Latest News

Ozekhome takes over as Nnamdi Kanu’s lead counsel as court adjourns till Wednesday

Published by

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday adjourned the case of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), till Wednesday just as Lagos lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, had taken over as his lead counsel.

The case was adjourned till Wednesday by the judge to enable Nnamdi Kanu take his plea.

The court also directed Kanu to meet with his lawyers inside the court room for some minutes before going back to DSS custody.

Recall that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government had amended the charges which was initially a seven-count treasonable felony charge to a 15-count amended charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/383/2015.

Other members of the legal team at the court on Tuesday included Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Aloy Ejimakor, Maxwell Opara, among others.

Details later…

Recent Posts

Rumbles in Nigeria’s FMCG space, as Fearless, Pop Power bicker over product identity

In standard marketing practice, one of the key elements of branding is differentiation. That is…

9 minutes ago

Osun politics, defection and Adeleke’s prospects in 2026

By Kehinde Kolawole HONOURABLE Oluwole Oke is a quintessential lawmaker. He has been in the…

44 minutes ago

Human trafficking: A persistent scourge Nigeria must deal with

As Nigeria continues to grapple with various socio-economic challenges, one issue that demands urgent attention…

2 hours ago

Aso-ofi, men-led traditional cloth business striving for survival amidst inflation

Aso-Oke is an age-old handicraft largely accompanied by huge profit; however, the recent skyrocketing in…

2 hours ago

Japa: Why paying N15m to N40m for UK, US certificate of sponsorship is fraud — Immigration lawyer

He lamented that people package a Certificate of Sponsorship for those travelling (Japa) and sell…

3 hours ago

APC youth leaders applaud Matawalle’s contributions to national security

The APC youth leaders' network has commended the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle,…

3 hours ago

Welcome

Install

This website uses cookies.