Nnamdi Kanu Archives - PRNigeria News https://prnigeria.com/tag/nnamdi-kanu/ Reliable Platform for Press Release Syndication Sat, 27 Dec 2025 09:05:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 https://i0.wp.com/prnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/PRNigeria-Icon.jpg?fit=32%2C23&ssl=1 Nnamdi Kanu Archives - PRNigeria News https://prnigeria.com/tag/nnamdi-kanu/ 32 32 42672738 The Case Against Nnamdi Kanu, Igbo Almajiris And Enemies Of Nigeria, By Dr. Austin Orette https://prnigeria.com/2025/12/27/case-against-nnamdi-kanu-igbo/ Sat, 27 Dec 2025 09:03:31 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=177438 The Case Against Nnamdi Kanu, Igbo Almajiris And Enemies Of Nigeria, By Dr. Austin Orette Igbo Almajiris can’t help their alliteration. You don’t get a safe and progressive country by being lawless. This is the attitude of the folks contributing to the lawlessness in the South-East. They cannot articulate an issue without frothing in the […]

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]]> 177438 When Terror Has a Tribe: The Media Silence on Governor Alex Otti’s Prison Visit, By Labaran Saleh https://prnigeria.com/2025/12/05/when-terror-tribe-media/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:28:28 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=175253 When Terror Has a Tribe: The Media Silence on Governor Alex Otti’s Prison Visit By Labaran Saleh The news broke quietly, almost politely: Governor Alex Otti of Abia State visited Nnamdi Kanu, the convicted leader of the proscribed IPOB movement, at the Sokoto Correctional Centre. No outrage. No public uproar. No talk shows. No press-created […]

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]]> 175253 SPECIAL REPORT: Nnamdi Kanu and the Hard Realities of Prison Rights in Nigeria https://prnigeria.com/2025/11/29/special-report-nnamdi-kanu/ Sat, 29 Nov 2025 19:12:32 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=174782 When Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja delivered judgment on November 20, 2025, it closed one of

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]]> 174782 JUST IN: Court Sentences Nnamdi Kanu to Life Imprisonment https://prnigeria.com/2025/11/20/biafra-court-sentences-nnamdi/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:47:34 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=174143 JUST IN: Court Sentences Nnamdi Kanu to Life Imprisonment The Federal High Court has sentenced Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to life imprisonment over terrorism-related charges. The judgment was delivered by Justice James Omotosho on Thursday, four years after Kanu was controversially arrested in Kenya and extradited to Nigeria. Kanu […]

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]]> 174143 As Soludo Denies Christian Genocide, Kanu Appeals to Trump for Sanctions and Igbo Autonomy https://prnigeria.com/2025/11/06/soludo-denies-christian/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:17:19 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=173268 As Soludo Denies Christian Genocide, Kanu Appeals to Trump for Sanctions and Igbo Autonomy A sharp political divide has emerged over the nature of the violence in southeastern Nigeria, as Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo and detained separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu presented starkly contradictory accounts, just days after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened military action […]

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]]> 173268 Nnamdi Kanu Withdraws Defence Plan, Files No-Case Submission in Terrorism Trial https://prnigeria.com/2025/10/27/nnamdi-kanu-withdraws-defence/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:27:01 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=172683 Nnamdi Kanu Withdraws Defence Plan, Files No-Case Submission in Terrorism Trial The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday, abandoned his earlier plan to open his defence and instead opted to file a no-case submission before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu, who is standing trial on […]

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]]> 172683 Court Orders Kanu to Open Defence Friday After Dismissing Own Legal Team https://prnigeria.com/2025/10/23/court-orders-kanu-open-defence/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 13:33:37 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=172427 Court Orders Kanu to Open Defence Friday After Dismissing Own Legal Team A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the trial of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, till Friday, to enable him begin his defence after he dismissed his entire legal team in dramatic fashion. […]

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]]> 172427 Nnamdi Kanu Opens Defence, Lists Wike, Buratai, Danjuma, Umahi, Others as Witnesses https://prnigeria.com/2025/10/22/nnamdi-kanu-opens-defence/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:03:12 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=172360 Nnamdi Kanu Opens Defence, Lists Wike, Buratai, Danjuma, Umahi, Others as Witnesses Detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has declared his readiness to open his defence in the ongoing terrorism trial at the Federal High Court, Abuja, hours after a nationwide protest calling for his release recorded a poor […]

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]]> 172360 Protest Will Jeopardize Peace Efforts for Kanu’s Freedom, Igbo Leaders Warn https://prnigeria.com/2025/10/16/protest-will-jeopardize-peace/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 17:19:46 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=171996 Protest Will Jeopardize Peace Efforts for Kanu’s Freedom, Igbo Leaders Warn The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and the Southeast Peaceful Youths Integration for Tinubu (SEPYIFT) have advised against the planned nationwide protest scheduled for Monday, October 20, calling instead for continued peaceful dialogue to secure the release of the detained leader of the […]

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]]> 171996 Nnamdi Kanu Fit to Face Trial — NMA Tells Court https://prnigeria.com/2025/10/16/nnamdi-kanu-fit-face-trial/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:10:36 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=171982 Nnamdi Kanu Fit to Face Trial — NMA Tells Court The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has informed the Federal High Court in Abuja that the health condition of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is not life-threatening and does not prevent him from standing trial. A medical panel constituted by […]

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]]> 171982 Nnamdi Kanu to Face Full Trial as Abuja Court Dismisses ‘No Case’ Submission https://prnigeria.com/2025/09/26/nnamdi-kanu-face-full-trial/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 15:34:17 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=170591 Nnamdi Kanu to Face Full Trial as Abuja Court Dismisses ‘No Case’ Submission The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, must now enter his defense in the terrorism charges filed against him by the Federal Government, following a ruling by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday. Justice James […]

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]]> 170591 Court Rejects Nnamdi Kanu’s Request for Transfer to National Hospital https://prnigeria.com/2025/09/15/court-rejects-nnamdi-kanu/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:08:56 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=169745 Court Rejects Nnamdi Kanu’s Request for Transfer to National Hospital The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday declined to hear a motion filed by the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, seeking transfer from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) to the National Hospital, Abuja, […]

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]]> 169745 Nnamdi Kanu’s Threat to Break Up Nigeria Was Deliberate, FG Insists https://prnigeria.com/2025/07/18/nnamdi-threat-breakup-nigeria/ Fri, 18 Jul 2025 19:03:16 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=166342 Nnamdi Kanu’s Threat to Break Up Nigeria Was Deliberate, FG Insists  The Federal Government has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss claims by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, that he has no case to answer in the terrorism charges against him. According to the government, […]

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]]> 166342 #EndSARS: Kanu’s Incitement Led to Death of 233 Security Personnel – FG Tells Court https://prnigeria.com/2025/06/19/endsars-kanu-incitement-death/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 20:51:53 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=164559 #EndSARS: Kanu’s Incitement Led to Death of 233 Security Personnel – FG Tells Court The Federal Government has alleged that the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, incited violence during the #EndSARS protests, leading to the deaths of 233 security personnel across Nigeria. A prosecution witness from the Department of […]

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]]> 164559 FG Rests Its Case in Nnamdi Kanu’s Terrorism Trial https://prnigeria.com/2025/06/19/rests-case-nnamdi-kanu/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 20:20:32 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=164552 Federal Government has closed its case against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, after calling its fifth and last witness.

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]]> 164552 Agabi Speaks Out: DSS Didn’t Block My Meeting with Kanu of IPOB https://prnigeria.com/2025/05/14/agabi-dss-didnt-block/ Wed, 14 May 2025 13:03:50 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=162420 Agabi Speaks Out: DSS Didn’t Block My Meeting with Kanu of IPOB Former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and lead defence lawyer in the terrorism trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of IPOB, Kanu Agabi (SAN) has denied report that himself and members of his team were denied access to their client on Tuesday by […]

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]]> 162420 Nnamdi Kanu Admitted Calling for Attacks on Police – DSS Witness Tells Court https://prnigeria.com/2025/05/06/nnamdi-kanu-admitted-attacks/ Tue, 06 May 2025 13:26:35 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=161894 Nnamdi Kanu Admitted Calling for Attacks on Police – DSS Witness Tells Court A witness from the Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), admitted to operating an illegal radio station and calling on his followers […]

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]]> 161894 Drama: As IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu Dismisses Lawyers and Disrupts Court Proceedings https://prnigeria.com/2025/02/10/drama-ipob-leader-nnamdi-kanu/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 14:52:26 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=156557 Drama: As IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu Dismisses Lawyers and Disrupts Court Proceedings In a dramatic turn of events during the resumed hearing of the case against Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Kanu dismissed his legal team and took over his own defense, leading to chaotic scenes in the […]

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]]> 156557 Court Adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Over Jurisdiction Dispute https://prnigeria.com/2025/02/10/court-adjourns-nnamdi-kanu/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:05:12 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=156539 Federal High Court in Abuja has indefinitely adjourned the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), due to a jurisdictional dispute. 

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]]> 156539 Southeast Demands: Will Tinubu Release Nnamdi Kanu Before 2027 Elections? https://prnigeria.com/2025/01/03/southeast-demands-will-tinubu/ Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:06:59 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=154001 Southeast Demands: Will Tinubu Release Nnamdi Kanu Before 2027 Elections? The detention of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), continues to be one of Nigeria’s most contentious political issues, especially following his re-arrest in 2021. Since his initial arrest in 2015, Kanu’s advocacy for Biafra’s secession has fueled significant unrest, […]

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