Biafrans Storm Abuja High Court as Kanu Arrives (Happening now) PHOTOS

Biafrans Storm Abuja High Court as Kanu Arrives (Happening now) PHOTOS


Information from Abuja  is that a great number of Biafrans have successfully reached Abuja.
We can reliably report that there is an uneasy calm in Abuja, Biafrans have all reached Abuja from all corners of the world with high hopes that the director of radio Biafra and leader of IPOB will be granted bail today.

Speaking to some Biafrans in Abuja,some of them expressed optimism that Nnamdi Kanu will be granted bail today despite the expected executive interference.

speaking to our correspondent, a Biafran who spoke on condition of anonymity said “whether bail or no bail, the struggle must continue until Biafra is restored, we are hopeful and waiting for our leader to be granted bail, the council to our leader argued well that to a lay man, Kanu has no reason not to be granted bail”

Boko Haram kingpin threatens FG

– Kabiru Sokoto wants N300 million for damages
– Justice asked the respondents to be served before appearing in court on the next adjourned date

Convicted Boko Haram kingpin, Kabiru Umar, wants his conviction upturned.

Kabiru Umar, a convicted kingpin of dreaded Islamist sect, Boko Haram, has filed a suit against the federal government.

According to Vanguard, the suit against the federal government by the convict popularly referred to as Kabiru Sokoto will be presented before the Abuja division of the Federal High Court on February 4, 2016 for hearing.

Sokoto had been convicted and sent to life imprisonment on December 20, 2013, after he was found guilty of masterminding the Christmas day bomb blast that killed about 44 persons and wounded 75 others at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church at Madalla, Niger state, in 2011.

The trial Justice Adeniyi Ademola, in his judgment, expressed his satisfaction with the federal government for successfully establishing the culpability of the convict beyond every reasonable doubt, adding that the criminal had in two separate confessional statements, admitted that he had prior knowledge of the attack.
Sokoto did not show any remorse throughout the case lasted and was also described by the court as “a pathological liar with no regards for the truth.”

The court also stated that it observed that Sokoto, in a statement which he made in January, 2012, shortly after being caught, that was a key member of the Boko Haram sect.

“Here in Abaji, nobody knows that I am a Boko Haram member, much so, I have about 500 children that I teach Quran,” Sokoto was reported to have written in a confessional statement.

And in the page four of his statement, Sokoto confessed that under his supervision, “the Madalla church bombing was carried out by one Bashir Mohammed, Muhktar Kafanchan and others who I cannot remember their names now.”

After his initial N300 million suit against the government over alleged torture, yesterday, re-approached the high court and accused her of frustrating his efforts to get his conviction upturned at the court of appeal.
Filing the motion through his lawyer, Sheriff Okoh, the Boko Haram member further alleged that the Comptroller of Prisons and his men have made it impossible for him to have access to his lawyer, to enable him perfect his appeal process.

The motion has the Comptroller General of Prisons (CGP) and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) as respondents, and is seeking an order from the court to compel the respondents to allow Sokoto, who is presently detained at the Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison, Lagos, have access to his legal team.
He is equally seeking a declaration that the federal government have violated his right to fair hearing, right to counsel and access to justice by denying him access to his lawyers.

The lawyer said: “We have made several personal contacts with the 1st defendant (CGP), his men: S. N. Nwanchukwu (PSO), E. O. Ogundele (DCG) among others, at the Nigeria Prisons headquarters, Abuja in a bid to persuade them to permit us to see the applicant, but they kept making us indulge in fruitless returns for approvals from the 2nd respondent (AGF) that has not come for over two years.
“Wherefore, we verily believe that their actions are aimed at ensuring that the applicant’s appeal of his conviction and sentence continues to be frustrated in perpetuity.

“The applicant’s appeal before the Court of Appeal is being delayed as a result of the conduct of the 1st respondent and men under his command and supervision.”

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, who was assigned the case-file, observed that there was no evidence before the court to show that the respondents were duly served with the process and as such, directed Sokoto’s lawyer to serve the respondents and return to court on the next adjourned date.

Ex-presidnet Goodluck Jonathan has also revealed how he fought hardly against the insurgents, noting also that the weapons he bought for the Nigerian military are now being used by the present administration to wage war against them.

BREAKING! Supreme Court sacks all PDP legislators in Anambra

PDP legislators in Anambra

Supreme Court of Nigeria has sacked all PDP legislators including Stella Oduah, Andy Ubah from Anambra State from the Senate & HOR
New Senators for Anambra at the Senate now Chris Ubah (Anambra South), John Emeka (Anambra North) and Annie Okonkwo (Anambra Central)
Recall Before the National Assembly election of March 28, 2015, the party presented some names to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) without going through the primaries.

But Ejike Oguebego’s group insisted they conducted their primaries.

Some party members expressed confidence that the Supreme Court would give a fair judgment.
Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has tentatively picked March 5 for the Anambra Central senatorial rerun.

An INEC source said they were buying time to see the outcome of the Supreme Court’s judgment before any pronouncement.

INEC distanced itself from the February 16 date being bandied around by some persons, warning that people should not take such serious.

“We are not in haste to pick a date for the election. Everybody is being careful nowadays and besides, our office will have to wait to hear the outcome of the Supreme Court’s judgment.

“The state does not have a Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) since Edwin Nwatarali left; we are expecting a new person but if that is not possible before the rerun, the Administrative Secretary, Oscar Lee-Amechi, will conduct the election.”

Nnamdi Kanu: Detailed Report of What Happened in Court Today and The Implications

Nnamdi Kanu: Detailed Report of What Happened in Court Today and The Implications


John Tsoho, justice of the federal high court, Abuja, on Friday, denied Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and director of Radio Biafra, bail.

The judge ruled that Kanu was a threat to national security, and as a result would not be granted bail.
He held that if released Kanu might commit the same offence again, and that there was a probability that he might jump bail because he possessed dual citizenship.

He therefore ruled that Kanu be remanded in prison custody, and ordered an accelerated hearing of the case.

Tsoho had fixed Friday for ruling on Kanu’s bail application which was argued on Monday.

Arguing for Kanu’s release, Nnoruka Udechukwu, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), urged the court to release him, stating that the offence he was alleged to have committed was a bailable one.

Udechukwu argued that the Criminal Justice Act, 2015, stipulated bail for anyone not accused of a capital offence.

He said that the offence of which Kanu was accused was a “civil rights” issue, adding that the right to agitate is guaranteed in a democracy.

“The right to agitate is inherent in a democracy. People must not be denied of their rights to protest by way of being kept in custody,” he said.

“If national security was a ground to throw people into detention the Criminal Justice Act would have said so.”
Making his own submission, Mohammed Diri, counsel to the federal government, said he was “seriously opposed to this application.”

He argued that the application did not fulfil certain conditions spelt out in section 162 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2015.

Diri said that Kanu might jump bail if released because according to his statement to the Department of State Services (DSS) he is a British citizen.

“He sneaked into this country. He didn’t enter the country the proper way. He may sneak out,” he said.
“I urge this court to refuse this application and order for accelerated hearing.”

Kanu alongside Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi is facing a six-count charge of treasonable felony.

Count one of the charges reads: “That you, Nnamdi Kanu and other unknown persons now at large in London, United Kingdom, between the year 2014 and September 2015, with intention to levy war against Nigeria in order tto force the president to change his measures of being the president of the federation, head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the federation as defined in section 3 of the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) by doing an act wit: Broadcast on Radio Biafra monitored by NBC for your preparations for the states in the southeast geo-political zone, south-south geo-political zone, the Igala community of Kogi and Idoma to secede from the federal republic of Nigeria and form themselves into a republic of Biafra, and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 41 (C) of the criminal code act, CAP C38 laws of the federation of Nigeria, 2004.”

On December 23, 2015, he had refused to take his plea before Ahmed Mohammed, justice of the federal high court, Abuja, citing lack of confidence in the court.

This was after Adeniyi Ademola, another justice of the federal high court, Abuja, ordered the DSS to release him unconditionally, and after a chief magistrate court discharged and acquitted him of charges of criminal intimidation and management of an unlawful society.

Meanwhile, there was mild drama at the court over legal representation for Kanu.

Kanu had written a letter to the judge, stating that his lawyers were only Chuks Muoma(SAN) and Ifeanyi Ejiofor, excluding Udechukwu, who argued his bail application, and Vincent Obetta, the counsel, who had represented him since the beginning of his trial at the chief magistrate court, Wuse zone 2, Abuja.

In protest, Udechukwu announced that he was standing down, and asked the court to strike out his name as Kanu’s counsel.

But Muoma, in order not to stall the ruling, asked Justice Tsoho to rule on the defendant’s bail application even though Udechukwu, who argued it had pulled out.

The judge thereafter delivered the ruling refusing Kanu bail.

BREAKING! Bomb blast rocks Gombi market

A suicide bomber suspected to be the member of the Boko Haram sect on January 29, Friday, has detonated a suicide vest at a crowded market in Gombi town in Adamawa state.

A security official in Gombi said a teen about 12 years old was suspected of having led the attack.
Daily Trust reports that a vigilante leader confirmed ‎the incident saying that 20 people including the bomber died in the explosion.

‎The military authorities at the 23 Armoured Brigade in Yola was not directly available for comment.

The Northeast Information Officer of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Abdulkadir Ibrahim, told reporters that eight people died while twenty-seven others sustained different degrees of injuries.

An eye witness said that he saw at least eight dead bodies, after the blast that happened at 12:00 GMT (13:00 local time).

Other residents in the area who spoke with newsmen said they saw mutilated bodies as they ran in panic, with traders abandoning their stalls.

Gombi was recaptured from Boko Haram in 2014 and since then, the terrorists have made several failed attempts to recapture the town from the Nigerian army.

Just before 2015 was over, President Muhammadu Buhari announced that he had succeeded in his pledge, claiming that Boko Haram is now “technically defeated”.

However, despite successes, the sect is still far from being eliminated.

PDP has since overcome defeat trauma – Metuh

– Seeks technical assistance to deepen democracy in Nigeria
– He said the party has adequate internal mechanisms to resolve all issues within its fold
– Hon. Mark Field advised the party to ensure that it does not trash its brand in the face of challenges

logo of opposition party, PDP

The national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh says the party has since overcome the initial trauma that accompanied the electoral setback of the 2015 general elections, and is now poised to regain power at the center in 2019.

The PDP spokesman’s view was contained in his opening remark at a meeting of the party’s publicity directorate with some visiting parliamentarians from the United Kingdom, led by Rt. Hon. Mark Field, member of Parliament and Chairman of International Office of the Conservative Party, and Colin Bloom, director of outreach-BCP in Abuja on Friday.

He told the visitors that the PDP faced serious challenges soon after it lost in the elections, culminating in the resignation of its National Chairman, a development that created some challenges within the party, but assured that every issue would be resolved by the party leadership by next week.

In his remark, Rt. Hon. Mark Field advised the party to ensure that it does not trash its brand in the face of challenges. He noted that while it is common for some party members to demand the removal of leaders after electoral defeat, care must be taken not to jeopardize institutional memory in the party.

“Never trash your brand no matter whatever the government of the day is saying about you”, he admonished the PDP.

The interaction was attended by PDP publicity staff, social media operatives of the party and officials of the International Republican Institute (IRI), who facilitated the visit.

Chief Metuh said the recent variance of voices from its members is as a result of the party’s foundation of liberal democracy, which he described as a mark of strength, adding that the party has adequate internal mechanisms to resolve all issues within its fold.

Kaugama threatens Biafrans with Buhari’s huge defence budget to be deployed against them

Hon Kaugama says the huge budget put into defence by Buhari was positive

The lawmaker says Biafra agitators have laid down their arms

He says the country was already putting an end to insurgency

Honorable Rabiu Garba Kaugama has said that the huge budget allocated to defence by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is already paying dividend as Biafra agitators have laid down their arms to support the president.

In an interview with Leadership, the lawmaker representing Madori Kaugama federal constituency of Jigawa state in the National Assembly said members of the Peoples Democratic Party have no right to criticize President Buhari especially concerning the budget as the party has nothing to show for the 16 years it spent in power.

Honorable Rabiu Garba Kaugama

He said: “I think it is not good for anybody that belongs to PDP to come out and be criticising President Buhari. This is somebody who has just spent only


six months in office as president and people are seeing his good impact to the society in terms of development. This is in contrast with PDP which ruled for over 16 years in this country without anything to show for their stewardship. PDP nearly destroyed Nigeria to the level that it is only somebody like President Buhari that can correct all these abnormalities. Some people are saying that they don’t see anything good in 2016 budget, saying that it is not a budget of hope, still criticising Buhari, let them come out and cite any good project of the previous administration.”

The lawmaker said the money put into the issue of defence and security was to make the country safe especially with the different interest groups springing up in the country.

“Security is the main problem Nigeria is facing as at today. Looking at how much the past administration spent on security during Jonathan’s regime, nothing was achieved because Boko Haram defeated our Nigerian Army because they didn’t have the sophisticated weapon to deal with the terrorists but as at today, the reverse is the case. Our Army has recorded a tremendous success in the fight against insurgency in the North East.

“So Mr President did not put money in Defence for nothing but to protect lives and properties of Nigerians. Look at the Boko Haram in the North East; the militants in the Niger Delta and the Biafara agitators in the South east, all these are security challenges facing Mr President and he has to control it so that Nigeria will not disintegrate. As at today, all these crisis have been controlled, no more Boko Haram, the Biafara agitators have laid down their arms and have started supporting President Buhari; even the militants in the Niger Delta have come out to support Buhari to check mate the oil pipelines vandalisation in their region. All these are being done with money and on the issue of State House, Buhari that I know will not take any money that he cannot account for. Nobody knows the condition of the State House, what he needs to run the place. We all understand and heard how former president, Jonathan messed up the place so Buhari needs money to bring up the State House to international standard. I still urge Nigerians to have faith in President Buhari because I am sure that he is going to repair what the past PDP administration has destroyed.”