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Nnamdi Kanu Appears in Court After Extradition to Nigeria
By Dipo Olowookere
Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu, has been rearrested by the Nigerian government.
He was apprehended with the assistance of Interpol and extradited back to Nigeria on Sunday to face a trial bordering on terrorism.
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, confirmed this development to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday.
He disclosed that Mr Kanu, who fled the country in 2017 after he was granted bail and his residence stormed by the Nigerian military, was nabbed after security agencies in Nigeria worked together with Interpol.
About a year after he left the country, he resurfaced in Israel and later went to the United Kingdom as he reportedly holds a British passport. He began to coordinate activities of IPOB from the UK until he was caught over the weekend.
This afternoon, he was re-arraigned before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja by the Department of State Service (DSS).
During the hearing, Justice Nyako ordered Mr Kanu, who was looking frail today, to be detained until July 26, 2021, for the continuation of the trial.
Mr Kanu got into trouble when he ordered his members to attack the assets of the Nigerian government. As a result, he is facing charges bordering on terrorism, treasonable felony, unlawful possession of firearms and management of an unlawful society.
By Dipo Olowookere
The Awujale of Ijebuland, Sikiru Kayode Adetona, has died at the age of 91, reports reaching Business Post say.
It was gathered that the prominent Ijebu monarch died on Sunday on a day one of his longtime allies, Mr Muhammadu Buhari, died in a London clinic.
The traditional ruler was not present at the popular Ojude Oba held in Ijebu Ode last month, as he was represented by his wife.
Born on May 10, 1934, he became the Awujale on April 2, 1960, making him one of the longest reigning monarchs in Nigeria.
By Modupe Gbadeyanka
Nigeria’s Vice President, Mr Kashim Shetima, has been directed by his boss, President Bola Tinubu, to travel to the United Kingdom to accompany the remains of former President Muhammadu Buhari to Nigeria.
This directive was announced by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
Mr Buhari died in a London clinic on Sunday and in the statement, Mr Tinubu offered his deep condolences to the family of his predecessor, especially the window, Mrs Aisha Buhari.
“President Tinubu has spoken with Mrs Aishat Buhari, the former President’s widow and offered his deep condolences.
“President Tinubu has also ordered Vice President Kashim Shettima to proceed to the United Kingdom to accompany President Muhammadu Buhari’s body back to Nigeria,” a part of the statement said.
President Tinubu has ordered flags at half-staff as a mark of respect for the departed leader.
By Dipo Olowookere
The immediate past president of Nigeria, Mr Muhammadu Buhari, has died, his former spokesman, Mr Garba Shehu, has confirmed.
The Katsina State-born former military officer and politician breathed his last on Sunday after he was admitted in a clinic in London, the United Kingdom.
“The family of the former president has announced the passing of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, this afternoon in a clinic in London. May Allah accept him in Aljannatul Firdaus, Amin,” Mr Shehu announced on Sunday evening.
The deceased first ruled the country from 1983 to 1985 as a military Head of State, and then elected as a civilian president from 2015 to 2023.
After he left office on May 29, 2023, he moved to the UK and later relocated to Kaduna State from Daura, Katsina.
Some days ago, it was reported that he was ill and was taking treatment in a London health facility. He could not attend the book launch of Mr Shehu on Wednesday in Abuja.
On Friday, Mr Shehu, during a programme, Politics Today, aired on Channels Television and monitored by Business Post, the former presidential spokesperson said his former boss was recuperating in London.
While in office, Mr Buhari was a frequent visitor to the UK for medical treatment.
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