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Nnamdi Kanu Sentenced to Life Imprisonment: What This Means for Nigeria’s Political and Security Landscape

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In one of the most consequential rulings in Nigeria’s recent history, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu , has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Federal High Court . The judgment, which has already sparked intense national and international debate, marks a turning point in Nigeria’s long-running struggle with separatist sentiments , insecurity in the South-East , and the broader question of national unity . This article breaks down what happened, why it happened, reactions across the country, and what this means going forward . Background: Who Is Nnamdi Kanu? Nnamdi Kanu is the founder and leader of IPOB, a separatist movement seeking the creation of an independent Biafra nation from Nigeria’s South-East region. Over the years, Kanu has built a massive following both at home and abroad, largely through his broadcasts, activism, and claims of marginalization of the Igbo people . His arrest, detention, escape, re-arrest, and court battle...
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All Countries Should Warn China Against Going To War With Taiwan - US

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The United States has warned China not to use any visits by U.S. lawmakers to Taiwan as an excuse for military action against the self governing island.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman told an event at the Brookings Institution think tank ok Wednesday, February 15 that the United States was committed to support Taiwan and its ability to defend itself under its one-China policy, adding that all countries should warn Beijing against conflict over the island.

U.S.-China relations were rocked last August by a visit by Nancy Pelosi, then speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, to democratically governed Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its territory.

Since then more U.S. lawmakers has visited Taiwan, and speculation has swirled that Republican Representative Kevin McCarthy, who took over as House speaker in January, could soon visit the island.

"And we hope that the PRC (People's Republic of China) does not use a visit by a member of Congress to Taiwan as a pretext for military action," Sherman said.

China stepped up military drills around Taiwan as a result of Pelosi's visit.

Also, relations between Washington and Beijing deteriorated further this month after the U.S. military shot down a Chinese spy balloon that flew across U.S. territory.

Sherman, the State Department's second-ranked diplomat, said the Russia-Ukraine war had increased energy and food insecurity for the whole world, as well as inflationary pressures.

"The same would be true of a conflict in the Taiwan Strait," Sherman said. "And so, I urge all countries to tell the PRC this affects me. This affects my people, my country. This is not a good idea."

Sherman said Washington had "growing concern" about China's "no limits" partnership with Russia and its support for Moscow's Ukraine invasion.

"But what I would say to all of those who are supporting Russia, you're going to end up with an albatross around your neck," Sherman said, adding that the Ukrainians would deliver a strategic failure for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"That's going to create a lot of problems for those who are supporting this unholy invasion going forward," she said.


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