₦airaland Forum

zendy:
OP, is the parliamentarian the woman kneeling down? IPOB taking the struggle to the heart of British Governance and rightfully so too! Britain must answer to why it brought together incompatible people without seeking the permission of the indigeneous people of the land first!

Nice one!

@bolded, yes, see her Clearly here.

.

jaybee3:
My office is actually not far from the parliament and ain't nothing mega about the few clamoring for a pipe dream

Picture or I don't believe you.

.

s Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa saying that Biafra is all about the South East? If so, is he asserting that Capt. Anuku, Col. Mike Okwechime, Col. Joe Achuzia, Major Chukwuma Nzeogwu, Col. Conrad Nwawo, Col. Ben Nwajei, and other Biafrans from the present-day Delta State were recruited into the Biafran Military as mercenaries? Even the name “Anioma”, does that name sound like Oduduwa, Bini or Arewa to Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa? Furthermore, does the first name of Dr. Okowa which is “Ifeanyi” sound like a Hausa name?

Unanswered questions.

DR. IFEANYI ARTHUR OKOWA AND HIS DISJOINTED UNDERSTANDING OF THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE NATION OF BIAFRA.

On Wednesday, February 3, 2016 during his first interactive session with journalist at the Government House in Asaba in Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa made the following statements; “Delta State has never been, and is not part of the South East. Biafra agitation, we criticize it. Anioma land as it is said, was part of Bendel State; we were part of the Mid-West State, we have not been part of the South East. So obviously, we cannot be said to be part of them (Biafra). We may speak a similar language, but we are not part of the South East. We were part of the Mid-West, now we are Deltans.”
Dr. Okowa, who is the current governor of Delta State, was just two days short of his 8th birthday when Yakubu Gowon-led Nigerian Armed Forces invaded Biafraland on July 6, 1967. But considering the fact he attended the famous Edo College in Benin City in the 1970’s, he should have learned a bit about the history of his own people and the Nigerian war of genocide against Biafra.
The statements of Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa indicate that he is either pretending not to know the history of his people or he is making such statements to please his Northern Nigeria friends and supporters. Is Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa saying that Biafra is all about the South East? If so, is he asserting that Capt. Anuku, Col. Mike Okwechime, Col. Joe Achuzia, Major Chukwuma Nzeogwu, Col. Conrad Nwawo, Col. Ben Nwajei, and other Biafrans from the present-day Delta State were recruited into the Biafran Military as mercenaries? Even the name “Anioma”, does that name sound like Oduduwa, Bini or Arewa to Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa? Furthermore, does the first name of Dr. Okowa which is “Ifeanyi” sound like a Hausa name?
Because Yakubu Gowon forced the people of current Delta State into alliance with the Binis and named them Mid-West, does that remove their Biafranness? Perhaps, we would like to remind Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa that in Delta State, there is a community called “Igbo bi na uzo” which is shortened as Igbouzo or anglicized as Ibusa, which is where Prof Pat Utomi comes from. As someone from Owa Kingdom, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa should know that his roots is to ancient Eri Kingdom and genealogically, he is from the Igbo-speaking area of the nation of Biafra.
May we ask Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa who was elected the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo on November 29, 2008?
Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa is deepening the identity crisis engendered on the so-called Niger Delta or “South-South” by the British and Northern Nigeria which has culminated in sowing seeds of discord, hatred, and mutual suspicion among fellow Biafrans. Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa by his misguided utterances has shown disdain for God’s creation because he is mocking God’s efforts in making people of the same descent to speak the same language. It is laughable that Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa is behaving as if he will be the person to determine for all Biafrans, to be or not to be part of their God-given nation of Biafra. We therefore, advise Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa to desist from mocking and challenging God and His creation.
We are hereby educating Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa that Biafra’s footprints cover the entire South East and all of the so-called South-South with the exception of Edo State but with the inclusion of Igboakiri or Igbanke as is presently called. We further educate Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa that Biafra also includes Idoma land and Igala land. Finally, we advise Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa to concentrate on his primary function of lifting up the quality of lives of the Biafran people in the present-day Delta State while we steadily and successfully go through excision of Biafra from the British contraption called Nigeria.
The restoration of the Nation of Biafra is unstoppable, unquenchable, irrevocable, irreversible, and a continuum. We are not going to leave any Biafran behind and that includes the entire Delta State. Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa should better shape up or ship out!


Signed:
Barrister Emma Nmezu & Dr. Clifford Chukwuemeka Iroanya
Spokespersons for Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)

gunuvi:
Why is it that some super powers always believe they can do and undo.
why haven't the USA arested trump for his hate and racism campaigns?. I am happy for this ruling and the one agreed by the AU against the ICC. Africa will be great

Hmmmm.

chriskosherbal:
At last

Yes o o, the forces of darkness must surrender to forces of light.

Congrats

Justice for one is justice for all.

Caseless:
answer my question or sharrap.

Your questions is a little bit more stupid than you.
You're trying to support tyranny abi?

A UN panel considering the alleged “unlawful detention” of Julian Assange has reportedly ruled in favour of the WikiLeaks founder.

Assange was granted political asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden. He is wanted there for questioning over allegations of sexual assault but he denies the claims.

In 2014 he filed a complaint against the UK and Sweden and said he was being “arbitrarily detained” in the Embassy as he could not leave without being arrested.


It is believed that the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention - which was considering Assange's request for relief - has ruled in his favour, according to the BBC. The decision is due to be published on Friday.

On Thursday, Assange said he would accept arrest by UK police if the panel ruled against him. The 44-year-old said he would leave the Embassy on Friday.


Julian Assange considers surrendering to police
“Should the UN announce tomorrow that I have lost my case against the United Kingdom and Sweden, I shall exit the Embassy at noon on Friday to accept arrest by British police as there is no meaningful prospect of further appeal," Assange said in a statement.

However, he added that he expected his passport to be returned and further attempts to arrest him to be blocked if “the state parties [were] found to have acted unlawfully”.


In December 2010, Assange was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault in Sweden and his extradition was ordered.

Failing to surrender for removal to Sweden in 2012 after seeking refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy means he is subject to arrest by the Metropolitan Police.

The Met says it maintains this position.

In October 2015, the Met Police stood down the 24/7 police presence outside the Embassy and said “should [Assange] leave the Embassy the [Metropolitan Police Service] will make every effort to arrest him”.

A spokesman from the government said opinions from the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention would not be pre-empted.

"We have been consistently clear that Mr Assange has never been arbitrarily detained by the UK but is, in fact, voluntarily avoiding lawful arrest by choosing to remain in the Ecuadorean embassy.

"An allegation of rape is still outstanding and a European Arrest Warrant in place, so the UK continues to have a legal obligation to extradite Mr Assange to Sweden," he said.

The Australian fears Sweden will extradite him to authorities in the US where he could be put on trial over the activities of the WikiLeaks website, which has published thousands of classified military and diplomatic documents.

In 2010, WikiLeaks published a classified US military video which showed an attack by Apache helicopters that killed a dozen people in Baghdad three years earlier.

It was followed by the release of thousands of documents regarding the US-led military campaign in Afghanistan.



http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/julian-assange-wikileaks-founder-will-accept-arrest-if-un-rules-against-him-a6852551.html

yemmynoni:
u are sighted Mr wailer

Please stop insulting your superiors.

OP, Wetin you drink?
Ibori was released and rearrested, when did Buhari released Kanu?

The people of Akwa Ibom yesterday night troop out in mass to burn every trace of APC in their state after Supreme Court affirmed the election of their governor, Udom Emmanuel.

HungerBAD:
Mr President.

I beg to disagree with you. Goodluck Jonathan did not do anything special, he got his behind whopped by the Nigerian Electorate, tired of him and his thieving Cabal, and he respectfully did the RIGHT thing by handing over to the Winner.

Nigeria is still a Democratic Country, and there is nothing special if a "LOSER" passes on the BATON of Power to the "WINNER".

Child of Pain and anger spotted.

WATCHOVER:
weapons explode before firing leading to death and injuries of our troops.
So Mr. How are you now winning the war technically.
I think Mr. lai's mouth needs to be checked Mechanically.

Can you imagine this kind of lies.

arresa:
[s][/s]





It was tested on the brave Nigerian who lost his life because of GEJ's corruption and unpatriotic ways..

Mr Man, you have nothing to say. Stop defending indefensible.

BARRISTER OBETTA SACKED; NOTHING LIKE "WE ARE WITHDRAWING FROM THE CASE." NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE!

A bird dancing on the pathway must be dancing to a rhythmic drumbeat sound coming from a surrounding bush. After all, Ifeajuna as a name and by all intents and purposes projects a treacherous personality and betrayal exemplary.

Biafra Liberation is fought at different levels and times, but one common phenomenon underlying each of these battles is that Biafra wins at the end of the contest no matter who is involved on the other side. Victory will eventually go to Biafra and for Biafrans.

It is no longer news that A Federal High Court in Abuja recently denied bail to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra and founder/Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.

Kanu is being prosecuted for a treasonable felony and other offenses bordering on his agitation for the Republic of Biafra in line with the provisions of the United Nations Charter on Rights of the Indigenous People to Self-Determination.

However, Justice John Tsoho (the presiding Judge) in rejecting the accused person’s bail application on Friday held that he was not entitled to bail as he failed to show that he would not continue to commit the alleged crime for which he was being prosecuted. Impliedly, Nnamdi has been found guilty of the crime before the trial). At the background, a lot has happened, Nnamdi has been at the receiving end and have to take a decisive action to bring to end the ugly turn before it goes out of control.

As a native proverb says, “the one that was contracted to chase away invading spirits somehow joined the spirits in tormenting their victim.” Barrister Obetta’s stroke and style in the handling of Director Nnamdi Kanu’s case could be likened and simply described as a case of “tail wagging the dog” and not the other way round. Obetta characteristically told the Director Nnamdi Kanu that he (Obetta) is in charge of him and his case. Not only that he said so, but he also acted and stoutly advanced his selfish plans by crafting networks which he used to sustain and suppress Director and to attain or promote his economic gains and secure cheap popularity.
Typical of Obetta, while Director was in the dungeon of the DSS, he allegedly instructed DSS not to allow anybody to visit Director. Meanwhile, he (Obetta) refused abruptly to update both the lawful spouse of the Director Nnamdi Kanu and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on the progress of a case he was assigned to handle. As if that was not enough, Obetta in deviance told the entire world repeatedly at different times that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu was being treated to the finest of hospitality as someone in a presidential hotel. That he is well and good and that no one should worry about him. This was against the fact that Nnamdi was abused and tortured physically and psychologically, denied medical attention and visits from his acquaintances.

In effect and deductively, Obetta can be said to be doing the biddings of his masters - DSS and not that of his supposed client. Evidently, Obetta believed in his wild imagination that Nnamdi Kanu’s case will be delayed hence held indefinitely. No thanks to his approach to the case. Obetta built a wall against the Director such that no one was able to reach Director to inform him of those things he (Obetta) never intended disclosing to him. Hence, Director Nnamdi Kanu lived only at Obetta’s mercies and messes. Consequently, Obetta had a temporary overall control of affairs which he utilized in orchestrating cracks and gaps which warmed the opportunities that helped the DSS flaunt the directives and orders of a competent court.

Come to think of it, the pioneer Barrister that handled Director’s case was Gabriel Egbuna, and he did excellently well in not only using his initiatives in organizing and leading the defense counsels professionally, he argued the case brilliantly to secure the very first ever bail on this case. Barrister Egbuna also perfected the bail bond. The swift progression of the case nosedived immediately Obetta took over from Barrister Egbuna. As the then lead counsel, he quickly changed the whole ball game and started making things difficult even for himself and Egbuna, who was then asked to allow Obetta to join and lead in the case.
It did not occur to us that Obetta’s assumption as the lead counsel was the genesis of everything that will go wrong which eventually and adversely impacted this case. Amongst the first signals was the point where indeed a lead attorney was being told to file requisite forms 48 and 49 which will compel and help the court open up a case of default or contempt of court against the DSS. Shockingly but true, Obetta repeatedly refused initially to act on time in getting the DSS obey an apparent order of the court. Rather he chooses to call Barrister Egbuna all sort of unprintable names and made uncomplimentary remarks about him simply for Egbuna’s stand that these forms so required by the court must be filed as and when due. Of course, when Obetta was asked to be assisted in meeting up with all the processes and procedures of the court, he turned down the offer. While on the other hand, alleging that people have the intention to interfere with “his case files” (which was originally opened and maintained by Barrister Egbuna) on Director.

Rather than Obetta to brief or update Director’s spouse or IPOB, he went as far as doing that to parties whom he considered soft targets of his machination. That again was his dreamed opportunity to shore up his image as a “classic” defense attorney and celebrity in the making whereas often than not, he is on the media to lie blatantly to the public and to make false claims. He told the world that he was doing a charitable legal defense work - on pro bono. He failed to explain other ways he has enriched himself. Obetta did not stop at that; he used his prime position to initiate and contract different lawyers and two Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) without due consultation and approval. Even he acted against the simple advice of his client at some point to be part of the defense counsel but never to lead it again. Obetta single-handedly incurred whopping debt sums of the amount for his client in getting these paid colleagues of his to join him in a case he is allegedly doing “free-of-charge, only expenses paid for.”
The level of shenanigan employed and witnessed led to things falling apart amongst Director’s acquaintances. Obetta attempted to create a feud between the families IPOB and that of the Director. He irked the spouse of the Director by lying to her. He went ahead to blank her off on any updates, plans and developments regarding the case notwithstanding her rights to intervene with regards to a legal representative being the acknowledged next-of-kin of the Director.

Obetta’s penchant for troubled atmosphere and controversy was equally noticed at different press briefings as he purportedly gave an account of court proceedings outcome to the media after sessions and at other times when he issued press releases. It is incisive to note that Obetta made some blunder statements and indictments against his client by asserting that he (Obetta) “is not saying his client did not commit any offense…” In a yet another of his claims, he opined that Director Nnamdi Kanu did apologize to Nigeria Government, Igbo elders and so on. Again, another instance and in contrast, he declined and modified his earlier position because his supposed client did not make a formal apology but did so in his statement to the DSS. Obetta used his plum position to make cronies that yielded to cash calls in the bid to support the case depending on the divides respectively.

Suffice it to say that the colossal and collateral damage caused by Obetta and his cohorts in this Director’s case is yet to be fully evaluated as many have disclosed how they were secretly asked to part with their resources in millions to facilitate this case relatively to who was involved or targeted.

Besides, the way and manner Barrister Obetta administratively conducted and carried on with the case, made it impossible to provide the parties concerned either the spouse of the Director, the extended family or the IPOB officials with any significant document of what has taken place and the plans for the foreseeable future of the case. The hard facts remain that Obetta saw the opportunity as a unique one to get rich quick and fame as well. Nevertheless, he lost sight of spectators who have watched with deep concern the criticism, the attack, assault and unpleasant comments hurled against both the Director, his wife, the IPOB family and indeed, against the sensitivity and sensibility of good friends and supporters of the Director as well as Biafra restoration struggle in general.
Now we know, and events have revealed the truth that where there's smoke, there's fire. Everything that Obetta did was well planned and perpetrated to the detriment of the case but for his benefits which manifested even while the brilliant submission to move Director to prison was put together by the new legal team, Obetta was tacitly working against it. Needlessly mentioning that all efforts made by the DSS to ensure that Nnamdi Kanu still remains in their custody while the trial last was effectively rebuffed by the strategic advocacy of the Learned Silk. Unarguably, it was a superlative outing and a powerful punch on Obetta and his cohorts. Director was particularly please by their performance. Henceforth, his mind was made on the new defense team to continue with his case and to be led by the able High-Chief Chuks Muoma SAN and Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor. In addition, Director immediately was reachable directly from prison and the entire nonsense hullabaloo stopped.

MCMLXXVI:
My brother, the matter tire me.
And now another clown just labeled me a Yoruba man.
Me wey don dey here since 2009.

That's what you are.

CyberWolf:
Why is APC trying to drag Catholic Church into the mud of politics? Wetin concern parish priests transfer which is a normal routine, with APC? Nawaoo .. Everything is not politics..

Don't you know that Mbaka is an APC member?
They're fighting for one of their own.

Dedetwo:
Per the bolded, any puppy who wrote the crap in the above post requires serious growing up. If the dude is not innocent, why still holding him in detention? You and the moronic judge would have sentenced him and forget the trial.

Gbam

Middle belters amaze me a lot. While they work hard to please hausa / fulani, they're rewarded with bloodshed.

A TIV MAN FROM JOS JUSTICE JOHN TSOHO IS A WILLING TOOL BEING USED BY HAUSA/FULANI-YORUBA OLIGARCH TO CONVICT OUR INNOCENT LEADER, A FREEDOM FIGHTER NNAMDI KANU.
THE SAME WAY THE HAUSA/FULANI-YORUBA OLIGACHY USED YAKUBU GOWAN AND T.Y DANJUMA; TIV MEN TO ANNIHILATE MILLIONS OF BIAFRAN DURING THE NIGERIAN AGGRESSIVE WAR!
AS THEY SAY HISTORY HAS A FUNNY WAY OF REPEATING ITSELF. THE NORTHEN CHRISTIAN MINORITY MUST RESIST THE TEMPTATION OF BEING USED TO KILL BIAFRANS. THEY MUST ASK THEMSELVES, WHY HAVE THEY HELPED THE HAUSA FULANI TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA BUT, ARE BEING KILLED AND MAIMED ON DAILY BASIS
Last Friday witness another traversie in the Islamic Republic of Nigeria criminal judicial system when Justice John Tsoho delivered a ruling on the bail application of the IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu.
The so called learned gentleman did not disappoint, as he lived up to the alleged 100million naira bribe to convict Nnamdi Kanu.
His basis of judgement was mind boggling as it was not based on the argument presented in the court by the prosecutor and the defendant but, it was based on the script from Buhari as demonstrated on his last media chart where he announce that Nnamdi Kanu could not be granted bail base on the fact that he hold a dual nationality and that he imported a sophisticated equipment. This is why white people claim that black people are backward for they lack common sense.
John Tsoho told the world that he refused Kanu’s application based on the fact that Kanu who has never killed a fly possess a national security risk- what then would he tell Boko Haram members or those politicians that have stolen the country dry? “It is evident that the activities of the defendants were inimical to national security”, Justice Tsoho added”.
As Kanus and the other two Biafrans trial are yet to commence, Justice Tsoho had already concluded that, if they are allowed bail, they would commit further offences as if it has already been established beyond every reasonable doubt that they have committed any offence in the first place. He stated that “It can be curtailed in other to prevent a person from committing further offence”
IPOB worldwide therefore do not have confidence in this trial because the judge has breach the principle of fair hearing.