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• Wants 3 others released • Can’t travel • No rallies • Senator, Jewish leader as sureties • N300m bail bond • Fayose in court
From Tony Ailemen, Titus Agbo (Abuja), Chuks Eze (Enugu), Boniface Okoro (Umuahia), Collins Ughalaa (Owerri).
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USTICE Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday granted the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu bail in conditions that were so stringent that it appeared an exercise doomed to fail.
Nnamdi Kanu with Gov. Fayose at the Federal High Court, Abuja ...
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HEAD of this May 29 second anniversary of the Muhammadu Buhari Administration, there are indications that an imminent cabinet reshuffle is in the offing as the Presidency
moves to bring in “capable hands who will be transparent and effective enough in their positions as to require little or no direct supervision from the President.” Signals to this effect came against the backdrop of what observers have described as the
“thinning out of the usual Villa crowd in the wake of the President’s health challenges.” The Oracle Today gathered that in the looming cabinet reshuffle, Ministers who have not “effectively delivered in their Ministries” may be asked to go, as preparations for
the second half of President Buhari’s first term enter full gear. Against growing concerns over the health status of the President and what Aso Rock insiders refer to as “the urgent need for the All
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Kanu rejected the bail, the three other defendants were refused them bail. Justice Nyako said the IPOB leader was getting the bail on health grounds. Bail Conditions • Three sureties in the sum N100 each, making a total of N300m • An affidavit of availability to face trial • No press interview • Cannot organise or attend a rally • Must not be found with more than 10 people Sureties: • Highly respected Igbo person, such as a Senator • Highly respected religious leader, Jewish leader • A person of integrity and a resident of Abuja • Deposit his travel documents with the court • Monthly report on Kanu’s health The judge added, “I will need monthly report of the health condition of the 1st defendant (Kanu).” The bail application was based Kanu’s health condition. grounds. Justice Nyako said that Kuje Prisons did
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