South Korean Court Denies Petition for Release of Impeached President Yoon Detained Under Martial Law

Lawyers for impeached South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeol failed in their court effort to secure his release on Thursday, January 16, a day after he was detained at his residence for questioning over rebellion allegations linked to his martial law declaration last month.     Yoon was sent to a detention centre near the…

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Edo Tribunal Delays Decisions on ADP and ZLP Petitions Contesting Okpebholo’s Victory

The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Benin City, on Thursday reserved its rulings on motions challenging the declaration of Governor Monday Okpebholo as the winner of the September 21, 2024, governorship election. The petitions, filed by Mr. Akhimie Kingston Afeare of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) and Bishop Akhalamhe Amiemenoghena of the…

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Ohaneze Youths Call on Tinubu to Honor Pre-Election Commitment to Release Kanu

The youth wing of apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (OYC), has called on President Bola Tinubu to honour an alleged pre-2023 agreement to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu has been in solitary confinement at the Abuja headquarters of the Department of State…

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