Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Monday abandoned his intention to call witnesses in his defence, stating that he believes he has no case to answer in his ongoing trial. At the resumed hearing before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Kanu said he had…
The Senate has reiterated that it will not revisit the suspension case involving Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, insisting the matter is now before the court. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu (Ekiti South), made this known on Tuesday at a one-day capacity-building workshop for members of the Senate Press…
A new suspected cholera case has been reported in Namibia’s northwestern Kunene Region, while the number of confirmed cases has risen to six. The Ministry of Health and Social Services said on Tuesday. According to the ministry, the latest case involves a 13-year-old boy from the Orokapare location in Opuwo town. The patient, who presented…
A Nigerian court has dismissed a set of statements presented by the anti-graft agency in a multi-billion-naira fraud trial, declaring that they were obtained in violation of legal procedures and under potential duress. Justice Slyvanius Oriji of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting in Maitama, ruled on Tuesday that the statements…
