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Supreme Court Rejects Request to Unfreeze Abacha’s Accounts in UK, others

22Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, Finance, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Supreme Court Rejects Request to Unfreeze Abacha’s Accounts in UK, others

The Supreme Court, on Friday, declined the request by a brother to the late Gen. Sani Abacha, Alhaji Ali Abacha, to unfreeze the accounts traced to him and relatives of the late Head of State in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Jersey, Liechtenstein, and Luxembourg. The apex court in a unanimous judgment of a five-man panel led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta held that Ali Abacha’s case was statute-barred as at when it was commenced in April 2004 at the Federal High Court in Kaduna State. The judgment was in the appeal marked: SC/359/2010, filed by Alhaji Ali Abacha, said to be a brother of the late Gen. Sani Abacha. In the lead judgment prepared by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, but read on Friday by Justice Ejembi Eko, the court held that having dismissed a similar appeal in an earlie...

Bail: Maina to Evade Arret, Flee to US – EFCC

21Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Bail: Maina to Evade Arret, Flee to US – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has kicked against the bail request of former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Force Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, alleging that he might evade arrest and flee to the United States of America. According to a fresh document presented by the Commission, it said Maina wanted to flee to the US where he and his family are equally citizens. It said, “After jumping court bail, Maina sneaked to the Niger Republic to obtain new travel documents at the US Embassy in Niamey to enable him flee back to the US where he and his family are equally citizens.” The anticraft agency said that Maina sought for fresh travel documents because his earlier ones had been deposited with the Registrars of the Federal High Court and the High Crourt of the Fed...

Court Remands Teenager Who Set Boyfriend Ablaze in Benue

20Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Crime, Judiciary, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria

Court Remands Teenager Who Set Boyfriend Ablaze in Benue

The police on Tuesday, arraigned the 17-year-old girl, identified as Esther Alex, who allegedly set her lover ablaze before the Magistrates’ Court 8. The court is located at North Bank, Markurdi. It was gathered through the First Information Report, FIR, that nee Esther Alex of No. 1 Zaki Biam Street, Wadata, Makurdi, went to the house of Mr Chidimma Omah, 28, at No 17 Yandev Street, Makurdi, and poured petrol on the house, while he was asleep, and set it ablaze. The FIR titled: ‘Mischief by fire and culpable homicide’, said, “As a result, the room was engulfed in fire, which burnt down the entire property, whose value is not yet known, together with Mr Chidimma Omah, who sustained grave burns and subsequently died while receiving treatment at the hospital.” According to Inspe...

Obaseki Swears in Eight High Court Judges

19Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Judiciary, Justice, News, Nigeria

Obaseki Swears in Eight High Court Judges

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has promised that his administration would keep supporting the judiciary. He spoke yesterday when he swore in eight new judges for the State High Court. Obaseki congratulated the judges, and urged them to carry out their duties without fear or favour as their appointment is from God. He said: “History is made with the swearing in of eight new judges for the Edo State High Court, which is part of our commitment to strengthen the judiciary. For us to have a virile democracy, we must strengthen the rule of law, making sure the judiciary is one of the strongest arms of our democracy. “This morning, we are a step further in fulfilling our desire to make Edo one of the strongest judiciary hubs in Nigeria. Our dream of making Edo an economic hub will ...

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Faction Seeks Court Restrain Order Against Obiozor Led Faction

17Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Faction Seeks Court Restrain Order Against Obiozor Led Faction

A faction of the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, led by Uche Okwukwu, has asked a High Court sitting in Abuja to restrain Professor George Obiozor, who was elected by the Nnia Nwodo-led Ohanaeze from parading himself as the President General or be jailed. Recall that Obiozor who was an erstwhile Nigerian ambassador to the United State, Israel and Cyprus, was elected President of the group at the Dan Anyim Stadium in Owerri, Imo State on January 10. Okechukwu in a motion on notice number FCT/HC/BIU/M/14/21 sought an order restraining Obiozor and his proxies from parading as President of the group pending the determination of the substantive suit. The notice partly read, “An order of this honourable court restraining the defendants, its agent servants from further h...

Osun Police Arraign Housemaid Who Attempted to Abduct Boss

13Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Crime, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Osun Police Arraign Housemaid Who Attempted to Abduct Boss

The police in Osun State on Tuesday arraigned an accused person identified as Olayemi Lawrence for alleged attempted abduction of her employer, Eunice Fateye, before a Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Osogbo. Lawrence, 23, was alleged to have broken into the home of Fateye and carted away with some of her personal items and money. Abiodun Fagboyibo, Police prosecutor, in his address at the court, said Olayemi in December 2020 in Ilesa-Ijesha, gained entrance into the residence of Fateye and stole mobile phones worth N150,000. The prosecutor also claimed that the defendant stole an ATM card belonging to the woman and withdrew a sum of N305,000 from her account. Fagboyibo further said that after undertaking the act, Olayemi threatened to destroy the house of her boss if she did not...

11Jan

By Obiajulu Joel Nwolu1 Comment

Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Abuja Court grants Sowore N20m Bail

Sahara Reporters’ publisher, Omoyele Sowore has bee granted bail by a Chief Magistrate Court in Abuja in the tune of N20m. Sowore was granted bail alongside four other activists who were arrested with him on the New Year’s Eve in Abuja for organising a protest against bad governance. The bail sum of the other stood at N1m each. The publisher alongside Juwon Sanyaolu, Peter Williams, Emmanuel Bulus, and Damilare Adenola are being tried for alleged unlawful assembly, criminal conspiracy, and inciting public disturbance. Mabel Segun-Bello, Chief Magistrate of the court while delivering verdict on the bail application on Monday, granted Sowore bail in the sum of N20million and two sureties in like sum. He also ruled that Sowore must remain in Abuja and must physically report to the...

Zambia President Fires Health Minister Chilufya

10Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Breaking News, Corruption, Judiciary, Justice

Zambia President Fires Health Minister Chilufya

Zambia’s presidency on Sunday announced the sacking of the country’s health minister, arrested for alleged graft last year but cleared of charges. Chitalu Chilufya, 48, was held in June following accusations he used ill-gotten gains to acquire property. A court cleared him of the charges in August due to lack of evidence and he resumed his duties. But President Edgar Lungu unexpectedly fired the minister on Sunday without given any reason. “President Lungu has terminated the appointment of Chitalu Chilufya as health minister with immediate effect,” presidential spokesman Isaac Chipampe said in statement. Chilufya’s sacking comes days after parliament quizzed officials over irregularities cited in an audit of financial statements released last year. The reports a...

Alleged Assault: Deeper Life School Principal, Others Granted N500,000 Bail Each

7Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, News, Nigeria, Youths

Alleged Assault: Deeper Life School Principal, Others Granted N500,000 Bail Each

The magistrates’ court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Thursday, granted bail in the sum of N500,000 each to the principal of the Deeper Life High School, Uyo, and four accused persons in the case of the alleged molestation of an 11-year-old Junior Secondary School 1 pupil, Don-Davies Archibong. According to The PUNCH, the seven accused persons arraigned were Mrs Ndidi Solomon (suspended Principal), Joseph Nseabasi, Akpan Johnson, Egor Wilson, Joseph Ikenna, and two minors, Shalom Ibukun and Ola Feyisetan. The accused are standing trial on four counts bordering on conspiracy to commit felony to wit; indecent treatment of boys under 14 and thereby committing an offence punishable under section 556 of the criminal code cap 38 vol 2 laws of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria, 2000. The two...

Court Sentences Ex-Finbank MD Over N10.9bn Fraud

6Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Crime, Finance, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Court Sentences Ex-Finbank MD Over N10.9bn Fraud

A judge of the Lagos State High Court Sitting in Ikeja, Lateefa Okunnu, on Tuesday, sentenced Okey Nwosu, a former managing director, Finbank Pls, to three years imprisonment on charges bordering on N10 billion fraud. Nwosu was arraigned alongside Dayo Famuroti, Agnes Ebubedike and Danjuma Ocholi by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a 26-count amended charge involving stealing and illegal conversion amounting to N10.9 billion, The Cable reports. The prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, called several witnessed and presented documents that were admitted as evidence against the defendants, who pleaded not guilty to the charged brought against them, hence leading to their full trial. The judge while delivering her judgement, found the defendants guilty and sentence...