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Terrorism Not Part Of Charges Against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Says Lawyer
Constitution is supreme and any action inconsistent with it is void, no matter the motive.”
The human rights lawyer argued that Kanu’s activities fall within his constitutional rights. “Section 39 of the 1999 Constitution guarantees freedom of expression, while Article 20 of the African Charter recognizes the right of peoples to self-determination,” she stated.
“Advocating for political reform or self-determination is not terrorism. It is protected speech.”
She also defended the public campaign by some activists calling for Kanu’s release, describing it as a legitimate demand for justice. “Every major democratic turning point in history began with freeing a conscience prisoner,” she said.
“Mandela’s release changed South Africa, Gandhi’s release reshaped India, and Martin Luther King’s release energized the civil rights movement. Justice for one political prisoner is justice for all.”
Okezie faulted the use of international examples of prolonged detentions to justify Kanu’s continued incarceration, saying those cited instances have been widely condemned by the international community. “Guantánamo Bay, Turkey, and Kashmir are not models of justice. The United Nations and European courts have repeatedly condemned such practices as politically motivated detentions,” she said.
She described the prolonged detention of Kanu despite court orders as a threat to democracy and judicial independence. “Obedience to court orders remains the cornerstone of democracy,” she said. “No government can claim to uphold the rule of law while selectively enforcing judgments.”
Okezie called on the Federal Government to comply with judicial rulings and release Kanu, emphasizing that Nigeria’s credibility before the international community depends on its respect for the rule of law.
“The government must demonstrate that no citizen is above or beneath the protection of the Constitution,” she said. “The continued detention of a man discharged by a competent court undermines the nation’s commitment to justice and equality.
“The law must remain sacred,” she said. “Nigeria cannot build a stable democracy by disregarding its own courts. Justice for one is justice for all.”
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Man in shock after lady he lodged with in a hotel in Abuja flees with his car and other valuables
A Nigerian man is currently in shock after a young lady identified as Precious Chinyere , whom he took to a hotel in the Asokoro area in the FCT for a romantic getaway allegedly fled with his car and other personal belongings on Thursday, February 5,
The distraught man and Precious had visited the hotel and opted for a short time stay. Things took a different in the evening when the man noticed Precious had left the hotel room without notifying him and took along with her some of his personal belongings including phones and laptop and also his car.
The victim immediately reported the incident to the police.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, told LIB that the matter is currently being investigated and that efforts are being made to apprehend the suspect.
The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the k!lling of more than 200 civilians in recent attacks on communities in Kwara State.
Recall that terrorists launched de@dly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night, k!lling unsuspecting citizens.
It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages, opened fire on residents and burned homes.
According to reports, the de@th toll from the unfortunate incident hit 200 on Thursday night.
Reacting, the US Mission Nigeria condemned the k!lling via a post on its official X handle.
The post reads, “The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the de@th toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for.
“We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence.
“We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”
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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online
A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.
In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.
According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.
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