Tag: Innocence
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[TNG Analysis] NDDC Probe: It’s season of denials as lawmakers claim innocence
…Senators Manager, Uroghide, Nwaoboshi absolve selves …Urhobos, Ijaws, Itsekiris demand scrapping of IMC …Buhari remains unusually silent By Emman Ovuakporie Since the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio secretly revealed the names of lawmakers allegedly involved in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC contract scams it has been a season of denials. TheNewsGuru.com,…
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Hushpuppism; An Exception to Presumption of Innocence, By Osigwe Ahmed Momoh
By Osigwe Ahmed Momoh In the wake of the gestapo-like arrest of Nigerian Instagram sensation Raymond Igbalode popularly known as Hushpuppi in the United Arab Emirates, several well-meaning observers had asked as to whether the Nigerian investigative agencies were complacent; in that the individual in question was well reputed to flaunt his seemingly illicitly acquired…
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CCT Trial: FG seeks conviction as Onnoghen maintains innocence
The Federal Government is seeking a jail sentence for the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen in his ongoing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal( CCT). But Onnoghen who is accused of failing to declare his assets immediately after assuming office is pleading with the tribunal to set him free. The charges…
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Allow me defend my innocence – Embattled Justice Ngwuta tells court
Embattled Supreme Court Justice, Sylvester Ngwuta, on Wednesday said he is “innocent and anxious to defend himself” of the charges against him. He said this through his lawyer, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), following a request for adjournment by the prosecution. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Ngwuta is currently under trial at a Federal High Court in Abuja…