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...

FOUR YEARS AFTER ARREST IN RUSSIA, AMERICAN DAVID BARNES TRANSFERRED TO REMOTE PENAL COLONY. (PHOTO).


 Four years after arrest in Russia, American David Barnes transferred to remote penal colony

Paul Carter and David Barnes have shared a bond since first grade in Huntsville, Alabama, over 60 years ago, but their conversations have changed drastically since Jan. 13, 2022.

Barnes, 68, a father of two, is serving the longest prison sentence of any American currently held in Russia. He was recently transferred to a remote penal colony hundreds of miles from Moscow. His family says Barnes’ arrest came after he traveled from The Woodlands, Texas, to Moscow at the end of 2021 seeking visitation or custody rights for his children through Russia’s family court system. Barnes’ ex-wife, Svetlana Koptyaeva, had taken the boys to Russia following a bitter divorce and custody dispute in Texas and reportedly accused him of abuse once she learned of his arrival. Russian prosecutors tried and convicted Barnes in 2024, sentencing him to more than 21 years, despite Texas law enforcement previously finding the allegations unsubstantiated.

After years in a Moscow detention center, Barnes’ move to the IK-17 penal colony offers slightly better conditions, with more space and limited labor duties. Friends and family maintain his innocence and hope for a prisoner swap similar to those that freed Americans like Paul Whelan, Brittney Griner, or Trevor Reed. Meanwhile, legal proceedings continue against Koptyaeva in Texas for child custody interference after she allegedly fled the country with the children in 2019, despite court orders granting Barnes partial custody. Advocates, including U.S. lawmakers, are pushing for Barnes’ return, while officials emphasize ongoing consular support and the safety of American citizens abroad. Carter remains hopeful but worries about the strain on Barnes if another exchange doesn’t include him.


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