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Court vacates interim forfeiture order against Ekweremadu’s seized property

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 admin

It is not yet uhuru though for embattled Ekweremmadu however, a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, set aside the Nov. 4, 2022 interim forfeiture order on 40 landed property linked to Sen. Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice.Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, said he had found that the application for forfeiture filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was not brought in good faith and ought to be struck out.Justice Ekwo further held that the EFCC failed to disclose material facts a out the matter. He…

Court refuses to vacate order stopping FG from deducting state govts’ monies over $418m Paris Club debt

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 admin

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, refused to vacate its order restraining the Federal Government from deducting monies accruing to the 36 states from federation account to settle 418 million dollars judgment debt in relation to Paris Club Refund. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who declined to grant the plea by counsel to the defendants in the suit, adjourned the matter until Dec. 13. Justice Ekwo held that since the order was made based on the plaintiffs’ motion on notice filed before the court, all pending applications would be taken on…