DSS Seeks Discontinuation Of Kanu's Trial

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday asked the Senior Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja to discontinue the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, Director of Radio Biafra and Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.

Kanu has been slammed with a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, intimidation and belonging to an unlawful society, and has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

At the resumed hearing of the case on Monday, prosecution counsel, Moses Idakwo, told the Magistrate, Mr Usman Shuaibu that the prosecution has new facts which have taken the matter out of the jurisdiction of the court.

He said that having discovered that the suspect was involved in terrorism, “the complainant is, therefore, applying to discontinue the matter under section 108(1) of administration of criminal justice act 2015.’’

He added that the DSS had already obtained an order from the Federal High Court, Abuja to keep the accused in its custody for 90 days.

However , Kanu’s counsel, Vincent Obetta, asked the court not to grant the prayer of the  prosecution since they did not present any information from the Attorney-General of the Federation who has the sole authority to approve such.

Obetta told the court that the DSS violated the order of the court by refusing to release Kanu on bail as granted by the court even after the bail conditions had been met . He added that the accused had been in DSS custody since his  arrest.

Having heard from both counsels, the Magistrate adjourned the case till December 1 for ruling.

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Angry youths go berserk as prophet fails to resurrect dead politician

The remains of the APC candidate in Saturday's Kogi State governorship election, the late Prince Abubakar Audu were on Monday afternoon, laid to rest at his Ogbonicha country home in Ofu local government area of the state.

Earlier on, the youths of the community had defied Audu's family to allow a prophet who claimed to have the power to resurrect the dead politician access to his body.

However, when he failed to resurrect the dead man, the youths went berserk and almost lynched the prophet.

It was after the prophet had failed in his mission that a team of imams from across Igala land performed the burial rites.

It was a harvest of tears at the well attended burial as the community bemoaned their loss.

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Supporters Cheer As Director of Radio Biafra Appears In Court (Photos)

Following last Wednesday's court order, the Director of Radio Biafra and Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr Nnamdi Kanu, was finally arraigned by the DSS on Monday,  at the Wuse Zone 2 Magistrate Court, Abuja.

See photos of Mr Kanu's supporters on a solidarity protest.

Photo credits : Vanguard

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Suicide Bomber Kills 8 In Maiduguri

Eight persons lost their lives on Sunday when a female suicide bomber disguised as an internally displaced person got into the midst of women and children who had just arrived Maiduguri and detonated her explosive devices.

Mohammed Kanar, Northeast Director of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, confirmed to AFP that the suicide bomber sneaked in amongst them disguised as an IDP (internally displaced person)before setting off her explosives.

The victims were said to have arrived from Mafa district near the border with Cameroun, an area that had hitherto been ravaged by Boko Haram.

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Boko Haram : Bishop Kukah Questions Insurgents's Mental Health

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah has been asking questions about the state of mind of people who kill people in their places of worship.

See what the bishop said after observing Sunday's Christ The King Procession in Sokoto metropolis.

“A good number of Nigerians have decided to make themselves agents of darkness. But because we are all God’s children, I don’t believe that anybody in his right frame of mind will decide to kill people in their places of worship. That is awkward.

“Can anybody claiming to be a Muslim kill people in the Mosque, or anybody claiming to be a Christian kill people in the Church?"

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Abubakar Audu Dies At The Verge Of Victory

The death has been confirmed of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the Saturday, November 21 , 2015 governorship election in Kogi State, Prince Abubakar Audu.

Audu was reportedly advised to take a rest on Saturday, having complained of stomach ache shortly after casting his vote.

He is rumored to have died around 10 am on Sunday, but some people said that he slumped and passed away when the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC declared the election inconclusive.

The late APC governorship candidate was leading Peoples Democratic Party, PDP's incumbent governor Idris Wada by 41,353 votes when INEC declared the contest inconclusive due to irregularities in some polling units.

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Kogi Governorship Election Declared Inconclusive

Following the failure of a clear winner to emerge in the Kogi State governorship election held on Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared the contest inconclusive.

After the collation of results on Sunday, the two leading contenders, Prince Abubakar Audu of the All Progressives Congress, APC and incumbent governor Idris Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP polled 240,867 and 199,514 votes respectively.

Owing to violence and other factors, voting was canceled in several polling units with  registered voters totalling about 49,900.

Given that the APC candidate led his PDP rival with a margin of 41,353 votes which is less than the votes accruable from the areas where elections did not take place, INEC declared the election inconclusive in accordance with the electoral law.

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