Tag: Metuh
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Jonathan, Dasuki absent as Metuh’s trial resumes
The trial of the former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Olisa Metuh on Tuesday recommenced at the Federal High Court, as a former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki refused to appear. The case continued despite the absence of former President Goodluck Jonathan who had also been invited as a witness.…
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Jonathan seeks N1bn from Metuh as travelling expenses to testify in court
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday requested that the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to set aside the subpoena ordering him to appear in court as a witness to testify in defence of a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh. Jonathan, sought an alternative prayer, an order directing Metuh…
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Metuh: Serve Jonathan appearance subpoena in five days, court tells bailiff
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday gave the court bailiff five days to serve former President Goodluck Jonathan with the subpoena compelling him to appear in court with respect to the trial of a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh. The court also ordered the counsel prosecuting Metuh,…
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Metuh: Court strikes out Dasuki’s application against summon
The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out an application by the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, seeking an order setting aside the subpoena directing him to appear in court to testify on behalf of a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Olisa Metuh. The trial judge, Justice…
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Dasukigate: Former President, Goodluck Jonathan to appear in court today
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja affirmed yesterday the order of subpoena compelling former President Goodluck Jonathan and a former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, to appear in court today with respect to the trial of the National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Olisa Metuh. however, challenging the subpoena summoning him to appear…
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Dasukigate: Jonathan to stand as Metuh’s witness
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has been ordered by a Federal High Court in Abuja to appear before it to testify as a witness in defence of former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Olisa Metuh. Jonathan was issued a subpoena to appear before the court on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, by Justice…
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Just in: Metuh invites Jonathan to testify in his case
Olisa Metuh, former Peoples Democratic Party’s National Publicity Secretary, has sought the permission of an Abuja Federal High Court to call ex-President Goodluck Jonathan as a witness in his ongoing trial. Metuh’s lawyer, Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu informed the Justice Abang Okon – led court that he has written to Jonathan to that effect but the…
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Absence of Metuh’s counsel stalls trial as Justice Abang adjourns till Friday
The trial of Olisa Metuh, former National Publicity Secretary, Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) was stalled in the Federal High Court, Abuja, due to absence of his counsel, Mr Onyeachi Ikpeazu (SAN). When the matter was called on Wednesday, the prosecuting counsel, Mr Sylvanus Tahir, told the court that the matter was adjourned until Wednesday for…
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JUST IN: Dasukigate: Supreme Court orders Justice Abang to continue Metuh’s trial
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court in Abuja to continue the hearing on charges of money laundering and fraud instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Parties, Olisah Metuh. A five-man bench of the apex…
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Court fines El-Rufai N10,000 in libel suit against Metuh
A Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, has fined the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai for failing to produce his witness in a libel case against former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh. The governor had filed a N1.5bn suit against the former PDP spokesman for linking him to Boko Haram in…
