Nigeria: Kanu's Family Demands Sanctions for Justices Tsoho, Nyako Over Alleged Judicial Misconduct
- The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, John Tsoho, has reassigned Nnamdi Kanu's case to another judge, as confirmed by his counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, on March 7, 2025.
- Kanu had previously requested the recusal of Justice Binta Nyako due to alleged bias, which led to procedural disputes over the case assignment.
- Following months of pressure, the reassignment was communicated in a letter from Justice Tsoho, providing a resolution to Kanu's legal team.
- Kanu expressed gratitude to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, for her prompt administrative intervention regarding the case reassignment.
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Nigeria: Kanu's Family Demands Sanctions for Justices Tsoho, Nyako Over Alleged Judicial Misconduct
Abuja -- The family of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has called for sanctions against Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, and Justice Binta Nyako, accusing them of blatant disobedience to court orders and undermining the rule of law.
CJN Kekere-Ekun, Tsoho reassign Nnamdi Kanu's case file to a different judge
The case filed against Nnamdi Kanu, Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been reassigned to another judge. This is contained in two separate letters by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, and Chief Justice (CJ) of the Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two letters were addressed to Aloy Ejimakor, the IPOB leader’s lead counsel. W…
Nnamdi Kanu's terrorism trial reassigned to another judge
Mr Kanu is being prosecuted for terrorism by the Nigerian government at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The post Nnamdi Kanu’s terrorism trial reassigned to another judge appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.


Chief Judge reassigns Nnamdi Kanu’s case
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Justice John Tsoho, has reassigned the case of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to another judge. This development was disclosed in a statement signed by Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, on Saturday in Abuja. Recall that Kanu had requested the
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