TRIAL BEGINS OF CENTRAL AFRICAN EX-PRESIDENT BOZIZE OVER WAR CRIMES. (PHOTO).

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 Trial begins of Central African ex-president Bozize over war crimes A UN-backed court in the the Central African Republic will on Tuesday begin the trial in absentia of former president Francois Bozize, over crimes against humanity committed between 2009 and 2013. The alleged crimes committed by members of Bozize's security forces include murder, enforced disappearance, torture and rape. Bozize, 79, who seized power in a 2003 coup before being overthrown 10 years later by rebels, has been living in exile in Guinea-Bissau since March 2023. But three of his former senior military officers, Eugene Barret Ngaikosset, Vianney Semndiro and Firmin Junior Danboy, are all in pre-trial detention in the Central African Republic. Crimes against humanity The case will be heard by the Special Criminal Court (SCC), a hybrid jurisdiction located in the capital Bangui with Central African and foreign judges. In February 2024, the SCC issued an international arrest warrant for the former president ...

I'LL DECIDE ON 2023 PRESIDENCY AFTER EASTER- NGIGE.(PHOTO).


I’ll Decide On 2023 Presidency After Easter – Ngige

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has said he is still consulting on whether or not he will join the presidential race. He added that he would make public his decision after Easter.

Approaching 70years of Minister Ngige, a member of the All Progressives Congress, in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja, said, “I’m still consulting and will make the decision arising from it public after Lent which is Easter period.”

Pressure groups and prominent voices in the country have called on the two major political parties, the Peoples Democratic Party and the APC, to micro-zone the 2023 presidency to the South-East.


 

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