Justice Maureen Onyekenu gave the order after Akindele changed his plea from not guilty to guilty.
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The staffers of the oil company, through their Counsel, ames Attah, sued officials of the DPR, Douglas Caesar, Umar Farouk, Yamu Anakare and Jeremiah Elisha; and an official of the NSCDC, Kachim Obadiah, for violating their fundamental human rights.
Agbakoba, who made the call while addressing newsmen in Lagos, on the need for a reevaluation of the legal and justice sectors in the country, said that if these reforms were carried through, it becomes easy to draw a prediction of the state of practice at the Federal High Courts.
Mmaduagwu was purportedly impeached as speaker of the Assembly by some members of the House on November 13 and Uzoezie was elected the new speaker.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Dokpesi had through his Counsel, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), filed a no-case submission on those charges brought against him by the EFCC.
Justice Binta Nyako made the variation in a ruling on the conditions of the bail she had granted Kanu in April 2017.
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday dismissed applications filed by Senator Ayo Adeseun and Olanrewaju Otiti seeking transfer of a criminal charge against them to the Ibadan Division of the court.
Ladoja was charged with converting N4.7 billion from Oyo State treasury to his personal use.
EFCC arraigned the accused on June 11, 2013, before Justice Mohammed Idris on 23-counts of conspiracy to conceal proceeds of crime amounting.
The suit was instituted by the first runner-up in the September 3, 2016 governorship primaries of the APC in Ondo State, Olusegun Abraham.
The Federal Government, through the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation had filed a four-count charge of forgery against the accused.
Abdullahi Adamu, also called “Dan-China’’, 16 Chinese nationals and nine other locals were charged before the court for illegal mining.
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.
In the suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/1220/2018, Yusuf instituted legal action against the Honourable Minister of Health, and Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice as well as the NHIS.
This has been communicated to the national leadership of the PDP and the Adebayo Dayo-led faction of the party, which has Kashamu’s backing, by INEC
Justice Saliu Saidu also adjourned till November 8, hearing in a case of $2.0 billion tax non-payment made against MTN Nigeria by the Attorney-General of the Federation.
Fayose was on October 22 arraigned on 11-count charge by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, alongside his company, Spotless Investment Ltd.
Oshiomhole’s plea was contained in a notice of preliminary objection challenging the suit.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the revelation was made on Tuesday during the testimony of Moses Awolusi, an EFCC investigator, during Yunusa’s trial at an Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos.
The Court also ruled that Fashola be put on notice and adjourned the matter to November 20, 2018 for mention.