Tag: Trial
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Alleged N3.2bn fraud: Court adjourns further proceedings in Kalu’s trial till March 6
A Federal High Court, Lagos, has adjourned continuation of trial until March 6 in the N3.2 billion fraud charge slammed on former governor of Abia, Orji Uzor Kalu, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC had on Oct. 31, 2016 preferred a 34-count charge bordering on N3.2 billion fraud against Kalu and…
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Biafra: Produce Nnamdi Kanu for trial on March 28, Court tells Abaribe
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered Nnamdi Kanu’s counsel, to produce him in court on March 28, or for his sureties to explain his whereabouts. Justice Binta Nyako gave the order while ruling on an application for adjournment made by the prosecuting counsel, Mr Shuaibu Labaran. Kanu was admitted to bail on April…
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$2.1b fraud: Court suspends hearing on Dasuki’s trial
The Federal Capital Territory High Court has suspended the trial of former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, pending the decision of the Supreme Court on an application filed by him. Dasuki’s lawyer informed the court on Thursday that a pending application at the highest court, which is expected to be determined on March 2, would…
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Alleged N10m fraud: CCT chairman’s trial holds in March not February – Keyamo
The arraignment of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Danladi Umar, over allegations of bribery will hold in March, not February 15, the prosecution has said. The prosecution counsel, Festus Keyamo in chat with newsmen denied reports that Umar will be arraigned today, February 15. “It’s not today. He is going to be arraigned on…
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Independence Day bombing: Charles Okah’s trial continues
The trial of the alleged mastermind of October 1, 2010, bomb blast, Charles Okah continued on Monday, with the prosecution seeking to affix a stamp on an evidence already before the court. The prosecution counsel, Alex Izinyon, told the court on Monday that his client would like to affix a stamp on the evidence alluded…
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N11bn fraud: Ex-Governor Shema, three others must face trial – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the judgment of Court of Appeal, Kaduna, which authorised the trial of ex-governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema, on allegation of N11 billion fraud. Mr. Shema, who was governor of the state between 2007 and 2011 on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), is been tried alongside…
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Alleged N2.1bn fraud: Court adjourns Dokpesi’s trial till February 6
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned until Feb. 6, the trial of erstwhile Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi, over alleged N2.1bn fraud. Justice John Tsoho fixed the date after the 11th prosecution witness, Mr Gabriel Agorye, testified on Friday. Agorye, led in evidence by Mr Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), the prosecuting counsel, said…
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EFCC rejects Diezani’s application for trial in Nigeria
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Monday opposed an application by former Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke seeking to return to Nigeria to face trial. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Dele Bolgore, with whom she was charged, also urged the court not to grant it. The former minister, currently in London…
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JUST IN: Evans arrives court amidst tight security as proceedings for trial begins
Alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumene Onwuamadike, has arrived the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere where he has two pending charges bordering on murder and illegal possession of firearms. He was brought into the court as usual by heavily-armed, combat-ready policemen. The court scheduled this morning to hear his application challenging the competence of the two…
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Alleged N11bn fraud: Shema’s trial to begin Feb.13
A Katsina State High Court has fixed Feb 13, 2018, for mention of the case filed by Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) against ex-governor Ibrahim Shema, alleged to have misappropriated N11 billion state funds. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Shema had challenged the jurisdiction of the High Court to hear the…