Court Strikes Out Nnamdi Kanu’s Transfer Application

The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed an application filed by Nnamdi Kanu, the convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), seeking his transfer from the Sokoto Correctional Facility. The ruling was delivered on Tuesday by Justice James Omotosho, who held that the ex-parte motion brought before the court was procedurally defective […]

Onitsha Main Market Sealed as Soludo Enforces Sit-At-Home Order

Security agencies on Tuesday cordoned off the Onitsha Main Market in Anambra State to implement a one-week shutdown ordered by Governor Chukwuma Soludo, following traders’ defiance of the state’s Monday sit-at-home directive. A heavy security presence—comprising hundreds of personnel, Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), and Hilux patrol vans—was deployed to major entry routes, effectively sealing the […]

‘Anambra Loses ₦8 Billion Every Monday The Markets Are Shut’ – Commissioner

The Anambra State Government has defended Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s decision to clamp down on the continued closure of markets in Onitsha on Mondays, insisting the move is necessary to protect the state’s economy. Speaking on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Morning Brief, the Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, said the persistent sit-at-home has […]

Bishop Kukah Visits Nnamdi Kanu at Sokoto Prison

The Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has paid a visit to Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), at the Sokoto Correctional Centre. The visit was made public on Thursday by former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, who […]

Anambra Remains at Standstill as Monday Sit-at-Home Persists Despite Kanu’s Conviction

Anambra State once again fell silent on Monday as the weekly sit-at-home tradition held firm across major cities, including Onitsha and Nnewi, despite the recent conviction and incarceration of IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Markets, banks, schools, and public institutions locked their gates, while major highways remained largely empty as residents chose to stay indoors. […]

Inside Sokoto Prison: All You Need to Know About Nnamdi Kanu’s New Home

Sokoto: the name evokes centuries of history, of empires and faith, of caliphs and scholars. Now, for Nnamdi Kanu — the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) — it will be the setting of his new reality, a correctional facility far from the political battlegrounds of Abuja, removed from the world of […]