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The trial of the immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, resumed on Monday before a Federal High Court, Lagos, with a prosecution witness, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, admitting he was suspected and investigated.

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday stood down for one hour, the fraud trial of the immediate past Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, facing charges of N6.9 billion fraud.

A Federal Capital Territory High Court has set up a three-man panel to resolve the logjam arising from the trial of Colonel Sambo Dasuki in the alleged money laundering charges along with Aminu Baba Kusa, Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital.

Obanikoro gave evidence in the trial of Fayose before Justice Mojisola Olaterogun in Lagos.
Fayose is facing charges of N6.9 billion fraud.

Former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd), has asked the Federal High Court, Abuja to invite legal giants to give more information to developments in his ongoing trial.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 9, 2019 to entertain a motion filed by the former National Security Adviser, retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki, for the suspension of his trial over alleged illegal arms possession.

The trial of Olugbenga Obadina, a businessman, standing trial for allegedly collection of over N2.4 billion from the Office of the National Security Adviser under retired Col. Sambo Dasuk, was on Monday, stalled at the Federal High Court, Abuja, due to the absence of the prosecution counsel, Larry Aso.

Alhaji Danladi Pasali, its National Coordinator, said this in Akure while inaugurating the Ondo State Chapter of the organisation.

Justice Mohammed is one of the several judges whose orders granting Dasuki bail have been disobeyed by the Federal Government

The body stated this through its National President, Dr. Samson Ayokunle, during a visit to Buhari on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja

The Federal Government on Tuesday applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja to continue the trial of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki in absentia.

Dasuki in a strongly worded letter he personally signed and addressed to the Registrar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, vowed to boycott any proceeding for his trial since the Federal Government has proved beyond reasonable doubt that it would not obey any order of the court even if it is in his favour

The former governor has been with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission since Tuesday when he reported at the headquarters of the anti-graft agency in Abuja

The duo were accused of being recipients of illegal funds from the office of a former National Security Adviser, retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki

The candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the Osun State governorship election, Iyiola Omisore, has told a group he described as “faceless” to stop peddling unfounded allegations against him.

Another former Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, who is also on the Federal Government’s travel ban list, made this known in a WhatsApp message to The Eagle Online.

The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, confirmed the travel ban on Saturday in a statement.

Governments, especially the executive arm, tend to forget that it is the rule of law that makes it possible, in the first place, to define what national security is. They think national security is what the man or woman in power says it is – and quite often, meaning personal loyalty, convenience and security

Making the plea is pro-democracy and non-governmental body, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, which specifically asked Onnoghen to call out all the court systems in Nigeria to a week-long warning strike to protest against serial disobedience of President Muhammadu Buhari to a litany of binding Federal High Court bail orders with specific reference to the prolonged detention of erstwhile National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki, and the leader of the Islamic movement of Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaki.

Malami had last week justified the continued detention of Dasuki in an interview with the Voice of America.