Tag: Witness
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How Jonathan’s aide allegedly helped Patience launder N5.1 billion, Witness tells Court
A prosecution witness, Orji Chukwuma, in the ongoing trial of a former Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, on Tuesday told Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court , Ikoyi, Lagos, how Mr. Dudafa allegedly laundered several billions of Naira for a former First Lady, Patience Jonathan. Mr.…
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Fayose bought N55m Range Rover, power bikes on credit – Witness tells court
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State got a Range Rover Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) valued at N41.4 million and two power bikes valued at N13.8 million on credit, a witness told the Judicial Commission of Enquiry investigating state finances between 2010 and 2014. A Brand Manager at Coscharis Motors Limited, Mr. Justin Ngele, who testified…
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Banning the Witnesses, but not what they witness Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa. All religion, is belief. Depending on the emphasis, any religion or religious movement can be one of ‘peace’ ‘tolerance’ or ‘extremism’. The most difficult ban is that on religious belief because it is a futility; such a ban is actually a suppression and repression. A human being can be persuaded to change…
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2015 Elections: How INEC officers received N264m bribe from Allison-Madueke – witness
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, heard that two Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, employees, Christian Nwosu and Yisa Adegoyin, allegedly received N264million from a former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Allison-Madueke. A prosecution witness, Mr Timothy Olaobaju, said that the money was paid to Nwosu and Adedoyin in cash. Olaobaju said this while testifying…
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N1.64bn fraud: Nyame didn’t receive N100m in my presence, witness tells court
A defence witness, Philip Akolo, who was an orderly to former Taraba governor, Jolly Nyame, on Tuesday told an FCT High Court Gudu, that he never saw him receive N100m. Akolo said this during cross examination by the EFCC prosecutor, Mr Rotimi Jacobs (SAN). Jacobs had said that former Taraba Government House Accountant, Mr Abdurahman…
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We recovered $1m from Badeh’s wardrobe – Witness tells court
A Prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of ex-Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, on Tuesday told the Federal High Court, Abuja that his team recovered $1m from Badeh’s wardrobe. According to a report by Daily Post, the 15th witness to testify in Badeh’s trial, Mr Goji Mohammed, said he was part of the…
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N8bn Currency scam: Witness says syndicate behind fraud in CBN
Mr Edwin Ennah, a witness in the case of alleged N8 billion CBN currency scam on Tuesday said that there was a syndicate at the Ibadan branch of the apex bank behind the fraud. Testifying before Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel, Ennah, a retired Head of Currency Processing and Disposal Unit, said that he discovered that some…
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My in-law forcibly had sex with me, my 2 sisters, witness tells court
A 17-year-old school dropout, on Friday, told a Jikwonyi Customary Court, Abuja, that her sister’s husband forcibly had sexual intercourse with her, and two other sisters. The teenager, who resides in Minna, gave the testimony as a witness in a divorce petition filed by her elder sister, Janet Suleman, against her husband, Philip Ogho. “When…
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Revealed! How Justice Ademola stashed cash in Ghana-must-go – DSS witness
The second prosecution witness Mr Ike Onuoha, told an Abuja High Court on Tuesday how the Department State Services made startling recoveries from Justice Adeniyi Ademola’s house in Abuja. Ademola, his wife, Olabowale, and Joe Aji (SAN) were being tried by the Federal Government for alleged intent to receive gratification Onuoha, an officer of the…
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Metuh asks court to summon Dasuki as witness in N400m fraud case
A former National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, has asked the Federal High Court, Abuja, to summon former National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki, to testify in his trial. At the resumed hearing on Wednesday, Counsel to Metuh, Mr Emeka Etiaba (SAN), reminded the judge, Justice Okon Abang, of a…