The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra Nnamdi Kanu, caused a frenzy at the federal high court in Abuja on Monday, after his bail request was denied. Kanu has been in detention over alleged treasonable felony.
While reacting to the ruling, Kanu, who was visibly angry, accused the federal government of violating the constitution, and other international treaties following his forceful rendition to Nigeria. He also called the prosecution counsel, Gboyega Awomolo a ‘Terrorist’ for conducting a trial in violation of the international treaty.
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has faulted travel restrictions for African investors, travelling across the African continent. Dangote spoke at the Africa CEO Forum Annual Summit in Kigali Rwanda, stating that he has to apply for 35 different visas on his Nigerian passport to travel within Africa, meanwhile a french passport holder does not need 35 visas to gain access to African countries.
Former president Goodluck Jonathan has called for a truce between the Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara and the minister of the federal capital territory, Nysome Wike over the political crisis in the State. Jonathan made the call on Monday during the flag-off of a road project in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, he described the political tension as worrisome.
Over the weekend, a video which captured the moment, some traders engaged in a fight with two soldiers at the Banex plaza, in the Wuse 2 area of Abuja went viral on social media. Witnesses said the soldiers visited the plaza to complain about a phone, which caused an argument with the traders, and a fight ensued, eliciting condemnation among a cross section of Nigerians. On Monday, some military personnel were said to have arrived at the shopping complex with about five Hilux vehicles; and reportedly shut down the plaza. Some soldiers have also been seen, standing at the entrance of the shopping complex, preventing traders from gaining access to the plaza.
In the democratic republic of Congo, a group of Americans are reported to have been involved in a botched coup, to overthrow President Felix Tshisekedi. A chilling footage which has now gone viral, showed the moment two of the said plotters were seized by soldiers after trying to flee the country across the Congo River.
One of them is Marcel Malanga, a 21 year American student who allegedly accompanied his father, a former ‘Congolese refugee, from their home in Utah, to lead the coup. His father was shot dead and Marcel was arrested alongside two others. Marcel’s mother, Brittney Sawyer, in a Facebook post on Monday, wrote that her son was innocent, and had only followed his father, adding that she is tired of all the videos showing her son on social media, and prayed for God’s protection.
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