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Court Rejects IGP Plans To Stop Free Nnamdi Kanu Protest, US Warns Citizens https://ift.tt/Ds7UFJr #Breaking News #Abuja #Biafra #Kanu #Nnamdi #Sowore #US ©October 17th, 2025 ®October 17, 2025 5:51 pm Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday apparently rejected the plans by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun to stop the upcoming Monday, October 20th planned mass protests by Nigerians to demand the release of the detained Biafra Republic agitation leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, but, according to the organiser of the protest, Omoyele Sowore, after the Judge initially declined to grant the Nigeria Police Force an ex-parte motion to stop the planned protest in the open court, the "Federal High Court judge, Justice Umar reportedly granted the motion in chambers, imposing a ban on protests at Aso Rock Villa, National Assembly, or Unity Fountain in Abuja, we await a certified true copy of the order, which our lawyers will review, the protest remains unstoppable", while this is ongoing, the United States, US Embassy in Nigeria has warned America citizens to be far from the protest areas and limit their movements in the Nigeria capital city, Abuja, saying, the planned protest may lead to disruptions and violence.  #OsazuwaAkonedo Dave Umahi, AriseTV, Rufai Oseni, The Narrative Of Not Being A Journalist https://ift.tt/QGdzWNT #Columns #AriseTV #Journalism #Oseni #Rufai #Umahi ©October 12th, 2025 ®October 12, 2025 6:06 pm Whenever controversies surround Rufai Oseni, the outspoken and fearless broadcaster on Arise Television, one recurring argument often resurfaces in public discourse — the claim that “Rufai Oseni is not a journalist", critics are quick to emphasize that he lacks a formal academic background in journalism, having originally trained in animal anatomy, but beyond the semantics of qualification, a deeper question emerges: What truly defines a journalist, and what are the core functions of journalism in society? #OsazuwaAkonedo Army Denies Threats Against Free Nnamdi Kanu Mass Protest, Sowore Meets GEJ https://ift.tt/Oao5XP4 #Issues #army #Biafra #Kanu #NA #Nnamdi #Sowore ©October 10th, 2025 ®October 10, 2025 9:32 pm Nigerian Army authority has issued a statement, denying threat messages issued against members of the public ahead of the planned mass protest slated for October 20, 2025 to demand for the release and freedom of the detained Biafra Republic agitation leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, just as the organiser and chief campaigner, Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of SaharaReporters news media met to seek understanding with the former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, who, according to Sowore, promised to visit President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to discuss the issue with him. #OsazuwaAkonedo Nigeria Minister Resigns After He Allegedly Forged UNN, NYSC Certificates https://ift.tt/eotzj4s #Breaking News #Nnaji #Nsukka #NYSC #UNN ©October 7th, 2025 ®October 7, 2025 10:27 pm President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria has accepted the resignation of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Geoffrey Uche Nnaji who had been accused of forging the Degree certificate of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and the certificate of completion of service for the one year mandatory National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, after he allegedly failed an exit course, "Virology" repeatedly at the University. #OsazuwaAkonedo Princess From Ogun State Demands Nnamdi Kanu Release https://ift.tt/BVQxivq #Law #Biafra #Kanu #MajekodunmiOniru #Nnamdi ©October 6th, 2025 ®October 6, 2025 5:18 pm Princess Olatorera Majekodunmi-Oniru from Ogun State and a Commonwealth award winner who is currently pursuing a Master Degree in Law has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately release the detained Biafra Republic agitation leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, stating in a statement personally signed and made available to media newsroom on Monday, that, 10 years of detention without conviction is a grave violation of the fundamental human rights of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, specifically stated verbatim that; "the continued detention of Mr. Kanu without conviction is not merely a legal anomaly; it is a profound failure of justice and a grave violation of his fundamental human rights, his prolonged detention exposes the widening gap between Nigeria’s constitutional expectations and the daily realities of citizens; we must have a justice system that acts with both fairness and decisive strength, not one ensnared in endless procedural ...