Tag: Trial
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Alleged homicide: ‘Sick’ Melaye, Police argue over fitness for trial in Kogi [Photos]
The Nigeria Police Force has declared the Senator representing Kogi West senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye fit to face trial. The Police said it arrived at the conclusion after several test conducted on the Senator came out negative adding that it was an indication that the Senator was not medically challenged…
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N6.9bn fraud: EFCC opens trial in Fayose’s trial
The prosecution on Monday opened its case before a Federal High Court Lagos in the criminal trial of immediate past Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, charged with N6.9 billion fraud. Fayose was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Oct. 22 alongside his company — Spotless Investment Ltd on 11 counts. He…
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Alleged N2.2bn fraud: Fayose’s trial begins today
Hearing will today (Monday) commence in the trial of the immediate past Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, who was charged with an alleged N2.2bn fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The EFCC arraigned Fayose, alongside a firm, Spotless Limited, on October 22, 2018 before the Federal High Court in Lagos, six days…
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Alleged N7.65 fraud: Kalu’s Germany trip stalls trial
Hearing in the trial of a former Governor of Abia, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, for alleged N7.65billion fraud was stalled on Monday due to the absence of the ex-governor from court. Kalu’s lawyer, Prof. Awa Kalu (SAN), told Justice Mohammed Idris at the Federal High Court in Lagos that his client was away in Germany…
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Buhari must hasten trial of past corrupt governors – SERAP
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to Muhammadu Buhari urging him touse his “good offices and leadership position to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, SAN to without delay take over and expeditiously prosecute grand corruption cases involving all indicted former state governors…
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Chief Justice okays probe, trial of Supreme Court Justices
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Wednesday, gave security agencies in the country the nod to investigate allegation that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State procures judgments from the Supreme Court. The CJN who is currently attending a conference in Canada, said his attention was drawn to reports concerning allegation by…
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Alleged N400m fraud: Metuh, lawyers absent from court as trial proceeds
The trial of a former National Publicity of the Peoples Democratic, Olisa Metuh, proceeded before the Federal High Court in Abuja in his absence and that of his lawyers on Friday. Metuh had, since his fall in court on Monday, been absent from the trial. His lawyer, Mr. Emeka Etiaba (SAN), who had since been…
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Court grants EFCC’s prayer, to continue Metuh’s trial in his absence
…Summons Channels TV reporter, General Manager The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that the criminal trial of a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, will henceforth proceed in his absence. Justice Okon Abang, in a ruling on Wednesday, said the court was entitled to proceed with the trial…
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N26m scam: Absence of witness stalls Fani-Kayode’s trial
The trial of Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation was on Tuesday stalled at the Federal High Court, Abuja, due to absence of a prosecution witness. Fani-Kayode was docked by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on a 5-count charge bordering on money laundering and criminal breach of trust, The prosecutor, Mrs Ashibi…
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1,574 inmates awaiting trial in Anambra Prisons – Official
No few than 1,574 inmates out of 1,761 prisoners in Anambra are currently awaiting trial for various offences, the state’s Controller of Prisons, Mr Emmanuel Nwakaeze has said. Nwakaeze, who gave the figure in an interview with newsmen in Onitsha on Friday, said the inmates spread across four prisons in Aguata, Onitsha, Awka and Nnewi.…