Tag: Orji Kalu
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BREAKING: Court orders Orji Kalu’s release from Kuje Prison
The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Tuesday ordered the immediate release of former Abia State Governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu from Kuje prison. The court also ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to immediately put machinery in motion for the retrial of the former governor. The court further ordered that his trial…
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Ebonyi APC lauds Supreme Court’s verdict on Kalu
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi has applauded the Supreme Court for upturning lower court judgment that sentenced Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu to 12 years in prison on corruption allegation. Chief Eze Nwachukwu, the state APC Chairman, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abakaliki that the judgment delivered by the…
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Supreme Court has affirmed my right to fair hearing, Orji Kalu reacts
Former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, whose 12-year jail term was voided by the Supreme Court on Friday has reacted to the verdict saying “the apex court has Apex court of our dear country affirmed my right to fair hearing and equal protection of the law.” The apex court had on Friday…
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Yerima to expose those behind Orji Kalu’s ordeal
The President of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, Alhaji Shettima Yerima, has declared that the group will expose persons who conspired to ensure the conviction of former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu. Yerima, however, appealed to northern leaders not to turn their back on Kalu because of his long standing affinity with the…
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CASE CLOSED: Orji Kalu to remain in prison as court dismisses bail option
Justice Mohammed Liman of the federal high court has dismissed Orji Uzor Kalu’s application for bail pending determination of his appeal against his fraud conviction. According to the judge, the applicant failed to prove exceptional circumstances that would warrant granting bail pending the determination of his appeal. Justice Liman said there was no evidence to…
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Sun Newspaper distances self from Orji Kalu’s case as EFCC threatens closure
The management of The Sun newspaper has distanced itself from the case of EFCC vs. Orji Uzor Kalu & 2 Others against the marking of its corporate office in Lagos for seizure by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The newspaper on Saturday appealed to the Attorney-General of the Federation and the…
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JUST IN: EFCC marks Orji Kalu’s Sun Newspaper, other properties for seizure
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Saturday, December 14, 2019, moved to the next level in fulfilling the terms of court sentence passed on former Abia State governor, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. The anti-graft agency said it has begun marking properties belonging to him to seek reparation for the N7.65b stolen from the…
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BREAKING: Court sentences Orji Kalu to 12 years in prison over N7.1bn fraud
A Lagos Division of the Federal High Court, on Thursday, sentenced a serving senator and ex-governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, to 12 years in prison for N7.65 billion fraud. Justice Mohammed Idris who delivered the sentence had earlier declared him guilty of the charge in the case that had been on for 12 years.…
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Orji Kalu’s sack, triumph of justice – Sen Ohuabunwa
Senator Mao Ohuabunwa has hailed the judgment of the National and State Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal, which annulled the election of the Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu. In a statement issued by Dr. Ndubusi Eke, the Director-General of Ohuabunwa’s “Follow Better” Campaign Organisation, in Umuahia on Wednesday, Ohuabunwa described the judgment…
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Orji Kalu denies selling issued shares capital of his banking group
Dr Orji Kalu, former governor of Abia and Chief Whip of the Ninth Senate, has denied selling the issued shares capital of his banking group, First International Bank (FIB). Mr Obinna Kalu, Legal Adviser, FIB Group Limited in a statement issued on Monday and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) , said…