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Appeal court of Nigeria released and acquitted Nnamdi Kanu Leader of IPOB

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                        Download The Court of Appeal ordered Mr Kanu’s release from the State Security Service (SSS) custody, where the IPOB leader is being held since he was brought back to Nigeria by force. The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, struck out the terrorism charges filed against Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) by the Nigerian government. The court struck out all the remaining seven charges against Mr Kanu. It followed an earlier ruling of the trial judge, Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja, in April dismissing eight of the 15 amended counts filed against him by the federal government. In a judgement on Thursday, the Court of Appeal panel led by Jummai Sankey struck out all remaining charges against Mr Kanu, ruling that the lower court “lacks the jurisdiction to entertain the suit.” The court held that Mr Kanu’s extradition from Kenya in June 2021 to Nigeria without fo...

Biafra_Chukwuma Nwandugo_Ebonyi State AA governorship candidate aploud Appeal court for MNK release

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                            Watch  ABAKILI - Engr. Chukwuma Nwandugo, the Action Alliance's (AA) candidate for governor of Ebonyi State in 2023, has praised the Court of Appeal's decision on Thursday that freed Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, from all charges. Nwandugo, a former commissioner for works and transportation in the state of Ebonyi, referred to the court decision that freed Nnamdi Kanu as historic and said it might give the Igbo people the impression that the Nigerian government never forgets about them. Mazi  Nnamdi Kanu was released and acquitted by Nigeria Appeal Court   Download video Kanu's release, he believes, will bring some measure of peace and cohesion to Igbo land. "I, Engr Chukwuma Nwandugo, Governorship Candidate of the Action Alliance in Ebonyi State, describe Kanu's release as a historic event in Igbo history," he said.

Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96

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L   “Our hearts and our thoughts go to the family members of the queen (and) to the people of the United Kingdom,” said White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre, minutes after the death of the sovereign was announced. – ‘Elizabeth the Steadfast’ – EU leaders expressed regret at the death of the queen, who was head of state throughout Britain’s entire EU membership and eventual departure. “Once called ‘Elizabeth the Steadfast’, she never failed to show us the importance of lasting values in a modern world with her service and commitment,” EU council president Charles Michel tweeted. – ‘ Remarkable friend’ – Ireland’s President Michael Higgins called Queen Elizabeth II “a remarkable friend” who had “great impact on the bonds of mutual understanding between our two peoples”.

Wike, Makinde, and Ikpeazu abstain from the PDP national caucus gathering.

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watch Prior to today's national executive committee (NEC), the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) national caucus met on Wednesday. The meeting took place in the governor's lodge for Akwa Ibom in Asokoro, Abuja. The party-affiliated serving and former presidents and vice presidents, major senate and house of representatives officers, and all active state governors make up the national caucus. Atiku Abubakar, the PDP's presidential candidate, Walid Jibrin, the BoT chairman, Aminu Tambuwal, the governor of Sokoto, Bala Mohammed, the governor of Bauchi, and Douye Diri, the governor of Bayelsa, were all in attendance. Advertisement Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers; Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, Seyi Makinde of Oyo, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu, read more..?

INEC removing double registrants from voter register – Mahmood

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  The Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday said the assessed 3,000,000 Internally Displaced Persons would take part in the 2023 general races. Nigerian best presidential candidate 2023 The commission added that it will show citizen register the nation over once it finishes the progressing Automated Biometric Identification System to remove all twofold/numerous as well as ineligible registrants. APC worst Mistake in 2022 The commission's Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, expressed these in Abuja at a partners' gathering on the 2022 Revised Framework and Regulations for Voting by IDPs. Yakubu made sense of that the overhauled system had thought about a few improvements since the last survey and approval in 2018. He said, "The approach was to guarantee that no qualified Nigerian is avoided with regard to the electing system by virtue of removal, handicap or different conditions that might restrict residents' cooperation in the discretionary cycle. One of suc...

Too much of what’s happening ... today is not normal’-Joe Biden

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  Watch The president used a well-known format for his address, but the backdrop was different because it was the White House's final pitch for the midterm elections. President Joe Biden addressed the nation's democracy on a prime-time stage in Philadelphia on Thursday. He singled out his predecessor as an illustration of the extremism that he believes "threatens the very republic." The Top 10 Mistakes Women Make in Relationships "Equality and democracy are under attack as I stand here tonight. We don't serve ourselves by pretending differently, Biden said. "We must be honest with one another and with ourselves: A great deal of what is occurring in our nation right now is not normal. Biden stated in a statement that "Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very nation." read more...!