{
  "id": 7803524,
  "title": "‘Why Nigerian Govt will not list Nnamdi Kanu’s appeal’ – Lawyer indicts courts, AGF",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/why-nigerian-govt-will-not-list-nnamdi-kanus-appeal-lawyer-indicts",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T13:54:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/16/why-nigerian-govt-will-not-list-nnamdi-kanus-appeal-lawyer-indicts-courts-agf/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lawyer Onyedikachi Ifedi has accused the Nigerian government of refusing to list Nnamdi Kanu's appeal to challenge his conviction. Ifedi argues that the government's refusal is due to the conviction being a nullity, and listing it would tarnish the credibility of the Nigerian judiciary. He highlights three facts to support this claim: the Federal Government did not file anything, the Court of Appeal has decided not to list the appeal, and the trial judge convicted Kanu under a dead law. Ifedi further alleges that the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court, and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) are all at fault for Kanu's conviction. He states that the Court of Appeal illegally overrode its initial decision to discharge Kanu, the Supreme Court revived quashed charges in the trial, and the AGF abandoned the conviction when he realized he couldn't defend it. Kanu himself is arguing his case, as he is representing himself, making it difficult for the government to threaten him or his career.",
  "summary": "A lawyer, Onyedikachi Ifedi, has stated that the Nigerian government does not want to list Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, leader, Nnamdi Kanu’s appeal for hearing because the conviction was a nullity. Reactions have continued to trail reports that the Court of Appeal is yet to list the appeal filed by Kanu to challenge his conviction […] ‘Why Nigerian Govt will not list Nnamdi Kanu’s appeal’…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}