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Biafra: Order DSS To Obey Court Order On Nnamdi Kanu, Lawyer Tells Buhari

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Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lead Counsel of Nnamdi Kanu, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to caution the Department of State Services, DSS.

Ejiofor said Buhari should order the DSS to obey court order over the handling of Kanu.

He said the secret police should be told not to detain Kanu in solitary confinement.

Speaking after his routine visit to Kanu at the DSS headquarters in Abuja, yesterday, Ejiofor said the Buhari-led executive should stop interfering in Kanu’s trial.

The lead counsel also insisted that the executive arm of government was interfering in the trial of the IPOB leader.

Ejiofor lamented that the judiciary was not independent in Kanu’s trial.

Ejiofor said in the statement that: “What we are earnestly asking for is nothing else, but for the executive arm of Government led by the President of the FRN, to desist from further interfering in the judicial process.

“We can authoritatively confirm to the World that the executive arm of the Government of the FRN, ably led by the President is gravely and effectively interfering in our Client’s judicial proceedings.

“To demonstrate good faith and impartiality, we beckon on the President of the FRN to first caution the DSS which answers solely to him, to obey all Court Orders as it relates to the management of this case.

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“Our Client, Kanu should not be detained in solitary confinement (which is an act of torture) in the custody of the same Agency accusing him of committing sundry offences and expect fair hearing. Hence, there is no independence of the judiciary as far as this case is concerned, and the President of the FRN is fully aware of this.”

Kanu has been locked up by the secret police after he was rearrested in June 2021.

The IPOB leader was believed to have been arrested in Kenya and repatriated to Nigeria to further his trial for treason before the Justice Binta Nyako-led Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja.

Justice Nyako had granted him bail in 2017 but he fled to Europe where he continued his agitation for Nigeria’s secession, and the actualization of Biafra.

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Group Of Top Male Footballers ‘Planning To Come Out As Gay Next Month

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A group of top male footballers ‘are planning to come out as gay on May 17.

German outlet Preussische Allgemeine Zeitung claims a group of professionals across the country will declare publicly their sexual orientation.

The date in question is of particular reference as it is the International Day Against Homophobia.

It is believed that all of the clubs the reported players are aware of the planned proposals.

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However, Preussische Allgemeine Zeitung adds that some players still have reservations about revealing their homosexuality and could still make a U-turn in doing so.

Marcus Urban is a former footballer in Germany who came out as gay in 2007, 16 years after quitting the sport. Urban, now 52, is the co-founder of Diversero, a global community for diversity, and hopes next month’s plans do come to fruition.

‘I think they are respected and celebrated for that. Not by everyone, that’s clear. But hate speech cannot be a criterion for a life,

‘May 17 is an offer,’ he told the Editorial Network Germany (RND). ‘A date that you could use as a guide and get together as a group.

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‘There is controversy there. Do I still want to wait until the world of football becomes the way I want it to be? Why should I wait? An interesting dynamic has come into play, you can see that people’s minds are starting to move and are thinking about whether it really makes sense to continue to hide and deny themselves.

Urban went on to reveal that there are gay couples playing in the Bundesliga too – declaring it would be ‘liberating’ if they came out.

‘There are also gay Bundesliga couples who are in hiding,’ he continued.

‘That would be so liberating. What’s wrong with it.’

 

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Saudi Arabia Opens First Alcohol Store, Nigerian Muslims React

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Nigerian Muslims have gone on X to express outrage after it was announced that Saudi Arabia has opened its first alcohol store in Riyadh.

Alcohol consumption is against the teachings of Islam and Saudi Arabia, a Muslim country, has always obeyed to this law by forbidding the operation of alcohol stores in the country.

However, for the first time, the country opened its first alcohol store in the diplomatic quarter of its capital Riyadh.

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After it was announced on X, Nigerian Muslims took to the platform to express their displeasure.

“Disgraceful,” one Nigerian Muslim wrote on X. “They’re slowly turning Saudi Arabia into Las Vegas and it’s making me mad. At the rate they’re going , very soon they’ll legalize prostitution and same sex marriage in our most sacred city.”

Nigerian Muslims read the riot act after Saudi Arabia opened its first alcohol store.

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Another said: “It’s baffling and disgusting to see that Saudi Arabia has opened the first alcohol store in Riyadh.

“I wonder why the current crown prince is going against the teachings of the holy prophet by accommodating western cultures in a country like Saudi Arabia where the two most holy mosque are situated.

“This is an insult to the religion of peace and the entire Muslim ummah. It’s disgraceful.”

 

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VIDEO: Meet Nigerian Pastor Who Predicted World Will End April 25

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An unidentified Nigerian pastor has stirred reactions on social media by following a prophetic revelation that the world would end on the 25th of April 2024.

In a video which has since gone viral, the pastor disclosed that God informed him of the end of the world during a prayer session.

The pastor emphasised that he clearly saw the date and that God mentioned it to him twice.

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He said, “By the 25th of April, the world is going to end. If you like take this serious, if you don’t like don’t take it serious.

“But this is real, rapture is coming, on the 25th of April 2024, I saw it very clear, do you understand? I saw the date very clear and the lord ministered to me. He mentioned it twice, it has happened twice.”

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Source: PUNCH

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