The Nigerian Police Force on Wednesday arraigned Senator Dino Melaye before an Abuja High Court sitting in Apo, on six counts bordering on attempted suicide, attempt to escape from custody and damage of police property. The prosecution counsel, Alex Izinyonu, said Melaye escaped from police custody on April 24, 2018, after he broke the glass […]
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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted bail to the immediate-past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), from the custody of the Department of State Service. Delivering judgment in the suit filed by the ex-NSA in March this year, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu ruled that his detention since December 29, 2015, amounted to […]
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A federal high court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed the bail application filed on behalf of Jolly Nyame, ex-governor of Taraba state. Recall that Nyame is in Kuje prison, Abuja, after a judge handed him a 14-year jail sentence on May 30. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had accused Nyame of criminally misappropriating the […]
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Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe has been granted an administrative bail after five days in DSS custody. The Special Adviser to Abaribe on Media, Mr Uche Awom, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said Abaribe, who is the Chairman of the South East Senators Forum, was released at about 6.32 p.m. “Sen. […]
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A court sitting in Kogi state has granted bail in the sum of N10 million Senator Dino Melaye. Mr Melaye, who represents Kogi west at the senate, was given bail by Justice Nasiru Ajanah. The senator was arraigned for alleged gun-running. He faces separate charges in Abuja, bordering on giving false information, offences he denied […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has released Innocent Chukwuma, chairman of Innoson Motors, on bail. He was released on Wednesday evening. Chukwuma was arrested on Tuesday in Enugu but the EFCC was silent on the details, leading to speculations that it had to do with a dispute with GTBank. But in a statement […]
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The latest report on the Hip hop musician, Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy’s court case is that he was on Monday docked before an Ikeja Magistrate Court by the Lagos State Police, over his alleged role in robbery of his fellow musician, Abiye David Jombo aka Mr 2Kay, last October. Mr 2Kay who was allegedly robbed […]
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The Nigerian government on Friday demanded the revocation of the bail granted the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, in April. In a statement on Thursday signed by Salihu Isah, an aide to the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, the Nigerian government hinged its request on 11 grounds of arguments. […]
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