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Nnamdi Kanu Submits Fresh Request To Supreme Court On His Trial
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has urged the Supreme Court to review its earlier judgement in the case between him and the federal government of Nigeria.
Daily voice understands Kanu, in a fresh motion filed before the Apex Court, asked the court to review its judgment delivered in the suit between him and the federal government marked (SC/CR/1361/2022) which ordered his retrial.
Kanu asked the court to extend the time within which he may seek leave to apply for an order reviewing the judgment of the Supreme Court delivered on the 18th December 2023.
In his argument, the detained IPOB leader submitted that he just had full access to his complete case file on October 26, 2025, for the first time since his incarceration after taking the decision to represent himself and needs time to review the details.
A copy of the motion reads, ”AN ORDER granting leave to the Applicant to apply for an Order reviewing the aforesaid Judgment of this Honourable Court delivered on the 15th December 2023 in FRN v. Nnamdi Kanu (SC/CR/1361/2022) on the grounds set out in this application.
“AN ORDER extending the time within which the Applicant may file the Application for review of the aforesaid judgment delivered on the 15th December 2023 in FRN v. Nnamdi Kanu (SC/CR/1361/2022) and further deeming the said Application for review as properly filed and served in this suit. And for such further orders as this Honourable Court may deem necessary to make in the circumstances.
The judgment sought to be impugned was delivered on 18 December 2023. By reason of the applicant’s continuous state custody and the prior external conduct of his defence, he was incapacitated from personally reviewing or acting upon the implications of the said judgment until very recently.
On or about 21 October 2025, the Applicant assumed full carriage and control of his case, thereby asserting his constitutional right to self-representation and immediate oversight of his legal cause. On 26 October 2025, he obtained access to his complete case file for the first time since his incarceration.
“Upon a meticulous examination of the record, the Applicant discovered, with profound juridical concern, that the judgment of this Honourable Court of 15 December 2023 was delivered per curiam—having been predicated upon statutes which, at the material time, had ceased to exist in law.
“The decision, though solemn in pronouncement, was therefore made sub silentio of the extant Terroriam (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022, and stands in patent violation of Section 36(12) of the Constitution and Section 122 of the Evidence Act 2011.
Upon this discovery, the Applicant acted with utmost dispatch and fidelity to the law, instructing the preparation of a Motion to Set Aside the said judgment, and promptly bringing this companion application for enlargement of time solely to regularize that procedural step.
“The brief interlude between the judgment and the instant application is thus neither wilful nor dilatory but the inevitable consequence of constrained custodial conditions and the subsequent discovery of a jurisdictional aberration only after the applicant personally obtained his record.
“The complaint now raised touches the very root of jurisdiction — a domain to which time and technicality pay no homage. The equitable discretion of this Honourable Court is therefore humbly invited to extend the time ex debito justitiae for the correction of a manifest nullity and the restoration of constitutional order.”
In a supporting affidavit submitted by the youger brother of the IPOB leader, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, the detained Kanu urged the Supreme Court to grant the prayers sought by the IPOB leader.
He said upon taking over his case personally in October 2025, Kanu discovered that the statutes upon which the Supreme Court issued its ruling had been repealed and displaced by subsequent enactment at the time material to the appeal.
He is therefore seeking a fresh motion to set aside the said judgment.
The affidavit read, “That I am the Applicant’s younger brother herein, the Respondent in the substantive Appeal No. SC/CR/1361/2022 — Federal Republic of Nigeria v. Nnamdi Kanu — wherein judgment was delivered by this Honourable Court on 15 December 2023. My brother, the Applicant, is currently in detention and unable to depose to this affidavit.
“That since the delivery of the said judgment, my brother had remained in the custody of the respondent under conditions that severely restricted his access to counsel, to case materials, and to the certified record of proceedings.
That until recently, the prosecution and management of his cause were conducted exclusively through external counsel, and he was neither in possession of the files nor in a position to scrutinize the processes filed on his behalf.
That on or about 21 October 2025, he resolved to personally assume the carriage and control of his case, in order to ensure a thorough personal review and to pursue appropriate redress where
necessary.
“That on 26th October 2025, he was granted access to his complete case file, which he studied line by line. In the course of this examination, he discovered that the judgment of this Honourable Court delivered on 15th December 2023 was, with respect, delivered per incuriam, as it rested upon statutes which had been repealed and displaced by subsequent enactment at the time material to the appeal.
“That upon making this discovery, he immediately resolved to file a Motion to set aside the said judgment, and this present application for extension of time is brought promptly, in good faith.”
The Senate has amended its internal rules that restricted the eligibility of those interested in the Senate presidency to a few.
This is as the new rules indicated that only members of the 10th National Assembly, who returned to the Chamber after the 2027 election, can become principal officers in the 11th assembly.
The decision was reached after a marathon closed-door session that was publicly criticised by Senator Adams Oshiomhole from Edo state.
The Senate has made a major shift to its internal rules as it amended its standing orders to restrict the eligibility of candidates for the office of the Senate President to only members of the 10th National Assembly.
The move came after a marathon closed-door session where the lawmakers agreed on new criteria that prioritise parliamentary hierarchy and experience. Under the revised rules, only senators who have been in the national assembly would be able to contest for principal offices.
According to Channels TV, the new law stated that at least one of the two terms must be the immediate term before the nomination, a move that effectively narrowed the field of contenders.
The amended Order 4 of the Senate reads:
“Nomination of Senators to serve as Presiding Officers shall be in accordance with the ranking of Senators and shall be strictly adhered to.
“This means that only senators currently serving under the Senate President Godswill Akpabio’s leadership of the 10th Assembly who secured their re-election in the 2027 general elections would be able to contest for the Senate presidency and other principal offices.
According to the Senate, the development was intended to strengthen adherence to the tradition of ranking within the Upper legislative chamber
Daily voice.ng earlier reported that Senate President Godswil Akpabio has blamed the insecurity in the country on the upcoming elections, and predicted improvement after the polls.
However, some critics of the claim have challenged Akpabio’s views and highlighted the need for peace ahead of elections.
At the same time, public reactions have revealed mixed feelings on security and Akpabio’s optimistic outlook ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed fresh criminal charges against former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and seven others over alleged fraud and money laundering linked to a ₦10.8 billion CCTV security project in the state.
According to court documents filed at the Federal High Court in Kaduna on April 17, the anti-graft agency brought 11 counts against the former governor and the other defendants under the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
A former Kaduna State Commissioner for Information and Chairman of Liberty Television, Alhaji Tijjani Ramalan, disclosed the development in a post on his Facebook page.
Ramalan said El-Rufai and the seven other accused persons would soon face the new charges.
The ICPC alleged that El-Rufai approved the award of an ₦8.68bn CCTV contract in December 2015 to a company it claimed lacked the required competence.
The commission also alleged that several large sums were received and transferred between 2017 and 2022 by individuals and companies linked to the project.
The firms mentioned include Singularity Network Security Limited and other companies allegedly connected to the CCTV security project.
Others named in the case include a former Kaduna State government official, Jimi Lawal; senior executives of IHS Towers; and five companies.
One of El-Rufai’s sons, Bashir El-Rufai, was also mentioned in the allegations but was not listed as a defendant.
The fresh charge is the third set of charges filed by the ICPC against the former governor since March.
El-Rufai is already facing separate corruption-related cases involving other state projects, including a light rail contract and severance payments.
He had denied wrongdoing in earlier court appearances.
Other agencies, including the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), are also investigating or prosecuting him over separate allegations.
A statement by former President Goodluck Jonathan has been read before the Southwark Crown Court in the United Kingdom in the ongoing trial of Diezani Alison-Madueke.
The statement was presented during proceedings on Tuesday, according to BBC reports.
In the statement, Jonathan said it was not unusual for third parties to make payments on behalf of ministers during official overseas duties.
“Any properly incurred incidental or in-kind assistance from third parties would be recorded and reimbursed where applicable,” the former president was quoted as saying.
He also confirmed that he approved Alison-Madueke’s use of private jets for certain foreign trips.
Alison-Madueke, who served as minister of petroleum resources from 2010 to 2015, is standing trial alongside Olatimbo Ayinde and Doye Agama.
They are facing a five-count charge bordering on accepting bribes but have all pleaded not guilty.
Earlier in the trial, prosecutors accused the former minister of accepting luxury goods and access to high-end properties from individuals seeking favourable treatment in oil contracts.
They alleged that the benefits were provided in exchange for influence within the petroleum sector.
Counsel to Alison-Madueke, Jonathan Laidlaw, told the court that his client had no real influence over the award of oil contracts during her time in office.
Meanwhile, Nigerian businessman Igho Sanomi and Ghanaian businessman Kevin Okyere have denied allegations of bribery.
Their statements, read in court, indicated that payments made on behalf of the former minister were later reimbursed.
Okyere stated that he paid about £3,900 for items purchased by Alison-Madueke in 2014, adding that the money was later refunded in cash.
Sanomi also said items he purchased on behalf of the former minister were reimbursed, insisting that his companies secured contracts through fair competition.
The trial is ongoing, with further proceedings expected as the court continues to examine evidence and witness statements.
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