Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu at the Federal high court Abuja, on January 20, 2016. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday insisted that the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, must face trial contrary to entreaties by eminent Nigerians that the case be resolved politically. […]

At last, the Federal Government has declared bandits as terrorists. Already, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has gazetted a court judgement that ordered government to declare bandits as terrorists. Notably, states in the North-West geopolitical zone of Nigeria including Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto and Kaduna have been ravaged by […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of a political solution to the case of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, saying he will not interfere in the trial. The 53-year-old Kanu is currently facing trial for terrorism and treason in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. Speaking […]

A bill introduced in Senegal’s parliament to toughen criminal penalties for homosexuals fell at the first hurdle on Wednesday, failing to progress to the assembly’s main floor. Under existing law in the West African country, homosexuality is already punishable by up to five years in jail. Eleven MPs initiated the draft law including at least […]

The Olubadan-in-Council has announced the nomination of Otun Olubadan, a former Senator, a former university teacher and an ex-Presidential aspirant, Dr Lekan Balogun, as the Olubadan of Ibadan-elect. His nomination was endorsed by ten of the 11 members of the Council, which also denied that a legal tussle could scupper the succession to the Olubadan […]