Conflicting Reports Over Death Toll In Tanzania Protest On Day 4https://osazuwaakonedo.news/conflicting-reports-over-death-toll-in-tanzania-protest-on-day-4/#Breaking News #Arusha #Chadema #DaresSalaam #Dodoma #Lissu #Mbeya #Mwanza #Suluhu #Tanzania ©November 1st, 2025 ®November 1, 2025 12:22 pm Reports 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 Dodoma, 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 Mwanza, Mbeya, and Arusha have remained occupied by the aggrieved youths who the major opposition political party, Chadema 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, this, 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, and 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, were seriously injured, while violent protest continued across major cities in Tanzania, President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Chama cha Mapinduzi, 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, in the October 29, 2025 controversial presidential election boycotted by the country main opposition political party, Chadema, which the Chadema political party did by not signing the electoral code of conduct after the set deadline and the Tanzania electoral body subsequently banned the Chadema political party from participating in the general election and all by-elections till 2030, and this, is in addition to the  disqualifications of challengers like Tundu Lissu of Chadema political party, the main opposition leader who remains detained since April 2025 and other serious challenger, Luhaga Mpina of ACT-Wazalendo, was disqualified on technicalities. #OsazuwaAkonedoWhy Nnamdi Kanu Refuses To Enter Defence - Kingsley Kanunta Kanuhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/why-nnamdi-kanu-refuses-to-enter-defence-barr-aloy-ejimakor/#Law #Biafra #Kanu #Nnamdi ©November 1st, 2025 ®November 1, 2025 6:45 am Kingsley Kanunta Kanu, the younger brother to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in an  X post as reshared by Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, the coordinating lawyer for the detained Biafra Republic agitation leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has given reasons why his elder brother had continued to defend himself on the ground of no case submission, saying, the 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 Nigeria Laws that should warrant his brother, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to enter defence, citing several court rulings that invalidated the Federal Government accusations against the detained Biafra leader, this, Kingsley Kanunta Kanu stated in reaction to the commentary of Doctor Sam Amadi, published on ThisDay newspaper, after the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday, abandoned his earlier plan to call witnesses in his ongoing trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja. #OsazuwaAkonedoTinubu Revises Self On Pardons Earlier Granted To Murderers, Kidnappershttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/tinubu-revises-self-on-pardons-earlier-granted-to-murderers-kidnappers/#Law #Nwike #Oniarah #Ozehekome #Sanda #Tinubu ©October 30th, 2025 ®OPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria has issued a revised policy actions over the 2025 Presidential Pardons he had earlier granted to 175 persons, some of whom were convicted murderers, deadly kidnappers; which included Maryam Sanda, who had spent barely six years and eight months at the Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre after she was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging over the killing of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello in Abuja who she stabbed three times repeatedly, this, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his earlier presidential pardon granted to the 37 years old convicted and condemned murderer, Maryam Sanda, had asked her to go home free because of her children, but, following public outcry and condemnation, in 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, President Tinubu commuted the death sentence to 12 years imprisonment, although, the Presidency never mentioned the total numbers of people granted the presidential pardons, but, the list of beneficiaries made available by the Presidential Spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, indicated that only 86 persons were granted the presidential pardons, and Maryam Sanda apparently spelt as Maryam Sunda was last on the list, and the names of earlier beneficiaries like Kelvin Prosper Oniarah, were not seen in the revised edition of the list, maybe, the names were omitted due to excessive public outcry that Prosper Kelvin Oniarah was a convicted notorious high profile gang leader of a deadly kidnapping group that were widely stated to be responsible for the kidnapping and subsequent killing of a former Anambra State Deputy Governor, Chudi Nwike, kidnapping of a prominent legal practitioner, Mike Ozhekome on August 24th 2013 along Benin-Auchi road and during the kidnapping operation, the gunmen ambushed and killed four police officers including the Divisional Police Officer, DPO of Ehor Division who led the police team in an attempt to rescue Mike Ozhekome, outside that, the 44 years old Oniarah was also stated to be responsible for the kidnapping of a Judge in the Edo State Judiciary; a top female official of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS; among other several members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC and security agents and Oniarah was also stated to carry out several armed robberies and kidnap operations in Delta, Edo, Rivers and Anambra States, maintaining operational base and detention camps in Warri and Kokori Community in Delta State, Ugbokolo Community in Benue State, Benin City in Edo State, and Aba in Abia State, that on 18th September, 2013, Oniarah issued a 60-day ultimatum to the Federal Government of Nigeria to release some of his boys who were arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS or he would wreak havoc on innocent Nigerian citizens, and, on 25th September, 2013, a combined security team of the Nigerian Army and DSS operatives arrested Kelvin Prosper Oniarah, a convicted notorious terrorist, kidnap kingpin and armed robber, who had been on the wanted list of the security agencies, and he was subsequently sentenced to 20 years imprisonment which he had spent 12 years in prison before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had initially made an attempt to release him. #OsazuwaAkonedoKanu Lawyers Right To Join Protest, Presidency Berated, Aloy In Kuje Prisonhttps://osazuwaakonedo.news/kanu-lawyers-right-to-join-protest-presidency-berated-aloy-in-kuje-prison/#Law #Biafra #Ejimakor #Kanu #Nnamdi #Onanuga #Sowore #Uwoghiren ©October 21st, 2025 ®October 21, 2025 8:51 pm Human Rights lawyer, Barrister Jefferson Uwoghiren has condemned and berated the Federal Government of Nigeria under the Presidency of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for arresting, detaining and remanding to Kuje Prison, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, the lawyer to the detained Biafra Republic agitation leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu after Aloy Ejimakor was seen joining the Free Nnamdi Kanu protest in Abuja on Monday, according to the Human rights lawyer who have remarkable experience in fighting against police extra judicial killing; "One notable exception, is that a lawyer enjoys less freedom than others to speak publicly about his or her own cases, but not when it involves solidarity marches and protests for his client, the conducts of lawyers and the limit of their professional duties is the kennel of the alarming accusation by the Presidency yesterday against the lawyer of Mr Nnamdi Kanu and his subsequent arrest by the police for his presence at a scene in Abuja, where protesters were marching peacefully demanding the release of Mr Kanu; the statement from the Presidency and the police action is obviously a culmination of undisguised hostility towards the lawyer for having the temerity to represent a person the government have since prosecuted and convicted in the court of public opinions, ordinarily, a lawyer's bail application for alleged crime of illegal protest, won't be refused, the refusal is concerning and turning a simple matter into a political case of vendetta and persecution", Bayo Onanuga; the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy had on Monday tweeted while the FreeNnamdiKanu protest was ongoing, that; "I spotted Aloy Ejimakor, one of Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyers, among the small group of protesters mobilised in Abuja by Omoyele Sowore, I wonder what Mr Ejimakor was thinking when he decided to join this shambolic protest, as a lawyer, he should be aware of the principle of sub judice, particularly in relation to the ongBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/osazuwaakonedo--4980924/support.Kindly support us for more productivity and efficiency in news delivery.Visit our donation page: DonateYou can also use our Mobile app for more news in different formats: CLICK TO DOWNDLOAD ON GOOGLE PLAY STORE 

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