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BREAKING: Court affirms Sowore as AAC National Chairman
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BREAKING: Court affirms Sowore as AAC National Chairman

The Appeal Court convened in Abuja has upheld the publisher of SaharaReporter, Omoyele Sowore, as the National Chairman of the African Action Congress (AAC). Sowore had in an appeal numbered CA/A/812/2019 contested a High Court ruling delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo, which declared one Leonard Nzenwa as the Acting Chairman of the party. The AAC presidential contender also requested the court through his attorney, Inibehe Effiong, to nullify the ruling of the lower court and grant all the requests made by the appellant. Justice A.J Adah, in his ruling on Thursday, determined that the lower court lacked the authority to interfere in the internal matters of the party. The judge additionally dismissed the suit initiated by Nzenwa, which served as the foundation upon which the Inde...
Breaking: Court discharges and acquits Nnamdi Kanu
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Breaking: Court discharges and acquits Nnamdi Kanu

The imprisoned chief of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has been released and exonerated of the seven-count accusation against him by the Federal Government. The triad panel of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, presided over by Justice Jummai Hanatu, stated it was convinced that the Federal Government openly transgressed the law when it forcibly extradited Kanu from Kenya to the nation for the resumption of his trial. In its ruling on Thursday, the court determined that such extraordinary rendition, without compliance with proper legal procedures, constituted a significant breach of all international treaties, protocols, and guidelines that Nigeria subscribes to, in addition to a violation of the Appellant’s essential human rights. As per the court, the Federal G...