Photo: Chief Chekwas Okorie By: Daniel Kanu In a country where many politicians fade quietly into retirement after decades in public life, Chief Chekwas Okorie has chosen a different path. At an age when many of his contemporaries now enjoy the comfort of political retirement, the veteran statesman and strategist remains deeply committed to the struggle for justice, inclusion, and political relevance for Ndigbo within the Nigerian federation. For decades, Okorie has remained one of the most visible ideological voices from the South-East. He is not merely a politician seeking…
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Breaking: Court Orders Release of Musical Instruments, Others Seized During Makoko Anti-demolition Protest
Photo: Femi Falana, SAN By: Mandy Park The Yaba Magistrate Court in Lagos on Friday ordered the release musical instruments and other items seized by the police during the January 28, 2026 anti-demolition rally at the Lagos State House of Assembly. Magistrate I. O. Alaka gave the order in a ruling on an application by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Mr Femi Falana, on behalf of his clients Mr. Hassan Taiwo Soweto and Mr. Dele Frank. Activists Soweto and Frank are alleged by the police to have committed public…
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