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BREAKING NEWS: Court in Finland Jails Simon Ekpa 6 years For terrorism
Posted by African ExaminerFeatured, Latest Headlines, News Across NigeriaMonday, September 1st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland has sentenced Simon Ekpa, a pro-Biafra agitator, to six years in prison after finding him guilty of terrorism-related offences.
The ruling, delivered on Monday, found Ekpa guilty of inciting terrorism and participating in the activities of a terrorist group.
According to Yle, a Finnish newspaper, the court said Ekpa had used his “significant social media following” to fuel unrest in the South-East between August 2021 and November 2024.
In a unanimous decision, the three-member panel of judges described him as an influential figure within a militant separatist movement seeking to establish a Biafra state from Nigeria.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has described the sentencing of Mr Simon Ekpa as a significant step forward in Nigeria’s campaign against terrorism.
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Court remands suspects over murder of Offa Health College student
By Saka Laaro, Ilorin
The Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on Monday arraigned seven suspects in connection with the murder of Mojisola Awesu, a student of the State College of Health Technology, Offa, whose tragic death occurred last year.
However, the court was unable to take their pleas as the two principal accused persons, Happiness Adebayo and Timileyin Kolawole, were not represented by legal counsel.
Presiding over the case, Justice Ibrahim Yusuf ordered that Adebayo and Kolawole be remanded in a correctional facility pending their proper arraignment on February 24.
Investigations revealed that Awesu was allegedly lured to Ilorin by Adebayo and Kolawole, where she was murdered and her body dumped at a dumpsite in the city.
Adebayo and Kolawole have been identified as the prime suspects accused of conspiring and causing Awesus death on August 9, 2024.
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BREAKING: Court of Appeal President Moves to Resolve Rivers Crisis, Sets Up Special Panel
Politics tamfitronics The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has moved to address the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State. She has appointed a special three-member panel to handle all appeals related to the disputes in the state, including a key case involving Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Rivers State House of Assembly.Sources report that this special panel will be led by Justice Onyekachi Otisi. The first hearing has been set for Thursday, with Justices Misitura Bolaji-Yusuf and James Abundaga joining Justice Otisi on the panel.On Monday, the Court of Appeal adjourned three related cases to the newly-formed panel. Justice Hamma Barka, who had initially presided over the appeals, noted that some of the defendants had not yet been served. Justice Barka asked the lawyer for the appellant, Paul Erokoro (SAN), about...
NJC, Court of Appeal React as Rumours of Death of Justices Who Upheld Tinubu’s Election Spread
Politics tamfitronics The National Judicial Council (NJC) and the Court of Appeal have denied reports of the mysterious deaths of two of the justices who upheld the election of President Bola Tinubu in 2023. According to the NJC and the Court of Appeal, these claims are false and misleading.The rumours suggested that two of the five justices on the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal—Justice Mistura Bolaji-Yusuf and Justice Boloukuoromo Moses Ugo—died under suspicious circumstances. Social media posts claimed Justice Bolaji-Yusuf was found dead just hours after appearing to be in good health. Another rumour stated that Justice Ugo allegedly passed away following strange noises from his room, with family members reportedly finding him bleeding and unresponsive.However, the NJC in a statement by its Secretary, Ahmed Gambo Saleh, labelled the reports as completely false.“Please ignore the news;...
