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Supreme Court dismisses appeal by energy company against 8 Rivers communities

December 16, 2022December 16, 2022 admin

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by an energy production and distribution firm, NVT Power & Energy Ltd, against the judgment given in favour of eight communities in Rivers. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, in a ruling, ordered the dismissal of the appeal marked: SC/CV/849/2022 filed against the June 7 ruling of the Court of Appeal, Port-Harcourt. The apex court’s order dismissing the appeal made on Nov. 4 was sequel to an application by NVT Power for the withdrawal of the appeal. The certified true copy (CTC) of the ruling…

Court dismisses N3bn money laundering suit against ex-PPMC MD’s wife, 5 others

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 admin

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…