NDC STATEMENT ON COURT RULING. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 NDC STATEMENT ON COURT RULING Our attention has been drawn to a ruling by the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja this morning, wherein His Lordship, Honourable Justice Isah Dashen, gave a ruling on an application filed by an unregistered association known as Peace Movement Party. The public knows that by December 2025, the Nigeria Democratic Congress  as an association complained of INEC’s refusal to register us as a political party, whereupon we proceeded to the Federal High Court. The Federal High Court upheld our constitutional right to freedom of association under the Constitution and compelled INEC to register us, which INEC did. Since then, we have started political activities, embarked on the registration of members, held congresses from ward to national levels, held conventions, and concluded primaries to all offices following INEC’s timetable. We have been fully participating in all INEC activities without let or hindrance. NDC also fielded candidates, and fully pa...

CALABAR MAN DOCKED FOR DESTROYING POLICE HANDCUFFS, ESCAPE FROM CUSTODY. (PHOTO).


Calabar man docked for destroying police handcuffs, escape from custody


A 33-year old man, Obi Amba-Ojong, was on Wednesday arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court in Calabar, over alleged destruction of handcuff and escape from police custody.

Amba-Ojong, whose address was not given, is facing a two-count charge of destroying police property and escaping from custody.

The Prosecutor, SP Solomon Awerikure, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on May 9, at Adijinkpor Junction, Ikom, in Calabar Magisterial District.

Awerikure said that the defendant escaped from a lawful custody and willfully damaged police handcuffs.

He further said that the offence contravened Section 135(a)(b) and 451 of the Criminal Code Law, Cap C16, Vol. 111 Laws of Cross River State, 2004.

The Defense Counsel, Sunny Mgbe, prayed the court to grant his client bail, and promised that he would not jump bail.

The Magistrate, Mercy Toney, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of N500,000.

Toney ordered that the defendant must be produced in court at the next sitting, and adjourned the case until June 1, for hearing.

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