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Breaking: Abuja High Court Orders Detention Of 13 NUPENG Ex-Leaders In Kuje Prison (Details)
The Federal Capital Territory High Court has directed the incarceration of 13 members from the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) in Kuje prison. This ruling comes in connection with the alleged attempted murder of NUPENG’s national president, Williams Akporeha, and two others…CONTINUE READING....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Justice Yusuf Halilu ordered the remand of the 13 defendants in prison following their arraignment on a five-count criminal charge on Friday evening. The Inspector General of Police initiated the trial, accusing the defendants, including former national chairman of PTD, Lucky Osesua, and deputy Dayyabu Yusuf Garga, among others, of assaulting Akporeha, Wale Afolabi, NUPENG’s president and general secretary, and Augustine Egbon, the newly elected national chairman of PTD.
The charges state that on November 1, 2023, the defendants besieged the PTD office in Utako District, committing offenses under Section 114 and Section 229 of the Penal Code Act, 2004. These include acting in a manner likely to cause the deaths of Akporeha and Egbon, as well as voluntarily causing grievous bodily harm to their victims.
Despite the defendants pleading not guilty, the prosecution counsel, Frank Longe, applied for a trial date. The lead counsel for the defendants, Chris Oshomogie, SAN, orally sought bail, claiming that the offenses were bailable. However, the court rejected the oral bail application, instructing him to file a formal application and set a trial date for November 21.
Justice Yusuf further directed the remand of the 13 defendants in Kuje prison pending the determination of their bail application.
African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has strongly condemned the violent ambush targeting the convoy of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi during his solidarity visit to Benue State. Speaking through a statement issued on Wednesday by his campaign spokesperson, Kenneth Okonkwo, the former Vice President labeled the incident unacceptable, anti-democratic, and deeply shameful, while urging security agencies to launch an immediate investigation and bring the culprits to justice.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Elaborating on the incident via the released statement, Okonkwo emphasized:
“HE Atiku Abubakar strongly condemns the violent attack on Peter Obi, who was brutally prevented from reaching bereaved families of Yelwata, Benue State, to offer his condolences over the persistent terrorist attacks on them. Such acts are unacceptable, anti-democratic, and deeply shameful. He calls on the authorities to investigate urgently, hold those responsible accountable, and ensure the safety and freedom of all leaders to carry out their duties without intimidation.”
This development follows intense friction that gripped Benue State after suspected thugs deliberately barricaded access routes meant for Peter Obi’s entourage. Obi had traveled to the region intending to offer solidarity and condolences to residents of the Yelwata community following a series of recurring security breaches and attacks. The obstruction was brought to public attention by Obi’s media aide, Esther Umoh, who utilized social media platform to sound the alarm shortly after the former Anambra State governor and his delegation arrived in the state. Umoh reported that the blockade took place along Boko Road near the Nigerian Air Force Base, effectively blocking the convoy from advancing further into the area, and supported her claims with a video recording showcasing the road obstruction.
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“Total Betrayal”: Omoyele Sowore Explodes On Datti Over Shocking Peter Obi Competence Controversy.
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African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has fiercely criticized former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed following Datti’s remarks casting doubt on Peter Obi’s ability to transform Nigeria. Datti had previously asserted that none of the opposition contenders challenging President Bola Tinubu possessed the capacity to change the nation, prompting a sharp rebuke from Sowore.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Taking to task the decision to field Obi during the 2023 elections, Sowore questioned the integrity of pushing a candidate whose competence is now seemingly being called into question by his own former running mate. He argued that relying heavily on youth popularity and clever political packaging deceived the public, warning that superficial appeal should not mask a lack of genuine capability.
Voicing his critical stance on the matter, Sowore stated:
“That was why I confronted them. I’m saying to you: if you knew that your candidate, Peter Obi, was not competent to be president in 2023, why did you have to drag Nigeria through that whole process of presenting such a candidate when you knew it and are now saying it?”
He further maintained that voters need to closely examine the deceptive mechanics behind political popularity rather than just the numbers, adding:
“This whole idea that he was popular and youth followed him, It’s all part of the campaigning that brought us here today. It’s exactly that: you can package a candidate and then discover that everything you did in packaging made people fall for what was false and fraudulent. Then, that person who was the heartbeat from that effort has now come out and said, ‘The person that was presented to you in 2023 wasn’t who you thought he was. If he were to be president today, your problems would be compounded.’ That’s what brought this conversation we’re having today, and I’m saying we should interrogate that and discuss it. I don’t think we’re discussing why he was popular; we’re discussing how he became popular and on which grounds he became popular. That was my position then: that all these things were packaged to fool the public and fool some youths.”
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