Nnamdi Kanu Saga: Testing resilience of Nigeria’s judiciary and democracy - WeekendDigits@ITREALMS with Remmy Nweke

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As the world watches, the trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), continues to grip Nigeria’s judiciary, test the resilience of its democracy, and draw international concern.

Kanu, who has been in detention since June 2021, faces multiple terrorism-related charges — allegations that his lawyers insist are politically motivated and unsupported by credible evidence.

Natasha: Memo to the Nigerian Senate, judiciary and fellow citizens by Obiageli Oby Ezekwesili - ITREALMS

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The Senate’s Constitutional Overreach in the Case of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Democracy Dies When Laws Become Weapons and Lawmakers Become Serial Lawbreakers.

Six months have passed since the unconstitutional suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on March 6, 2025. The Senator, representing the people of Kogi Central Senatorial District, was suspended following her allegation of sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

Summit: Nigerian judiciary advised to curb misuse of exparte order - ITREALMS

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Nigerian leaders on Wednesday has called for the enthronement of an effective justice sector that would guarantee quality and speedy dispensation of justice in the country.

Leaders who spoke at the opening of a two-day National Summit on Justice include President Bola Tinubu, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN and representatives of the European Union, United Nations office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and others.

Delta women applaud judiciary over Akpoti-Uduaghan’s victory - ITREALMS

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The Delta Women on Wednesday congratulated Chief (Mrs) Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for her victory at the tribunal, reports ITREALMS.

They also praised the tribunal for remaining the protector of the oppressed.

Insurgency, crude oil top reasons US set to lift arms embargo on Nigeria

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Head of the United States Congress Committee delegation on Judiciary to Nigeria, Mr. Darrel Issa, said his country may be considering lifting its arms embargo on Nigeria soon, ITRealms reports.

Issa was interacting with the press after meeting with the nation’s defence and military chiefs at the National Defence College, Abuja, recently. He said that military chiefs and the American delegation talked elaborately on the issue of an enlarged support in the area of aerial surveillance critical to the fight against the insurgency and the theft of the nation’s crude oil resources, ITRealms also reports.

Issa said the US had commenced the process of lifting the restrictions of the Leahy Law on Nigeria because of the recent moves to professionalize the military by the Chief of Defence Staff and the service chiefs.

Besides, he stated that the US was relying on President MohammaduBuhari and the military chiefs to rebuild the trust of Nigerians in the military as an institution that would protect the citizenry.

The Leahy Law, ITRealms gathered, is a human rights law of the US, which prevents the State Department and the Department of Defense from selling arms and ammunition to countries whose militaries are believed to have committed brazen acts of rights violation.

The Punch report said the refusal of the US Government to sell arms to the country because of the Leahy Amendment, forced the country, under President Goodluck Jonathan, to explore other options including the black market to get desperately needed arms and ammunition to halt the advances of the Boko Haram in 2014.

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