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COURT REJECTS KANU'S NO-CASE SUBMISSION WHILE DEFERRING RULING ON MEDICAL TRANSFER The legal battle surrounding Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), continues to dominate headlines across Nigeria and beyond. In the latest developments, a federal court has dismissed Kanu’s no-case submission, insisting that he must present his defense, while the presiding judge has stood down on ruling whether he should be transferred to the National Hospital for medical treatment. These two decisions—procedural and health-related—carry far-reaching implications for the fairness of the trial, public confidence in the judiciary, and the broader political climate in Nigeria. NO-CASE SUBMISSION REJECTED: WHY IT MATTERS A no-case submission is a legal request by a defendant to have charges dismissed before defense arguments begin, usually on the grounds that the prosecution’s evidence is insufficient. In Kanu’s case, his legal team argued that the prosecution had fa...