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 APC PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ATIKU MUST EXPLAIN THE LEGAL AND FISCAL BASIS OF HIS PETROL SUBSIDY PROPOSAL At his press conference in Abuja on Friday, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar reiterated his proposed  “production subsidy” for locally refined petrol, which he said would reduce pump prices. He went further to ask President Bola Tinubu to slash the cost of diesel and petrol at the pump. That proposal raises important legal, fiscal and practical questions that he must answer. Section 205(1) of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 provides that unrestricted free-market conditions shall determine wholesale and retail prices of petroleum products. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, in a statement on Saturday, explained that it neither fixes pump prices nor issues administrative price templates, except where the statutory conditions for intervention are met. The PIA provisions guide its function.  At the moment, “No such market fail...

COURT SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR THE MURDER OF RADIO NIGERIA STAFF IN PORT HARCOURT.(PHOTO).

Court Sentences Two To Death By Hanging For The Murder Of Radio Nigeria Staff In Port Harcourt



December 21, 2022

 

A Degema High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced to death two suspects Godwin Udoh and Wisdom Udoh for the murder of one miss Oluchi Okorie, a staff of Radio Nigeria, Purity FM.Abakaliki.


The judge ,Justice Okogbule Gbasam, 

 in his judgement sentenced the two defendants to death by hanging.


Justice Gbasam who based his judgement on the confessional statement made by the defendants to the police ,said from the evidence presented to the court it was clear that the defendants were the last persons with the deceased before the sad incident.


The two defendants who are natives of Akwa  Ibom State were said to have picked late Miss Okorie along East West road on the 10th of April 2015 on her way from Abakiliki in Ebonyi state  to visit her sister in PortHarcourt.


The 1st defendant Godwin Udoh was said to have pushed out Miss Okorie from a moving vehicle along Tai local government area of Rivers State that led to her death.


Speaking to our Correspondent outside the court room Principal State Counsel, Mr. Deinma Tamuno-Opubo of the Department of Public Prosecutions, Rivers State Ministry of Justice, said with respect to the death of the deceased justice has been served.


Mr. Tamuno-Opubo said the judgement will serve as deterrent to persons who takes lives of others at will.


Meanwhile, Counsels to the two defendants declined comment on the judgement.

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