The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, failed to open his defense on Tuesday regarding the seven-count terrorism charges leveled against him by the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN).
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has rescued 23 foreigners from captivity and arrested 14 suspected kidnappers in Nasarawa State.
Following public outcry, the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has made adjustments to the presidential pardon list, such as Maryam Sanda’s sentence has been reduced to 12 years’ imprisonment and also the reversal of clemency granted to several drug offenders, arms dealers, and other convicts.
The Department of State Services (DSS) has trailed to Oyigbo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, and arrested one Innocent Chukwuma, who used his social media handle to rally the military to overthrow the current government.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) raided Proxy Nightclub, Lagos, where Lagos socialite and nightclub owner Mike Eze Nwalie Nwogu, popularly known as Pretty Mike, was arrested along with former Big Brother Naija housemate Tuoyo Ideh and more than 100 guests.
Activist Omoyele Sowore was reportedly re-arrested by the Nigerian Police on Friday, shortly after a Kuje Magistrate Court granted him bail. Sources say the re-arrest happened while Sowore’s lawyers were completing his bail formalities alongside 13 others detained during the recent #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest.
