The defendants were charged with conspiracy and armed robbery.
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This was contained in the report card of the Corruption and Financial Crime Cases Trials Monitoring Committee, inaugurated in November 2017 by the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial Council, Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, to tour the six geopolitical zones of the country to determine the causes of slow pace of corruption and financial crimes cases in the country’s courts.
The Independent National Electoral Commission had approached the court with an application to vary its consent judgment delivered on December 13, 2017 directing the electoral body to issue a certificate of return to Dr. Obiora Okonkwo of the Peoples Democratic Party as valid winner of the senatorial election.
The November 16 date, according to the clerk of the court, was arrived at due to inability of the judge to deliver judgement on November 10, 2017 owing to undisclosed ailments.
The Chief Magistrate, Levi Animoku, who ordered the remand of the accused, rejected Yakubu’s bail application because the alleged crime was “heinous and horrifying”.
The Magistrate, Tajudeen Elias, ordered that the accused should be kept in police custody pending her bail application.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Atte was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission on an eight-count charge
Dikko disclosed: “Panel 1 would be presided by Justice John Vikko and Justice Simon Ayiwulu, while panels 2, 3, 4 and 5 would be presided over by Aisha Basir and Asmau Mainoma; Abundaga James and Oyigbonu Danjuma
The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Sunday Eigbejiale, told the court that they stole the mace in Akomoje, Abeokuta North Local Government Legislative Chamber, on May 23 at about 11am
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday sentenced a 32-year-old deaf and dumb, Aliu Sanni, to three years imprisonment for trafficking in cocaine
The Police prosecutor, Samuel Osobu, gave the names of the accused as Oke Obadimeji, Tolu Alabi, Kazeem Ologunjana, Yinka Arije, Richard Alofe, Ige Sunday and Abayomi Ogundipe
Justice Adeniyi Ademola fixed the date after listening to the submissions of Agumagu’s counsel, Akin Olujinmi (SAN), and Jimoh Lasisi (SAN), the NJC’s counsel
The accused re-appeared before Justice Mohammed Yunusa of a Federal High Court in Lagos on an amended 21-count charge
In a ruling in Awka on Tuesday, the Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Ishaq Bello, said Obidigbo could not be joined in the petition in the spirit of the Electoral Act
Anosike and his company are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on charges bordering on forgery and conspiracy to obtain by false pretence N1,537,278,880.82 from the Petroleum Support Fund
The Chief Magistrate, S.O. Solebo, said the accused should be kept behind bars pending advice from the state Director of Public ProsecutionS
When the case was mentioned, the prosecutor, Daniel Apochi, informed the court that the prosecution witnesses were absent in court, recalling that they were informed of the case
Olayemi, while being led in evidence by the prosecutor, Adama Musa, told the court that on the day of the incidence, they were supposed to be on duty at the Airtel Mast in Wuse 2
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the convict, on hearing the verdict, immediately attempted to commit suicide in the court’s cell room using an iron bar
Wilcox, a former Managing Director of Ibom Power Company and LYK Engineering Company, is standing trial alongside Prince Johnson Adebami and Uche Uwechia on a 21-count charge bordering on the offence