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 ...

SENATE MINORITY CAUCUS SAYS ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION NOT REJECTED IN PASSED ELECTORAL BILL. (PHOTO).


 SENATE MINORITY CAUCUS SAYS ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION NOT REJECTED IN PASSED ELECTORAL BILL


The Senate Minority Caucus says electronic transmission of election results was not rejected by the senate during the clause by clause consideration of electoral act amendment bill as  reported by some sections of the media.


The Senate on Wednesday passed the bill at plenary.


Leading the minority Caucus to brief the media, Senator Enyinnnaya Abaribe explains that what section 60 sub 3 of the electoral act, states is "results from each polling unit will be transmitted to IREV portal in real time after the prescribed  form EC8 has been signed and stamped by presiding officer and countersigned by candidates or polling agents available at the polling unit.


The Caucus assures Nigerians that it will also ensure that what was collectively agreed to during the clause by clause consideration is what is reflected in the votes and proceedings of the sitting of the electoral bill passage.

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