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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...

TRIAL OF DSS-CAPTURED ANSARU TERROR SUSPECTS BEGINS JANUARY 2026.(PHOTO)..


 TRIAL OF DSS-CAPTURED ANSARU TERROR SUSPECTS BEGINS JANUARY 2026.


A federal high court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the commencement of trial of two leaders of the Ansaru terrorist group, Mahmud Usman and Abubakar Abba, captured by the Department of State Services to january 15, 2026.


The trial judge, justice Emeka Nwite gave the order following pleas by counsel to the defendants for time to enable him to be served with the charges, and to study the counts' proof of evidence. 


The defence counsel told the court that the charge and proof of evidence were still with the DSS where the terror suspects were being detained on the orders of the court. 


The lawyer prayed the court that the two defendants be moved to a correctional centre to enable easy access and ensure prompt and hitch-free trial. 


Prosecution counsel, David Kaswe, opposed the prayers of the defence counsel. 


He said that protocol in the DSS required the defendant's lawyer to write to the agency seeking permission to see his clients and copy him adding that, heretofore, the lawyer had failed to do so. 


Justice Nwite in a brief ruling said he would, in the interest of fair hearing, consider the submission of the defendants'  counsel and move the trial a future date. 


In shiftting the trial to january 15, 2026, justice Nwite ordered the defendants lawyer to always write DSS for permission to visit his clients and copy the prosecutor. 


Usman and Abubakar Abba are being prosecuted for terrorism by the DSS. However, Usman has pleaded guilty to count 10 in the 32-count charge, which bordered on economic crime.


While Abubakar Abba pleaded not guilty to the 32-count charge on terrorism offences, Usman denied the remaining 31 counts. 

One more photo below. 


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