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Alleged fraud: Court rejects Okorocha’s bail plea

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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, refused to admit Sen. Rocha’s Okorocha, who is currently at the EFCC’s custody, to a bail.Justice Inyang Ekwo, instead, ordered Okorocha, through his lawyer, Ola Olanipekun, SAN, to put the anti-graft agency on notice.Olanipekun who had, in an ex-parte motion marked FHC/ABJ/CR/28/2022, prayed the court to grant Okorocha bail on liberal terms pending the hearing and determination of motion on notice filed on May 25.The ex-parte motion was dated and filed May 26, 2022.But Justice Ekwo held that since the matter would be…

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Okorocha forfeit 2 Abuja property

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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, gave an interim order forfeiting two Abuja property linked to Sen. Rochas Okorocha to the Federal Government.Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order following an ex-parte motion moved by counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ekele Iheanacho.Justice Nwite directed the EFCC to publish the order in a national daily for interested person(s) to show cause within 14 days why the final forfeiture order should not be made.He adjourned the matter until April 13 for hearing.Earlier, Iheanacho informed that he had an…

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Absence of judge stalls Okorocha’s suit against Imo Govt, EFCC

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The absence of Justice Ahmed Mohammed of a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, stalled the suit filed by former Imo Gov., Rochas Okorocha, against the state government and others.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Mohammed had, on Sept. 22, fixed today for hearing an application, challenging its jurisdiction in the suit filed by Okorocha.NAN reports that in the last adjourned date, the former governor’s counsel, Oba Maduabuchi, SAN, had urged the court to fix another date to take the motion, challenging its jurisdiction, and moved for…

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