High Court, Abuja announced his withdrawal on Monday
he News Agency of Nigeria reports that the order was, however, a failure in most parts of the South East as the people went about their businesses unmolested
It also urged the Federal Government to address the infrastructural decay in the South East and South South geopolitical zones, especially the federal roads, which are in bad conditions
In a statement issued late on Friday and signed by Barrister Emma Nmezu and Dr. Clifford Chukwuemeka Iroanya, the spokespersons of IPOB, the group said: “These utterances border on negotiations and some were against the Niger Delta Avengers. As a result of these unsolicited and unguarded utterances, the defence team has been sacked and will be replaced
Kanu said this on Friday, adding that the negotiation could see to the end of the political crisis that has continued to trail his continued detention
MEND said this in a statement on Saturday in which it also revealed that the government has also agreed not to arrest Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo
Nzelu, in his motion, said there was a case of manifest bias in the case, adding that the court’s impartiality in the case would be reasonably questioned
The applicants had jointly approached the appellate court to challenge the January 29 ruling of the court denying them the bail.
If the demands of these petitioners are met, Nigeria could join the league of Georgia, Central African Republic, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire, Libya, Kenya, Darfur – Southern Sudan, DR Congo, Uganda where 23 cases in 10 situations have been brought before the International Criminal Court. Currently Nigeria’s status before the court is currently at the stage of the Office of the Prosecutor is “conducting preliminary examinations in a number of situations”
Kanu and his co-defendants are standing trial on a six-count charge of treasonable felony, unlawful possession of firearms and other offences bordering on their agitation for secession of the Republic of Biafra from Nigeria
The delay was as a result of the fact that Kanu’s case was not slated on the course list