Tag: Bail Application
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$498,000: Court reserves judgement on bail application of Rivers Rep, still remanded
The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Tuesday reserved judgement on the bail application of the detained member of the House of Representatives, Chinyere Igwe, who is standing trial for money laundering. The lawmaker, who represents the Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 2, was arrested by the police, a day to the Presidential election…
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Again, court refuses Nnamdi Kanu’s bail application
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed a fresh bail application filed by the Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Justice Binta Nyako, in a ruling, said the application for bail was an abuse of the court process.
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IPOB: Court throws out Nnamdi Kanu’s bail application
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, refused to admit Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to bail. Justice Binta Nyako, in a ruling, held that since Kanu was earlier granted bail in 2017 and jumped the bail, the court must first determine the real reason he jumped the bail…
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BAIL: IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu to know fate May 18, 26
The judge threw out the 8 counts on the grounds that the proof of evidence did not link him with the charges
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Court declines DCP Abba Kyari’s bail application, says overtaken by event
Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, said the application had been overtaken by events following an order of a sister court, granting the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)’s prayers to detain Kyari for another 14 days to enable it conclude its investigation
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Court fixes date for Abba Kyari’s bail application
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, fixed Feb. 28 for hearing a bail application filed by suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari. Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned the matter after counsel to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Joseph Sunday, Director of Legal
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Drug case: Court turns down DCP Abba Kyari’s bail application
AFederal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, refused to grant an application for bail filed by the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who declined to grant the plea in a motion ex-parte brought by Kyari’s Lawyer, C. O. Ikena, ordered that the respondent, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), be…
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#EndSARS protester still in prison with newborn, bail application not granted
The Ondo State High Court sitting in Olokuta Akure, Ondo State, on Monday did not grant bail to Kemisola Ogunniyi, one of the EndSARS protesters, who delivered baby in prison. Ogunniyi was among those who were detained and standing trial for allegedly vandalizing property during the EndSARS demonstration which took place in Akure, the state…
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Sowore, others remanded again as court adjourns ruling on bail application
A Chief Magistrate Court in Abuja has fixed January 8, for ruling on the bail application filed on behalf of Mr Omoyele Sowore and four others. Chief Magistrate Mabel Segun-Bello fixed the date on Tuesday after listening to the application for bail moved by the lawyer to the defendants, Marshal Abubakar and the opposition by…
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Court rejects bail application of popular Lagos pastor jailed for fraud
Embattled pastor and shepherd-in-charge of Celestial Church of Christ, Global Genesis Parish, Lagos, Israel Ogundipe, has lost the post-conviction bail application he filed after he was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for fraud. A Lagos State High Court had convicted Ogundipe for defrauding Olaide Williams-Oni, a UK-based woman, of N17 million. Before the conviction, the…