Justice

Ayokunle Odekunle: Justice delayed is justice denied

As a young Corp member serving in Ibadan, my Community Development Service (CDS) was with the Nigerian Legal Aid Council, a body of young Lawyers who during their service year try as much as possible to offer free legal service to people who are unable to afford the services of a lawyer. Preference is mostly... Read More

Ayokunle Odekunle, Justice

2 fresh charges hover above Saraki’s head

The charges brought against Senate President Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal have reportedly – been expanded. The two fresh charges would be in addition to the 13 counts initially brought against him which bordered on false declaration of assets and operating an offshore account while serving as Governor of Kwara State between... Read More

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Saraki begs court to disqualify CCT Chairman as trial judge

In a bid to stall the continuation of his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Senate President Bukola Saraki has reportedly filed another application at the tribunal seeking to disqualify the Chairman, Danladi Umar. Saraki is on trial for 13 counts of false declaration of assets at the CCT. Saraki has had his many... Read More

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Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal | YNaija.com

‘This tribunal will not wait for anybody’ | Saraki’s trial to hold daily

As the trial of Bukola Saraki resumed at the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Monday, April 18, a group of protesters stationed themselves around different parts of Jabi District of Abuja – on the road leading to the CCT – in a show of support for the embattled Senate President. Saraki is on trial at... Read More

CCT, corruption, Fraud, Justice, Saraki, Tribunal, witchhunt

Prof Itse Sagay: My review of the Supreme Court decision in Rivers state governorship election

In this summary, I make the comment on the important issues raised by the Supreme Court in that case. 1. On Card Reader The Supreme Court, in rejecting the use of the Card Reader adopted its earlier views on the matter in Okereke v. Umahi S.C. 1004/2015, that the use of the Card Reader would... Read More

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‘EFCC can’t be complainant, investigator and prosecutor’ | Ricky Tarfa’s lawyer tells court

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, April 15 revealed to a Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere that it has in possession, electronic evidence that would convict Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Rickey Tarfa on the charge of failure to declare his assets. Tarfa had been arraigned before Justice A. A.... Read More

EFCC, Justice, lagos, law, Ricky Tarfa

Job scam: Taraba governor’s aide, accomplice get combined 9 year jail term

Dominic Bukuni , an aide of the Governor of Taraba state, Darius Ishaku, has been convicted of criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery and sentenced to 2 years in prison. Bukuni was arraigned alongside a certain Bebeto Haruna by a Jalingo chief magistrates’ court on Friday, April 15. The co-accomplice bagged 7-years in prison for the... Read More

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Senate President, Bukola Saraki loses in court, again

Senate President Bukola Saraki has lost another bid to stop the Code of Conduct Tribunal from trying him for alleged false declaration of assets. Saraki, a member of the All Progressives Congress has been embattled by the allegations of falsity in the assets declaration form he filled while he was governor of Kwara state 13... Read More

CCT, corruption, False asset declaration, Justice, law, Saraki, Senate President, trial

Ekiti to FG: ‘Supreme court has ruled on our election, stop interfering’

The Ekiti state commissioner for justice, Owoseni Ajayi, has told the attorney-general of the federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, that the report of the military panel set up to investigate the 2014 Ekiti state governorship election lacks the power to prosecute anybody. While noting that no one can adjudicate on a matter already decided by the... Read More

AGF, Ekiti State, election, Fayose, Justice

Opinion: Letter to the Attorney-General of the Federation

Honourable Minister, If you read the open letter that I wrote to CJN Mahmud Mohammed in this column last week, you will immediately recognize that, in a slightly different formulation, the question that is the first part of the title of this open letter to you is the same question that I posed to the... Read More

AGF, Buhari, corruption, Justice, Soldier, war

Court declares Secondus’ arrest by EFCC illegal, awards damages

A Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice John Tsoho has declared the arrest and detention of former Peoples Democratic Party Chairman, Uche Secondus by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission as illegal and further awarded damages. EFCC had arrested and detained Secondus in March for allegedly receiving vehicles on behalf of PDP.... Read More

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Witness reveals how Saraki purchased UK property with loan

The prosecution of Senate President Bukola Saraki for false asset declaration at the Code of Conduct Tribunal continued on Wednesday, with the tendering of bank documents to the court by Micheal Wetkas. Wetkas, who is the first prosecution witness in the trial is an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The prosecuting lawyer,... Read More

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Opinion: The CCT, Danladi Umar and the real crime of Bukola Saraki

After the Supreme Court decision that the Code of Conduct Tribunal, as presently constituted, has the jurisdiction to try Senate President Bukola Saraki, the case has continued. Since then, several legal luminaries including Prof. Ben Nwabueze, SAN; a former justice of the Supreme Court, Samson Uwaifo; and Mr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, have faulted the apex... Read More

CCT, Judiciary, Justice, Saraki, Umar Danladi

Judge orders Metuh’s trial to begin in the absence of his lawyers

The trial of the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh would commence by 12pm on Thursday, March 17 in spite of the absence of his lawyers. Metuh was charged to the Federal High Court in Abuja by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on 7 counts of fraud involving the N400... Read More

Abuja, corruption, dasuki, EFCC, Justice, metuh

Judge orders immediate release of Jonathan’s ex-aide, says ‘EFCC is dancing Makossa’

Col Ojogbane Adegbe, former Aide de Camp to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has been granted liberal bail by a Federal High Court in Abuja and is to be immediately released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Adegbe had gone to court to plead that his fundamental human rights were being infringed upon with his continued unlawful detention after he... Read More

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February 28, 2016

‘Congratulating Ikpeazu is endorsing criminality’ – Alex Otti

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Abia State, Alex Otti has declared that he will not congratulate the Peoples Democratic Party and the governor of the state, Ikezie Ikpeazu on his Supreme Court victory. Otti, who spoke at a thanksgiving organised by his party’s state chapter noted that despite the flaws in the... Read More

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Olisa Metuh

February 26, 2016

Metuh was protecting Goodluck Jonathan by tearing statement – EFCC

As the trial of Peoples Democratic Party spokesperson, Olisa Metuh continues, an agent of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has revealed to a court that the PDP chieftain destroyed a statement he wrote for the agency because former president Goodluck Jonathan was implicated in it. Testifying before the court, the agent, Junaid Said revealed that Metuh... Read More

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corruption, EFCC, Justice, metuh

February 16, 2016

Witness tells court how ex-governor Gabriel Suswam laundered N1 billion

The trial of former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswan and his commissioner of Finance, Okolobia Okpanachi resumed on Monday, February 15, as a prosecution witness told the court how N1 billion was laundered by the governor. The witness, Brijid Shiedie, MD/CEO, Benue Investment and Property Company Limited told the court presided over by Justice... Read More

benue, corruption, EFCC, Justice

February 10, 2016

Kanu Nwankwo sued for N1 billion [DETAILS]

Former Super Eagles skipper, Nwankwo Kanu has been slammed with a N1 billion lawsuit by Ayoola Gam-Ikon, a businessman and lawyer, for malicious prosecution by the police. Gam-Ikon in his suit, claims to have been arraigned on 19 counts of fraud by the police after a complaint by Kanu on March 5, 2013. He revealed... Read More

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February 8, 2016

EFCC charges SAN, Ricky Tarfa with ‘obstruction of justice’

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ricky Tarfa, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on a two-count charge of willful obstruction of justice and attempting to pervert the course of justice. EFCC operatives arrested Tarfa in Lagos on Friday when he shielded two Beninoise – Nazaire Sorou Gnanhoue and Modeste Finagnon in... Read More

EFCC, Justice, obstruction, Ricky Tarfa, SAN

February 5, 2016

Lagos gives traffic offenders a little gift… or not (READ)

Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade on Friday, February 5, launched mobile courts in the state for the speedy prosecution of traffic offenders. The mobile courts will move around the state in buses to summarily hear traffic offending cases and at same instance, give its ruling of immediate punitive measures where applicable. Speaking on the inauguration, Atilade said... Read More

Justice, lagos state, legal, Mobile court

January 28, 2016

Olisa Metuh’s trial continues as he arrives court, again, in handcuffs

The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh has arrived a Federal High Court in Abuja for the continuation of his trial. As with his previous appearances since his incarceration, Olisa Metuh was brought in with his hands cuffed. Olisa Metuh is on trial for a seven count charge ranging from corruption... Read More

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January 26, 2016

Olisa Metuh received money from Dasuki’s office ‘without being awarded contract’ – Witness

As the trial of Olisa Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party continues at a Federal High Court in Abuja, a legal officer from the office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, Baleh Ndam has been presented as a prosecution witness. Ndam told the court that that Destra Investment Limited, a firm... Read More

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corruption, EFCC, Federal High Court, Justice, Kuje Prison, metuh, PDP

January 22, 2016

James Ibori might be leaving UK jail soon – Here’s why

Former governor of Delta state, James Ibori, who has been serving a 13-year sentence to prison in the UK, is hopeful that his conviction by a British court will be overturned. James Ibori was sentenced to jail in the United Kingdom on corruption charges since 2012. His spokesperson, Tony Eluemunor said on Friday, January 22... Read More

Bribery, corruption, delta state, James Ibori, Justice, united kingdom

December 24, 2015

‘Fashola has the best record in governance since Awolowo’ | 7 things to note from Prof Sagay’s interview

Itse Sagay, a professor of Law, was at the commencement of the new administration’s tenure, appointed by President Buhari as Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption. He recently granted an interview to Premium Times where he spoke about what his committee has been assigned to do as well as the corruption level in the country... Read More

Buhari, corruption, Goodluck Jonathan, Justice, legal, presidential

December 9, 2015

No Boko Haram sponsor, arms funds looters will go unpunished – FG

The Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government has reassured Nigerians that neither Boko Haram sponsors nor looters of the funds meant for arms procurement, will be allowed to go scot free. Minister of Informational and National Orientation, Lai Mohammed, while addressing a press conference on Tuesday, said everyone found complicit will be charged and tried, but added that due process would... Read More

arms deal, boko haram, FG, Fraud, Justice

December 2, 2015

EFCC battles SSS for Dasuki’s custody

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is leaning on the State Security Service to hand over former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki for interrogation over the investigation into arms purchase contracts during Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. Dasuki was arrested on Tuesday, December 1, and subsequently taken to the SSS headquarters where he’s being detained. Joseph Daudu,... Read More

Abuja, corruption, dasuki, DSS, EFCC, Justice, NSA

December 2, 2015

If you must prosecute Saraki, go after former governors – Senator Shehu Sani

Shehu Sani, the senator representing Kaduna Central, on Tuesday, December 1, called on the Code of Conduct Bureau to also examine the asset declarations of other governors who were contemporaries of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. While speaking at the 8th Forum of the laureates of Nigerian National Order of Merit in Abuja, Sani said politics should not... Read More

Buhari, CCT, dasuki, Justice, Politics, Saraki, senate

November 19, 2015

Neighbourhood weed seller goes to jail

Freedom is something no one wants to lose but Rasheed Lawal, a 25-year old cobbler lost his freedom on Thursday, November 19, when he was sentenced to 18 months in prison, for peddling hard drugs. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of a Federal High Court in Lagos, sentenced Lawal after he was charged to court by the National Drug... Read More

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November 19, 2015

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: ISIS already in America | Dasuki defends himself | DSS ordered to produce Nnamdi Kanu | More stories

Female suicide bomber kill 15 in Kano market. Punch Ex-service chiefs to also be charged in arms procurement trial. YNaija Court orders DSS to produce Nnamdi Kanu. Leadership This is why Buhari ordered sack of Justice Akanbi. YNaija Court upholds governor Ortom’s election. Leadership Former education minister, Aja-Nwachukwu, dies at 63. Punch Remi Tinubu takes over... Read More

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