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June 1, 2017
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Court strikes out treason charges against alleged Independence Day bomber, Charles Okah

A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out one of the charges brought against Charles Okah, the alleged architect of the 2010 Independence Day bombing. Justice Gabriel Kolawole said the charges were dismissed because the evidence against him was insufficient to prove the case of treason.  Kolawole said the evidence failed to prove that Jonathan... Read More
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September 8, 2016
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Biafra: TRIPOB/RENIPOB unite, nominate new leader

Two splinter groups from the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), the Re-branded Indigenous People of Biafra (TRIPOB) and the Renegade Indigenous People of Biafra (RENIPOB) have merged and nominated a new leader. In a statement by the spokesperson of TRIPOB,  Chima Phillip Effiong Osuji, both groups said they would surrender to the Federal Government on January 15,... Read More
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September 6, 2016
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Nnamdi Kanu is ‘His Excellency, President of Biafra’ inside Kuje Prison – Charles Okah

Charles Okah, the mastermind of the October 1, 2010 bombing has said that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, is usually addressed as ‘His Excellency, President of Biafra,’ by some inmates. Okah, who is also an inmate of the same prison, made the revelation on Monday in a statement, according... Read More
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September 4, 2016
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MEND, Okah brothers agree to make peace with Jonathan

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) on Sunday said it has agreed to moves by Ijaw national leader, Chief Edwin Clark to make peace between Henry and Charles Okah and former President Goodluck Jonathan out of court. The Okah brothers had filed a N5 billion lawsuit against former President Goodluck Jonathan and his... Read More
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August 6, 2016
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‘We’re not divided, our household is intact,’ Niger Delta Avengers respond (READ)

Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers has responded to reports that there is a crack in its ranks, leading to the emergence of a splinter group, Renowned Niger Delta Avengers. In a statement released on Saturday, by its spokesperson, self-styled Brig. Gen. Mudoch Agbinibo, the group denied facing any crisis, stating that “the entire household of... Read More
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July 2, 2016
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Charles Okah’s daughter writes on the ‘pain of a missing father’ (READ)

Daughter to Charles Okah, the alleged mastermind of the 2010 Independence Day Abuja bomb blast, Terila Okah, has written an emotional letter to President Muhammadu Buhari about the protracted trial of her father and his attempted suicide. In the letter, Terila, who currently resides in Canada and is set to be wed, urged the government... Read More
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June 25, 2016
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‘It’s not true’ that Charles Okah escaped from Kuje Prison

Charles Okah, the suspected mastermind of the 2010 Independence Day bombings, has not escaped from Kuje Prison in Abuja. Rumours hit the grapevine on Saturday morning that Charles Okah had escaped during the jailbreak which occurred on Friday night. However, the Nigerian Prisons Service has disclosed to Premium Times that Okah did not scale the... Read More
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October 6, 2015
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[UPDATE] Charles Okah attempts suicide in Federal High Court

The suspect alleged to be behind the 2010 Independence Day bombing in Abuja, Charles Okah, tried to jump from the third floor of the Federal High Court complex in Abuja on Tuesday. Okah is standing trial on charges of terrorism at the Federal High Court. Security operatives prevented him from carrying out the act. Details later… ————– Before... Read More
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March 13, 2015
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‘Why my brother and I are being persecuted by Jonathan’ || Charles Okah releases prison notes

by Charles Tonbra Okah But insofar as the bombing of October 1, 2010 is concerned, we are innocent. As with all human beings we are fallible. We are not perfect. But insofar as the bombing of October 1, 2010 is concerned, we are innocent. This also includes the Warri bombing. Sadly, it is very difficult... Read More
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January 16, 2014
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Opinion: Charles Okah and the absence of justice in Nigeria

by Sabella Abide Keeping the accused, as is the case with Charles Oyintombra Okah, locked up for years and under inhumane condition is not only indecent and cruel, it is against what justice, humanity and democracy call for. In recent years, the Nigerian government has been accused of indiscriminate arrests, harassment, and prosecution in its... Read More
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August 12, 2013
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Alleged sodomy: ‘Okah hides phone, SIM card in his pants’

by Isi Esene The Nigerian Prison Service (NPS) yesterday responded to allegation of sodomy leveled against its officials by Festus Keyamo, counsel to Charles Okah,  who is being held in Kuje Prisons. Okah, the brother of the jailed leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), Henry Okah, was said to have been... Read More
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December 13, 2012
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Sabella Abidde: Why the Charles Okah letter should worry you

by Sabella Abidde Several Nigerian-related websites and the social media are awash with what has come to be known as the Charles Okah Prison Letter.The handwritten letter, about five pages in length, was addressed to His Eminence Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, the Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos. Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic Bishop of Abuja... Read More
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