The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, commenced a trial-within-trial, to ascertain the veracity of an allegation that the Department of State Service, DSS, tortured a pro-Biafra agitator, Chidiebere Onwudiwe, and forced him to sign an incriminating confessional statement.
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‘You can’t rewrite the constitution’ — Ayo Adebanjo tackles Buhari over comment on rule of law
Ayo Adebanjo, an elder statesman, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw his statement that national security takes precedence over the rule of law. While speaking at the 2018 annual
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American held in Vietnam for attempt to ‘overthrow state’
A Vietnamese-American man is being held in Vietnam for attempting to overthrow the state, his family and a US lawmaker said, calling for his quick release from the communist country that routinely jails its critics. Michael Nguyen is the second US citizen arrested in Vietnam in recent weeks for allegedly brushing up against politics in […] …
Treason charge: Court grants N40m bail to Kanu’s co-defendants
The Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, granted bail to four pro-Biafra agitators- Bright Chimezie, Chidiebere Onwudiwe, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi- who hitherto faced treasonable felony charge alongside the ‘missing’ leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu.
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