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Politics › Tinubu Will Release Nnamdi Kanu – Bianca Ojukwu by NwaNimo1(op): 10:46pm On Nov 26, 2024 |
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has announced that President Bola Tinubu will release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
This was made known during the 13th memorial anniversary of the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu in Owerri on Tuesday.
Ambassador Ojukwu emphasized that President Tinubu recognized the significance of Kanu’s release, which would help unveil criminal elements exploiting IPOB to instigate chaos in the Southeast.
“President Tinubu understands the importance of Kanu’s release. It will expose the masqueraders behind the violence and help restore order. I will do whatever it takes to ensure His Excellency grants this request.
“The release of Nnamdi Kanu is essential to distinguishing genuine freedom fighters from criminals causing mayhem in the Southeast,” Ojukwu stated.
She pointed out that the Igbo people were not known for harming their own and urged for collective efforts to reclaim the region from criminality and insecurity.
The ambassador also condemned the violent “sit-at-home” orders imposed in the Southeast, noting that they contradict the principles of self-determination and have hindered economic activities in the area.
“Ndigbo are enterprising and their brother’s keepers. We must reclaim our land and continue to promote the ideals for which Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu stood,” she said.
DAILY POST recalls that Nnamdi Kanu has been in custody since he was repatriated from Kenya. https://dailypost.ng/2024/11/26/tinubu-will-release-nnamdi-kanu-bianca-ojukwu/
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Foreign Affairs › Hezbollah Fire Causes Widespread Destruction In 'israel' by NwaNimo1(op): 9:15pm On Nov 26, 2024 |
Israeli media, citing the Israeli Tax Authority, reported significant damage in the northern settlements of Manara, Shtula, Kiryat Shmona, Zar'it, Nahariya, and Shlomi.According to Al Mayadeen, the revelations come despite "Israel" imposing strict military censorship to cover up and conceal the damage and losses suffered in the north, as Hezbollah continues to fire dozens of missiles and drones daily. The Tax Authority also indicated that there is extensive, unreported damage elsewhere in the region, due to the fact that the settlers have been evacuated or because the injuries are in areas that cannot be entered based on the Israeli army's instructions. According to the authority, Hezbollah fire has completely damaged 9,000 buildings and over 7,000 vehicles in these northern settlements.Meanwhile, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth confirmed that the destruction in Kiryat Shmona is extensive, with repairs to the damaged schools alone expected to take four months. The newspaper also noted that in the border towns with Lebanon, nearly every building has been damaged, with most houses requiring either repairs or demolition. In a related context, over 8,800 homes have been reportedly destroyed in northern "Israel", along with more than 7,000 vehicles and approximately 300 agricultural sites damaged.David Azoulay, the head of the settlement council in Metulla, reported that 70% of the homes in Metulla have been destroyed, with the rehabilitation process expected to take at least two years. MNA https://en.mehrnews.com/news/224950/Hezbollah-fire-causes-widespread-destruction-in-Israelhttps://media.mehrnews.com/d/2024/11/26/3/5264207.jpg[img][/img] |
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Foreign Affairs › Re: UK Government Indicates Netanyahu Faces Arrest If He Enters UK by NwaNimo1(op): 11:23pm On Nov 22, 2024 |
DeadCountry: Terrorists are crying including their sponsors, the UK government. This is the same UK government that killed over 6 million Biafrans because of our oil and gas trying to tell Israel what to do against terrorists that are killing them. Do this terrorist sponsoring UK government know what is self defense? These idiotic British people are not even relevant in Europe anymore. Isrel shopuld bomb them into oblivion if they mess up. https://storage.ko-fi.com/cdn/useruploads/display/4e1b7a86-58b1-4f4b-9070-985f55820091_3ojxw.gif |
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Foreign Affairs › UK Government Indicates Netanyahu Faces Arrest If He Enters UK by NwaNimo1(op): 10:43pm On Nov 22, 2024 |
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces arrest if he travels to the UK, after an international arrest warrant was issued for him, Downing Street has indicated. 
A No 10 spokesman refused to comment on the specific case but said the government would fulfil its "legal obligations".
On Thursday the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu, along with Israel's former defence minister Yoav Gallant, over alleged war crimes in Gaza.
The court's member countries, including the UK, have signed a treaty that obliges them to act on arrest warrants.
Asked whether Netanyahu would be detained if he entered the UK, the prime minister's official spokesman refused to comment on "hypotheticals".
However, he added: "The government would fulfil its obligations under the act and indeed its legal obligations."
This refers to the International Criminal Court Act 2001, which states that if the court issues a warrant for arrest, a designated minister "shall transmit the request… to an appropriate judicial officer", who, if satisfied the warrant appears to have been issued by the ICC, "shall endorse the warrant for execution in the United Kingdom".
The PM's spokesman confirmed the government stands by the process outlined in the act and would "always comply with its legal obligations as set out by domestic law and indeed international law".
He was unable to confirm which secretary of state would be involved in the process and did not answer questions about whether the government was seeking legal advice from Attorney General Lord Hermer - the UK's top lawyer - in relation to the case.
Generally, arrest warrants and extradition requests from around the world must be sent to a special team in the Home Office for basic checks before they are acted on.
The UK’s legislation on the ICC says that the courts have the final say on whether an arrest and “delivery” of a suspect should go ahead.
Asked whether the PM was still willing to talk to Netanyahu, the PM's spokesman said it was "obviously important that we have a dialogue with Israel on all levels", describing the country as "a key partner across a range of areas".
Last month Lord Hermer told the BBC he would not allow political considerations to influence his conclusions if the ICC were to issue an arrest warrant.
"My advice [on an arrest warrant for Mr Netanyahu] would be legal advice, based on analysis of the law," he said.
"It's not for the attorney to dictate what a government chooses to do. The role of the attorney is to provide fearless legal advice as to what the law requires, what the contents of the law is, and where the law takes you. And that's what I'm going to do."
Following the arrest warrants being issued on Thursday, Downing Street said the UK government respected the ICC's independence and remained focused on pushing for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
The court also issued a warrant for Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif, who Israel says was killed in July, over alleged war crimes in relation to the 7 October 2023 attacks against Israel.
Shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel criticised the ICC for drawing a "moral equivalence" between Israel's actions in Gaza and the 7 October attacks.
She called on the government to "condemn and challenge" the court's decision, describing it as "concerning and provocative".
After winning power, the new Labour government scrapped its predecessor's plan to challenge the right of the ICC to issue arrest warrants, saying it was a matter for the judges to decide.
The impact of the warrants will depend on whether the court's 124 member states - which do not include Israel or its ally, the US - decide to enforce them or not.
US President Joe Biden has called the arrest warrant for the Israeli prime minister "outrageous", saying there is "no equivalence" between Israel and Hamas.
However, officials from a number of European countries have made statements standing by the court and said they would implement its decision.
Both Israel and Hamas reject the allegations made by the ICC, with Netanyahu branding the warrant "antisemitic".
Netanyahu condemned the ICC’s decision as “antisemitic”. Hamas made no mention of the warrant for Deif but welcomed the warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant.
French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot has told the BBC that the ICC’s decision “is the formalisation of an accusation, it is by no means a judgement”.
He told the Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show: “We also say that we’ve condemned, in [the] strongest possible terms, the fact that humanitarian help has not been able to reach civil populations in Gaza while the situation is catastrophic.
“But in no way do we draw any form of equivalence between the Hamas leaders that have been targeted by arrest warrants by the ICC and the government of Israel.” https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjr4gvydxeno
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Sports › Woman Wins Civil Rape Case Against Conor Mcgregor by NwaNimo1(op): 10:34pm On Nov 22, 2024 |
A woman who accused Conor McGregor of raping her has won her claim against him for damages in a civil case.A jury found that the Irish mixed martial arts fighter raped Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in December 2018. He has been ordered to pay her more than €248,000 (£206,000) in damages.Speaking outside the court on Friday, Ms Hand said her story was "a reminder that no matter how afraid you might be to speak up, you have a voice". In a post on X on Friday evening, McGregor said he would appeal against the verdict and he thanked "all my support worldwide". "I am with my family now, focused on my future," he added. Nikita Hand said she was "overwhelmed" by support after taking the case against McGregor The jury at the High Court in Dublin had been deliberating for a day before returning its verdict that McGregor did rape Ms Hand. She had also taken a case against another man, James Lawrence, 35, of Rafter's Road, Drimnagh in Dublin. She alleged that he assaulted her by having sex with her without her consent in the Beacon Hotel. The jury found that he did not assault her. 'Justice will be served'Ms Hand told reporters said she was "overwhelmed and touched" by the support she had received. She added: "I want to show [my daughter] Freya and every other young girl and boy that you can stand up for yourself if something happens to you, no matter who the person is, and that justice will be served." Both men had denied the claims by the 35-year-old hair colourist and said they separately had consensual sex with Ms Hand at the hotel almost six years ago.After eight days of evidence and three days listening to closing speeches and the judge's comments, the jury of eight women and four men spent six hours and 10 minutes deliberating before returning with its verdict. McGregor shook his head after the jury read out that Ms Hand had won her case against him. He was accompanied by his partner Dee Devlin, his parents, his sister and his brother-in-law. He sat in the back row of the court, between his partner and mother Margaret. Ms Hand cried and was hugged by her partner and supporters. James Lawrence, who has light brown hair and wears a blue and navy coat. He has his back partially turned to the camera with his head tilted towards it. The jury found that James Lawrence did not assault Nikita Hand The jury had previously heard that on the day of the attack Ms Hand and her colleague Danielle Kealy went to the hotel's penthouse suite with McGregor and Mr Lawrence after their work Christmas party. They gave evidence of how they had been partying all night from 8 December into the morning of 9 December and had been heavily drinking and taking cocaine. 'Placed in a chokehold'Ms Hand, a mother-of-one, told the court how McGregor had pinned her to a bed before assaulting her. She was left with extensive bruises and abrasions over her body, including on her hands and wrists. There was a bloodied scratch on her breast and tenderness on her neck after she said she was placed in a "chokehold" by McGregor.He denied causing the bruising, saying it could have happened after she "swan dived" into the bath in the hotel room. Ms Hand was taken in an ambulance to the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin the next day where she was assessed in the sexual assault treatment unit. A paramedic who examined Ms Hand told the court that she had not seen "someone so bruised" in a long time. The jury had been told how Ms Hand had to leave her job as a hairdresser and has not been able to work since due to her mental health, that her relationship with her partner ended months after the incident, that she had to move out of her home in Drimnagh and that her mortgage was now in arrears. She also said she had to stop seeing a counsellor because she could no longer afford to pay for the sessions. The court heard that she had spent more than €4,000 (£3,326) on GP, pharmacy and psychotherapy costs. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyrxl00151o |
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