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Pat King, one of the most prominent figures of the 2022 “Freedom Convoy” in Ottawa, has been found guilty on five counts including mischief and disobeying a court order. A judge in an Ottawa courtroom Friday said the Crown proved beyond a reasonable doubt that King was guilty on one count each of mischief, counselling others to commit mischief and counselling others to obstruct police. He was also found guilty of two counts of disobeying a court order. The Alberta resident was found not guilty on three counts of intimidation and one count of obstructing police himself. King could be facing up to 10 years in prison. The sentencing hearing is scheduled to begin on Jan. 16. The Crown is seeking “significant” incarceration time in a penitentiary while the defence wants King to be sentenced to time served and a period of probation. King’s attorney Natasha Calvinho said right now she is focused on the sentencing hearing and will determine if any other action, such as an appeal, will be pursued at a later date. Calvinho said she and her client are disappointed with the ruling, but she said it was well reasoned. “I think what the more important takeaway here, and what we’ve been saying from the very beginning, Mr. King was acquitted of all charges related to inciting any form of violence, specifically intimidation of Ottawa residents,” Calvinho said outside the courthouse. “So yes, he was convicted, a couple counts of mischief for his social media posts, as the judge found, and will continue to fight another day.” The maximum sentence for mischief in this instance is 10 years. In January 2022 the convoy attracted thousands of demonstrators to Parliament Hill in protest against public-health restrictions, COVID-19 vaccine mandates and the federal government. The event gridlocked downtown streets around Parliament Hill, with area residents complaining about the fumes from diesel engines running non-stop, and unrelenting noise from constant honking of horns and music parties. The federal Liberal government ultimately invoked the Emergencies Act to try and bring an end to the protests, which had expanded to also block several border crossings into the United States. Ottawa Police brought in hundreds of officers from police forces across Canada to force the protest to an end. King’s defence argued that King was peacefully protesting during the three-week demonstration and was not a leader of it. But the Crown alleged he was a protest leader who was instrumental to the disruption the protest caused the city and people who lived and worked nearby. The Crown alleged King co-ordinated the honking, ordering protesters to lay on the horn every 30 minutes for 10 minutes at a time and told people to “hold the line” when he was aware police and the city had asked the protesters to leave. The Crown’s case relied mainly on King’s own videos, which he posted to social media throughout the protest to document the demonstration and communicate with protesters. The court proceedings paused for about 10 minutes when King requested a short “health break” after the first verdicts on the mischief charges were read. Superior Court Justice Charles Hackland described the honking as “malicious conduct” intended to disrupt residents, workers, businesses and others from lawfully enjoying downtown Ottawa. Hackland also said that the videos show King was seen as and accepted the leadership role. He pointed to a quote from King, finding it “hilarious” that residents could not sleep for 10 days as “gleefully” aiding and abetting mischief. This evidence also played a role in determining King’s guilt in disobeying a court order and counselling others to do the same. These charges relate to the original Feb. 7, 2022 injunction against using air and train horns in downtown Ottawa which was launched by residents. The city successfully filed a similar injunction days later. As for counselling others to obstruct police, Hackland found King’s call to “hold the line” was telling people not to move from the protest site despite police orders. The judge said that phrase can be seen as a greeting between supporters of the convoy protest, but said there was no other logical interpretation in the context of King’s videos. In the days before a multi-day police removal operation began, King called on people to link arms and sit down with their backs to police if officers tried to move them. On the intimidation charges, Hackland said that a consistent theme of King’s videos were calls to remain peaceful and non-violent. He said that the target was always the federal government and COVID-19 policies, and specific individuals were not targeted by or through King’s actions. As for an intimidation charge related to blocking highways, Hackland said that finding guilt in this instance would be an “overly broad” interpretation of the Criminal Code as the blockade was done as part of a political protest, which is protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. His trial was heard over several weeks between May and July. King still has charges of perjury and obstruction of justice that need to be dealt with which is a separate matter stemming from an April 2022 bail review hearing. Details of the testimony that led to the charges are protected under a publication ban, which exists for all information that arises during a bail hearing.
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Charter Communications CEO Chris Winfrey says the Spectrum pay-TV and broadband parent is “fighting for video,” in collaboration with frenemies like Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav. Speaking at the UBS Media and Communications Conference, Winfrey took stock of the path the company has taken since a high-profile September 2023 showdown with Disney. After that bruising carriage fight, which ended in a novel agreement after a 10-day blackout, Charter has gone on to integrate streaming services worth roughly $80 a month at retail for customers of some Spectrum tiers. The latest outlet on that list is Max, under a distribution renewal reached in September by WBD and Charter. The “complicated process” of executing the streaming strategy will culminate in the first half of 2025 with the creation of “what I would call a ‘video store,'” Winfrey said. The “easy to find/easy to use” destination will be where customers can manage all of their subscriptions, he added. Charter, which is the No. 1 pay-TV provider in the U.S., threatened multiple times during the Disney clash to withdraw from video altogether. Top-tier providers are finding the cost and risk-reward proposition of broadband and wireless to be more enticing than traditional pay-TV, given how many people cut the cord every year. More than a year after the effort began, Winfrey said the result has been a hybrid pay-TV/streaming offering with substantial upside potential. “One of the things that’s been really fun about the process that we’ve been in over the past year is I think the programming community understands that we are fighting for video in a way that almost nobody else is,” he said. “We have an interest in a product that needs to be profitable for everybody in the ecosystem and that we’re incentivized to go drive it so that we can help our broadband acquisition and retention. As a result, I think the programmers are really behind us, realizing that our incentives are in the right place and we’re trying to create value for customers, which is ultimately better for them in the long term.” The experience has yielded “an a-ha moment,” Winfrey continued. Distributors and programmers, who are often at odds with each other, are “finding a way to work together to evolve the product in a way that makes sense for customers and evolves the product but also preserves the economics of this ecosystem.” One such partner, Winfrey added, is WBD. The companies’ carriage deal has earned applause from Wall Street given WBD’s recent loss of NBA rights. “David Zaslav was the one who really leaned into that the most and said we’re going to make Max, including HBO, available to all of your Select customers,” Winfrey said of the oft-knocked WBD CEO. As part of the carriage pact, Winfrey said, “what they really wanted to see us do was to use our sales and distribution capabilities toward broadband. We have 25,000 in-house sales associates, across all of our channels. So we have a very deep sales capability.” Those resources give the companies “mutual incentives” to push more adoption of Max regardless of the extent of the overall relationship between the customer and Charter-Spectrum, Winfrey said.The governor of Kano state Abba Kabir Yusuf has reacted to the tragedy recorded in Jigawa state on Thursday Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa state on Thursday loses his son, Abdulwahab Umar Namadi, in a fatal car accident, barely 24 hours after his mother, Hajiya Maryam Namadi, reportedly died In a statement signed by his spokesperson, Governor Yusuf expressed deep sadness and encouraged Governor Namadi CHECK OUT: Learn at Your Own Pace! Our Flexible Online Course allows you to fit copywriting skills development around your busy schedule. Enroll Now! Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano state has reacted as his Jigawa state counterpart, Umar Namadi loses his eldest son, aged 24. Recall that Namadi lost his son, Abdulwahab Namadi, in a road accident along the Dutse-Kafin-Hausa road on Thursday, December 26. His death came barely 24 hours after the governor’s mother died on Wednesday, December 25. PAY ATTENTION: Follow us on Instagram - get the most important news directly in your favourite app! The late Abdulwahab was buried on Thursday evening in Kafin Hausa town according to Islamic rites. Read also Former Senate President Ahmad Lawan visits Buhari in Daura , Details emerge Yusuf reacts as Jigawa gov loses eldest son In a statement on Thursday, Yusuf extended his heartfelt condolences to Namadi over the death of his son. As reported by the Punch, the governor described Abdulwahab’s death as a “tremendous tragedy, not only for the Namadi’s family but for Jigawa state and the entire region”. “This is a deeply sorrowful moment for Jigawa State. I pray that the Almighty Allah grants Abdulwahab eternal rest in Jannatul Firdaus and comforts the Namadi family and the people of Jigawa State during this moment of grief,” Yusuf said. Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, spokesperson to the Kano governor, confirmed the statement on Thursday. Read related articles here: Ex-Super Eagles star Tijani Babangida loses son Former Buhari minister loses son after calling for prayers Days after son's death, Yobe deputy governor loses 16-year-old daughter Kwara governor grieves as ex-commissioner dies In a related development, Legit.ng reported that Kwara state governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq expressed grief over the demise of AbdulRaheem Adisa, a former commissioner of information in the state. Read also BREAKING: Nigerian Governor loses 24-year-old son day after mother's death Adisa reportedly died at 91 on Thursday, December 25 and was subsequently buried at the Muslim Cemetery, Osere, Ilorin , the state capital. The deceased was a former executive chairman of Moro LGA and also served as the Editor in Chief of The Herald, the state newspaper. PAY ATTENTION: Сheck out news that is picked exactly for YOU ➡️ find the “Recommended for you” block on the home page and enjoy! Source: Legit.ngIt was July 2003 and the Congress brass had gathered in Shimla for a party chief ministers’ conference. Senior leaders were lodged at a five-star hotel close to the venue. Hours before the inaugural session, one of Pranab Mukherjee’s aides came rushing down the stairs to help his boss prepare for the day. As he took a turn on the corridor leading to Mukherjee’s room, the aide was gobsmacked. There, outside the closed doors of the hotel room, Manmohan Singh, then the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, was waiting patiently with a bunch of documents in his hand for Mukherjee to come out. Tales of Manmohan Singh’s modesty, grace and humility are folklores in the corridors of power. As a Rajya Sabha member, Singh loved to come to the old Parliament library to spend some quiet time and read articles on economy in foreign and Indian magazines. One day, he ordered a glass of lassi at the Delhi milk department counter outside the Central Hall, but at the time of payment, Singh — not the one to carry wads of currency notes — found himself short of cash. Curious onlookers gathered to watch an unusual scene: the shopkeeper pleading with Singh to not to worry about payments, but the man -- the architect of India’s economic reforms — scraping his pockets for coins and small notes to pay the modest bill of ₹ 7. Finally, when he managed to foot the bill, Manmohan Singh grinned through his beard to a delighted crowd of lawmakers and Parliament officials before walking back into Central Hall. In New Delhi’s revolving landscape of power, no one expected that Singh, an economist and technocrat turned finance minister in the Narsimha Rao government, would become the Prime Minister of India. In April 2004, Congress leader Anand Sharma threw a party at his bungalow after he re-entered the Rajya Sabha. In one corner of the lawn, with a glass of juice in his hand, journalists spotted the leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Manmohan Singh, standing alone. Little did they know that, on May 18, Singh would accompany Congress president Sonia Gandhi to meet President APJ Abdul Kalam and become the next Prime Minister of India. His appointment to the top post, however, changed little in his personal life. In the first core committee meeting after the formation of the UPA government, he addressed Mukherjee as “sir”— as he had done for several years. This time Mukherjee objected -- the PM can’t address the defence minister as “sir”. Thereafter, Singh called him Pranab ji, and Mukherjee would simply say, “Pranab here” when he made a call to the PMO. But in his Cabinet meetings, Manmohan, in his polite but firm tone, would always put his points across. His calm, often monotonous voice, camouflaged emotions but it also had a unique flavour of assertiveness. Singh once told a Cabinet minister that the latter was responsible for “single-handedly trying to derail” India’s growth agenda. In another meeting, then rural development minister Jairam Ramesh’s arguments against FDI were cut short by Singh, as he asked P Chidambaram to speak because “he is the finance minister”. In the next meeting, Vayalar Ravi’s apprehensions on reforms were dismissed, and Singh reminded the former trade union veteran that “we have to take decisions”. Similarly, Ghulam Nabi Azad prompted a rare, two-minute-long intervention by the PM in which he spoke about cutting expenses and following the path of austerity. His daughters Daman Singh (who visited his father almost every morning during that period) and Upinder Singh often gave the PM inputs on his speeches. And witty cabinet colleagues quickly point out that while the Congress had a “Core Group”, Singh had a “Kaur group”. Towards the end of his 10-year term in the top office of India, Manmohan Singh emphasised that history will be kinder to him. To people who knew him, he was always kind in personal life. One of Singh’s close relatives had died in Kolkata, and the PM flew down to pay his last respects. A local gurdwara was decked up for Singh’s arrival, and person in the gurdwara was given the responsibility of offering Singh drinking water. The PM arrived, and had the glass of water. Minutes later, priests noticed that the man crying. They asked him what happened. With tears rolling down his cheeks, the old man replied, “For so many years, I have served people here. Today, for the first time in my life, someone actually said, ‘thank you very much’.”
LightInc, a rapidly growing advertising agency led by the dynamic and visionary Sanusi Olawale, has been named Young Creative Agency of the Year at the prestigious Edge Awards organised by Marketing Edge. This is as the CEO Olawale Sanusi was recognised among 35 Under 35 Top Innovators at Brandcom. The recognition underscores the agency’s innovative approach and exceptional contributions to the advertising industry in Nigeria. Creative Director and CEO of LightInc, Sanusi Olawale, was also recently nominated for the 35 Under 35 Award by Brandcom, further cementing his status as a trailblazer in the creative and marketing sector. Olawale’s earning of the accolades was a testament to his dedication, creativity, and business acumen. After earning a degree in Sociology from the University of Lagos, he worked at renowned agencies like D’Mastermind and Brand Eye Media, gaining valuable experience across sectors such as FMCG, QSR, and Telecommunications. With this solid foundation, Olawale founded LightInc, a hub for groundbreaking advertising campaigns that have sparked societal change, driven brand recognition, and won industry acclaim. Under Olawale’s leadership, LightInc has consistently delivered impactful campaigns for top-tier brands, including Ecobank, Golden Penny, Lucozade & Ribena, FanMilk, Big Cola, and more. The agency’s commitment to ethical advertising practices, diversity, inclusion, and leveraging emerging technologies for storytelling has set it apart as an industry leader. The Young Creative Agency of the Year award and Olawale’s nomination for the 35 Under 35 Award highlighted the significant strides LightInc is making in reshaping the advertising landscape. The achievements serve as a milestone for the agency and its team, inspiring them to continue pushing boundaries and delivering exceptional results. Sanusi Olawale expressed gratitude for the recognition, stating, “These accolades reflect the hard work, passion, and creativity of the entire LightInc team. They are a reminder of our commitment to redefining advertising excellence and making a meaningful impact.” As LightInc and its visionary leader celebrate these milestones, they remain steadfast in their mission to drive transformative change and set new standards in the industry.NoneCrooks target Scott Sakupwanya in scams
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