Tag: Prosecution
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Police will no longer handle prosecutions in courts – Attorney General
Henceforth, Police in Kano state will now be disallowed from handling criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state in magistrates’ courts in the ancient city. Kano state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ibrahim Mukhtar, who made this known on Sunday in Kano, explained that, “The criminal justice system in Kano has witnessed a major leap…
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No going back on Saraki's prosecution, EFCC insists
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says no amount of media campaign against its Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu will stop the prosecution of the former President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki. Spokesman of the commission, Mr Tony Orilade made this known in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. According to Orilade, the attention…
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Alleged Exam Malpractice: Prosecution absence stalls trial of PDP gov candidate, Adeleke
The case of alleged examination malpractice and certificate forgery filed against a senator, Ademola Adeleke, was on Tuesday stalled due to the absence of the prosecution. Adeleke is a senator and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Osun State governorship election of last year. The Federal High Court Abuja presided over…
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Onnoghen appears in court as prosecution opens case, calls first witness
The prosecution team in the trial of suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has opened its case by calling its first witness. Proceedings were put off in the case on March 12 this year over report that the suspended CJN was ill. Onnoghen, looking smart,…
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El-Rufai risks prosecution at ICC over ‘body bag’ threats to foreign observers – Falana
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), says Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, risks being prosecuted by the International Criminal Court over his “body bag” comment. The lawyer said the only thing that could save El-Rufai from being picked up and prosecuted by the ICC was for none of the foreign election observers in…
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Prosecution stalls hearing of Offa robbery suspects
Commencement of definite hearing of the Offa robbery suspects could not begin on Friday at the Kwara state High Court sitting in Ilorin, the state capital. This was due to the unpreparedness of the prosecution. The court had fixed Friday as the last adjourned date for definite hearing as a result of the inability of…
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JUST IN: Judge orders prosecution of three Channels Television staff
A judge presiding over the case of alleged fraud involving a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, has demanded the prosecution of three staff of Channels Television. The judge, Okon Abang, also asked the office of the attorney general to institute a case of alleged prejudicial comments against a lawyer,…
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AGF seeks arrest, prosecution of Maina, others for pension fraud
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami (SAN) has asked a Federal High Court in Kaduna to declined jurisdiction over a suit by embattled former chairman of the Presidential Pension Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, challenging the arrest warrant issued against him by an Abuja court. Malami urged the court…
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FRSC demands prosecution of Abia Speaker, wife, others over shooting of officials
Sequel to the recent shooting of some its officials, the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, on Tuesday called for the arrest and prosecution of those involved in the fracas. The Public Education Officer and spokesman of the Corps, Bisi Kazeem, made the call while reacting to the reported dismissal of a police corporal, Iroh Orji,…
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Alleged Corruption: Buhari finally wades in, says anyone found culpable will be prosecuted
…as president orders AGF to probe SGF, others President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday ordered the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) to probe all top government officials recently accused of corruption. This is coming after the allegation of corruption leveled against the Secretary to the Government of…