{"id":149533,"date":"2025-02-10T10:59:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T09:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nnamdi-kanu-arrives-abuja-court-as-justice-nyako-agrees-to-resume-trial"},"modified":"2025-02-15T22:51:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T21:51:41","slug":"nnamdi-kanu-arrives-abuja-court-as-justice-nyako-agrees-to-resume-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nnamdi-kanu-arrives-abuja-court-as-justice-nyako-agrees-to-resume-trial","title":{"rendered":"Nnamdi Kanu arrives Abuja court as Justice Nyako agrees to resume trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has arrived at the Abuja Federal High Court for the resumption of his trial.<\/p>\n<p>Kanu\u2019s trial was stalled after Justice Binta Nyako of the Abuja Federal High Court entered a recusal order on September 24, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The judge entered the recusal order after Kanu ordered her to step down from his trial because he lacked confidence in her ability.<\/p>\n<p>Following her decision, Justice Nyako had returned Kanu\u2019s case file to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, John Tsoho.<\/p>\n<p>But Tsoho was said to have returned the file to Nyako to continue the trial.<\/p>\n<p>Kanu is currently facing charges for terrorism leveled against him by the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>However, Kanu\u2019s brother, Kanunta, disclosed the arrival of the IPOB leader in court via a video on X.<\/p>\n<p>Posting a video of his arrival, Kanunta wrote: \u201c10th of February 2025 #MaziNnamdiKanu live at dishonorable Justice Binta Nyako\u2019s court in Abuja, Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has arrived at the Abuja Federal High Court for the resumption of his trial. Kanu\u2019s trial was stalled after Justice Binta Nyako of the Abuja Federal High Court entered a recusal order on September 24, 2024. 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