Funmilayo Omosule, the sole witness in a suit filed against Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority Administration (OGFZAA), has given his evidence against the agency over his alleged unlawful suspension.Omosule testified, on Thursday, before Justice Olufunke Anuwe of a National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja during a cross examination by counsel for OGFZAA, Michael Ajara.While Omosule is the claimant, OGFZAA, a Federal Government agency, is the defendant.They had been locked in a fierce legal battle to resolve the legality or otherwise of the claimant’s suspension, following his petition against some…
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Court dismisses EFCC’s prayer to recall witnesses in money laundering suit against ex-NNPC GMD
A Federal Hgh Court, Abuja, on Thursday, refused to grant an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to recall two of its witnesses in the trial of Mr Andrew Yakubu, former Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a ruling, held that though the court had discretionary power to do so, granting the request after the prosecution and the defence had closed their case would inhibit the defendant’s right to fair hearing. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
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