A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed the money laundering suit filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) against Mrs. Ochuko Momoh.Momoh is the wife of a former Managing Director of Pipelines and Products Marketing Company, Haruna.Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in a judgment, discharged and acquitted Momoh and five others on the 22-count charge preferred against them on the grounds that the prosecution failed to prove its case against the defendants beyond reasonable doubts.Justice Taiwo stressed that the ICPC could not discharge its burden of…
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Stop harassing Ogbaru Market leaders, Court orders Ngonadi, others
Alphonsus Nweze Justice Alexius Okuma of Atani High Court has directed the Anambra State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Dr. Christian Ngonadi and other officials of the Ministry to stop harassing the chairman of Ogbaru Main Market, Chief Ndubuisi Ochiogu and the members of his executives with security operatives. Justice Okuma issued the order on Friday when the case brought by Ochiogu led executive against the Commissioner for Commerce and Attorney-General of the state came up for hearing at Onitsha High Court.The directive came following the complaints by the counsel…
Read MoreAlleged N400m fraud: Court to hear EFCC suit against Metuh June 22
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday fixed June 22 to hear a suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the retrial of Chief Olisa Metuh, former National Publicity Secretary, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The court fixed the date following the EFCC’s appeal at the Supreme Courtl of the judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal in favour of Metuh, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reliably gathered. Although the matter was listed on the Monday’s cause list, the trial judge, Emeka Nwite, was not…
Read MoreSection 84(12): Court fixes June 28 for report on Supreme Court decision
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed June 28 for report on the outcome of the Federal Government’s suit seeking an interpretation of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Amendment Act, 2022 before the Supreme Court.Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned the matter after counsel for the plaintiff (Peoples Democratic Party), Joseph Daudu, SAN, told the court that the hearing of his case would depend on the apex court decision on the suit before it.Upon resumption of the matter, Daudu informed that though the case was adjourned for all parties to look…
Read MoreCourt clears ex-NNPC GMD Andrew Yakubu of money laundering charge
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, discharged and acquitted Andrew Yakubu, former Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of money laundering charge.Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a judgement, held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt.Justice Mohammed said that the EFCC had failed to prove the three ingredients of Section I of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act which it relied upon.According to him, to sustain the conviction of the defendant (Yakubu) in this Act, the burden of proof…
Read MoreCourt fixes March 23 to hear FG’s request to extradite Abba Kyari
A Federal High Court in Abuja fixed March 23, to hear an application by the Federal Government seeking for the suspended DCP Abba Kyari’s extradition to the United States (U.S).The Federal Government, on March 3, 2022 through the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), filed the application marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/249/2022.The suit, titled: “Application for the Extradition of Abba Alhaji Kyari to the United States of America,” was dated and filed March 2.While the AGF is the applicant, Kyari is the respondent in the application.Kyari was formerly the head of…
Read MoreCourt urged to void provision of Terrorism Prevention Act
A Federal High Court, Abuja, has been urged to make an order expunging Section 27 of the Terrorism Prevention Act, 2013, as amended, from the country’s law. The call was made in an originating summons marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/225/2022 and filed, on Friday, by Barrister Maxwell Opara and Mr Echiefu Chidiebere Luke against the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF). The suit is dated Feb. 24 and filed Feb. 25 pursuant to the rule of the court and relevant provisions of the law. While Opara, a legal practitioner, and Luke are 1st and…
Read MoreCourt fixes Feb. 28 for Abba Kyari’s bail application
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, fixed Feb. 28 for hearing a bail application filed by suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari.Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned the matter after counsel to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Joseph Sunday, Director of Legal Services in the agency, prayed the court for more time to respond to Kyari’s bail application.Sunday came into the court shortly before the matter was called for the second time after it was stood down.Justice Ekwo, who advised the NDLEA to put its house in…
Read MoreAlleged drug trafficking: Court permits NDLEA to detain Abba Kyari, 6 others for 14 days
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, granted permission to the NDLEA to further detain suspended DCP Abba Kyari for 14 days, pending conclusion of investigation.Justice Zainab Abubakar granted the order after the Director, Prosecution and Legal Services, NDLEA, Joseph. Sunday, moved an ex-parte motion to that effect.The NDLEA, in the application marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/111/2022, also prayed for an extension of time within which to detain the six other suspects named in the alleged offence.The six others are ACP Sunday J. Ubia, ASP Bawa James, Inspector Simon Agirigba, Inspector John Nuhu,…
Read MoreOdili passport seizure: Court vacates orders against NIS lawyer
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, vacated the order made against the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) lawyer, Jimoh Adamu, over his alleged refusal to appear before itJustice Inyang Ekwo also vacated the Dec. 21, 2021 order directing the NIS to pay N2 million fine for alleged failure to release the international passport of former Governor of Rivers, Peter Odili, days after the prayer was granted.The development followed Odili’s confirmation in the courtroom that the NIS had complied with the order on Dec. 20, 2021.Ifedayo Adedipe, SAN, who appeared for…
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