00:00Reports on Saturday early morning in the Africa country of Tanzania, indicated that thousands of youths in the country have continued mass protest in the Tanzania capital city of Dodama, also simultaneously in the country former capital city of Dar es Salaam which remains the country's largest city and its main economic hub, while streets in Wanzha, Imbaya, and Arusha have remained occupied by the aggrieved youths who the major opposition political party,
00:29chamber claimed have been shot at, and over 700 of them have been killed by security operatives since the violent protest erupted in the country on Wednesday over the 2025 presidential election allegedly marred by corrupt practices, but, the Tanzania foreign ministry dismissed the claim, saying, the Tanzania government is not aware of any death recorded or any of the protesters killed, adding, the government has not used excessive force on the protesters,
00:58This, the United Nations, UN Human Rights Office stated on Friday that it has a credible report of at least 10 deaths recorded as a result of killing of protesters by the Tanzania security forces, and information from border communities between Tanzania and Kenya indicated that, on Thursday October 30, in the afternoon, chaos broke out at the Namanga border checkpoint as Kenyan and Tanzanian youth threw stones at Tanzanian police,
01:27and the police responded with live ammunition and tear gas canisters, leading to a casualty of two people shot dead by police and two others, including a Kenyan police officer, was seriously injured, while violent protest continued across major cities in Tanzania.
01:44President Samiya, President Samiya, President Samiya, President Samiya, President Samiya, Sulu-Hu Hassan of Chama Chama Panduzi, CCM political party was declared winner and the electoral body announced on Saturday early morning that the president secured a re-election figure of 97.66% of the votes, which, represents 31,913,866 ballots.
02:07In the October 29, 2025 controversial presidential election boycotted by the country main opposition political party, Chedma, which the Chedma political party did by not signing the electoral code of conduct after the set deadline and the Tanzania electoral body subsequently banned the Chedma political party from participating in the general election and all by-elections till 2030, and this, is in addition to the disqualifications of challenges like the
02:37issue of Chedma political party, the main opposition leader who remains detained since April 2025 and other serious challenger, Luhaga M. Pina of ACT Wazalendo, was disqualified on technicalities. The final result showed Hassan 97 won and 66 Jun percent of the vote, dominating every constituency, the electoral commission announced on state television.
03:02A quick swearing-in ceremony would take place on Saturday, the state TV said. On Friday there were reports that the Tanzanian president, Samia Sulu-Hu Hassan, left her private residence in Zanzibar in a military chopper and some local media reported on Saturday morning that her whereabouts had remained unknown.
03:22Demonstrations erupted on Wednesday in Dar es Salaam, a city of more than 7 million people, after Daskingsley Kanunter Karno, the younger brother to Mazinamdi Karno in an ex-post as reshared by barrister Aloy Ejimakor, the coordinating lawyer for the detained Biafra Republic agitation leader.
03:41Mazinamdi Karno has given reasons why his elder brother had continued to defend himself on the ground of no case submission, saying,
03:50The federal government of Nigeria who made the accusations and filed the terrorism charges against the Biafra leader has not been able to pinpoint any aspect of the Nigerian laws that should warrant his brother, Mazinamdi Karno to enter defense,
04:06Citing several court rulings that invalidated the federal government accusations against the detained Biafra leader, this, Kingsley Kanunter Karno stated in reaction to the commentary of Dr. Sam Ahmadi, published on this day newspaper,
04:20After the detained leader of the indigenous people of Biafra, Namdi Karno, on Monday, abandoned his earlier plan to call witnesses in his ongoing trial before the federal high court in Abuja.
04:32Nandi Karno, who is being prosecuted on seven counts of terrorism charges brought against him by the federal government, last two Friday, had prayed the court for an adjournment after informing the trial judge, Justice James Omatosho,
04:47that his former legal team, led by a former attorney general of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Karno Agabi, Sam, had yet to release his case file to him.
04:58Though, Namdi Karno had earlier expressed his readiness to open his defense in a written application to the court, in which he indicated his intention to call witnesses and requested the issuance of witness summons,
05:11but, at the resumed hearing on Monday, Karno told the court that upon reviewing the case file, he had concluded that there was no valid charge against him.
05:21Namdi Karno argued that since he believed the charges were unlawful and that the prosecution had failed to establish any case, there was no need for him to proceed with his defense.
05:31According to Punch newspaper, the trial judge, Justice James Omatosho, directed Karno to file a written address formally stating his position and to serve the prosecution accordingly.
05:42Justice Omatosho further advised the IPOB leader to consult experts in criminal law to understand the possible legal implications of his decision.
05:53The judge thereafter adjourned the case to November 4, 5, and 6 for the adoption of final written addresses,
06:00based either on Karno's position that no case had been established against him or for him to proceed with his defense if he decides otherwise.
06:081. Introduction. Correcting a misguided narrative. The recent article by Dr.
06:36Sam Ahmadi in This Day at Thistelove of 30 October 2025, suggesting that Mazi Namdi Karno should write a defense instead of claiming he has no case,
06:48exemplifies how poorly informed commentary can distort constitutional discourse in Nigeria.
06:54While the piece parades itself as legal analysis, it fundamentally misstates the law and facts.
07:00President Bola Ahmed Tanubu of Nigeria has issued a revised policy actions over the 2025 presidential pardons he had earlier granted to 175 persons,
07:11some of whom were convicted murderers, deadly kidnappers, which included Mayim Sander,
07:17who had spent barely six years and eight months at the Sileja Medium Security Custodial Center after she was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging over the killing of her husband,
07:28Bilyaminu Bello in Abuja, who she stabbed three times repeatedly.
07:32This, President Bola Ahmed Tanubu in his earlier presidential pardon granted to the 37-years-old convicted and condemned murderer,
07:42Mayim Sander, had asked her to go home free because of her children, but, following public outcry and condemnation,
07:49in the revised version of the presidential pardons signed into law on October 21, 2025 and made available to the public by the presidency on Wednesday, October 29, 2025,
08:02President Tanubu commuted the death sentence to 12 years' imprisonment,
08:07although, the presidency never mentioned the total numbers of people granted the presidential pardons,
08:12but, the list of beneficiaries made available by the presidential spokesperson,
08:18Bayo Onanuga, indicated that only 86 persons were granted the presidential pardons,
08:24and Mayim Sander apparently spelt as Mayim Sander was last on the list,
08:28and the names of earlier beneficiaries like Kelvin Prosper Oniara, were not seen in the revised edition of the list,
08:35maybe, the names were omitted due to excessive public outcry that Prosper Kelvin Oniara
08:40was a convicted notorious high-profile gang leader of a deadly kidnapping group
08:45that were widely stated to be responsible for the kidnapping and subsequent killing of a former Anambra state deputy governor,
08:52Chulian Wike, kidnapping of a prominent legal practitioner,
08:56Maiko Zekome on August 24, 2013 along Beni Nauchi Road and during the kidnapping operation,
09:03the gunman ambushed and killed four police officers including the divisional police officer,
09:08DPO of Ahor Division who led the police team in an attempt to rescue Maiko Zekome,
09:14outside that, the 44-years-old Oniara was also stated to be responsible for the kidnapping of a judge in the Edo State Judiciary,
09:23a top female official of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FERS,
09:27among other several members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC and security agents,
09:33and Oniara was also stated to carry out several armed robberies and kidnap operations in Delta,
09:39Edo, Rivers and Anambra states,
09:42maintaining operational base and detention camps in Wari and Kokori community in Delta state,
09:49Ugbukolo community in Benue state,
09:51Benin City in Edo state,
09:53and Aba in Abia state,
09:55that on the 18th of September 2013,
09:58Oniara issued a 60-day ultimatum to the federal government of Nigeria
10:03to release some of his boys who were arrested by the Department of State Services,
10:08DSS or he would wreak havoc on innocent Nigerian citizens,
10:12and, on the 25th of September 2013,
10:15a combined security team of the Nigerian Army and DSS operatives arrested Kelvin Prosper Oniara,
10:21a convicted notorious terrorist,
10:24kidnapped kingpin and armed robber,
10:26who had been on the wanted list of the security agencies,
10:29and
10:30officers who are unable to bring their youth to news in a more digital way.
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