taharqa: SR is again been Sillly and mischievous. The Chief Judge of any state (Or, any Head of Court for that mata) CANNOT administratively withdraw a case. Only d Prosecuting Party can do that. The Chief Judge may simply be reassigning d cases, maybe to even fasten up d cases that hv been crawling in courts for upwards of 10 yrs in sm cases...... By d way, d GEJ Govt just a few days ago removed d nation from d Watchlist of d Financial Action Task Force (FATC), a long process that was painstaking and extensive, and one that hv radicali improved transperancy in d Financial transactions (both Private and Govt) in Nigeria. By d way, for such a huge event, to my knowledge SR hv not even considered reporting d feat. #heightofhypocrisy

L.M Ayedun..:
Following this Report, that means

Joshua Dariye - freed.
Uzor Kalu - freed.
Jolly Nyame - freed.
Saminu Turaki - freed.
Chimaroko Nnamani - freed.
Abubakar Audu - freed.
Boni Haruna - freed.
George Akume - freed.
Alao Akala - freed.
Abdullahi Adamu - freed.
Danjuma Goje - freed.
Luky Igbinedion - freed. YOU ARE MISSING OUT MY BROTHER! HOW ABOUT IKEDI OHAKIM WHO DRAINED IMO STATE ACCOUNT
Bukola Saraki - freed.
James Ibori - Jailed.
Depreyie Alameisegha - freed.

And finally, the Boss.......

Bola Thifunbu - Freed.

Which way Nigeria.

L.M Ayedun..:
Following this Report, that means

Joshua Dariye - freed.
Uzor Kalu - freed.
Jolly Nyame - freed.
Saminu Turaki - freed.
Chimaroko Nnamani - freed.
Abubakar Audu - freed.
Boni Haruna - freed.
George Akume - freed.
Alao Akala - freed.
Abdullahi Adamu - freed.
Danjuma Goje - freed.
Luky Igbinedion - freed.
Bukola Saraki - freed.
James Ibori - Jailed.
Depreyie Alameisegha - freed.

And finally, the Boss.......

Bola Thifunbu - Freed.

Which way Nigeria.

Jeezyy: If i were the judge i would do same. Some of those cases have even been forgotten. how can a case be on trial since 2007?, or are they gonna wait till the governors get old n die b4 being sentenced...RUBBISH!

ilebaami: . If all these were true would GEJ still have been this popular?
You seem to be OYO.

taharqa: SR is again been Sillly and mischievous. The Chief Judge of any state (Or, any Head of Court for that mata) CANNOT administratively withdraw a case. Only d Prosecuting Party can do that. The Chief Judge may simply be reassigning d cases, maybe to even fasten up d cases that hv been crawling in courts for upwards of 10 yrs in sm cases...... By d way, d GEJ Govt just a few days ago removed d nation from d Watchlist of d Financial Action Task Force (FATC), a long process that was painstaking and extensive, and one that hv radicali improved transperancy in d Financial transactions (both Private and Govt) in Nigeria. By d way, for such a huge event, to my knowledge SR hv not even considered reporting d feat. #heightofhypocrisy

fr3do:


So SR is biased afterall

lastpage:
GEJ is VERY POPULAR because the country is mostly made-up of "sheep" like YOU!
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This country is truly phucked, ........over and over again!

Lastpage!

Ijayzbrainz: Give a million naira to every citizen of Naija both home and abroad...change go still remain out of the #225m wey one cow take use buy vehicle.

Senator James:
"we are nothing but pencil in the hand of the creator (GEJ)"........in CJ's voice

The newly-appointed Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Justice Ibrahim Bukar, today in Abuja withdrew the case files of former Nigerian governors undergoing trial for corruption.

superior1:

http://saharareporters.com/photo/photonews-gbenga-daniel-court-remanded-prison-till-friday


Former governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel arraigned for fraud in Abeokuta high court.

Gbenga Daniel remanded in EFCC custody till Friday-NigeriaPoliticsOnline

By Bukola Adio

The EFCC is this morning arraigning former governor of Ogun state, Otunba Gbenga Daniel before Justice Olarenwaju Mabekoje at Court 4, State High Court.

Gbenga Daniel who came into the court at 9:08 am, quickly excused himself to the toilet. Proceedings resumed upon his return at 9:20am and Counsel to the EFCC, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, read out the prosecution's charges.

The Court's attention was then drawn to a notice which was confirmed to have been received by Counsel to Daniel. However, the Counsel sought for a further 30 minutes break to study the document which the Judge agreed to.

Meanwhile, outside the court premises, supporters of Gbenga Daniel and students drawn from several tertiary institutions have been engaging each other in war of words, with both parties chanting opposing messages - for and against Daniel - at each other.

The Court has adjourned till October 15 when it will hear the bail application against Gbenga Daniel. He is to be remanded in EFCC custody until then.

When the issue of remanding him in custody was mentioned, Prosecuting counsel sought to get clarification from Daniel's counsel if he was averse to him being remanded further in the custory of the EFCC, especially following statements earlier credited to him, claiming that his client had suffered abuse at the hands of the Commission's operatives and that he was presently on hunger strike.

However, counsel to Daniel said he had no objection to his client remaining in EFCC custody despite the earlier claims.

Adesiji77:
An Ibadan High Court presided over by Justice Okanlawon Akintunde Boade Wednesday declared that a former governor of Oyo State, Christopher Alao-Akala and two others have cases to answer.

Alao-Akala and the two accused persons are standing trial on an 11-count charge of corruption slammed on them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Boade, who ruled on the preliminary objection brought by the accused persons to quash the charges against them, insisted that the trio must explain their roles in the charges preferred against them.

The 11-count charge border on conspiracy, illegal award of contracts, obtaining by false presence, acquiring properties with money derived from illegal act, and concealing the ownership of such properties.

Counsel to the accused person, led by Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), had filed a preliminary objection, asking the court to quash the charges as they did not disclose any substantial evidence to warrant the accused persons standing full trial based on the allegations.

The defence counsel had asked Justice Boade to strike out or dismiss the charge, noting that it was sheer oppression and abuse of power to put anybody on trial on an offence that was not proved.

The prosecution led by Mr. Godwin Obla, however told the court that the plethora of evidence adduced by the EFCC against the accused persons deserved an explanation.

He prayed the court to discountenance the application seeking to quash the charges.

Justice Boade in his 40-minute ruling yesterday, said the application to quash the charges was not meritorious and consequently dismissed it.
According to him, the three accused persons have some things to explain, stressing that: “I am of the strong view that the proof of evidence is established against the accused persons.”

He said having taken the pleas of the accused persons in line with the provision of Section 167 of the Civil Procedure Law, the accused persons could not challenge the jurisdiction of the court.

The court held that Alao-Akala was a public officer and so could be tried by the EFCC and added that the proof of evidence has disclosed prima facie case that will warrant him being questioned.

Leading the defence counsel yesterday was Mamman Osumor (SAN), who after the ruling, commended the judge for his industry, but said, “notwithstanding, we do not accept this ruling as a correct position of law.

“For we the lawyers, who are counsel to the three accused persons, our legal opinion is that the position taken by the judge is erroneous in law. But because we are not the litigants, or the accused persons, we will await further instructions from our clients,” Osumor said, indicating that the ruling might be appealed.

Osumor, therefore, requested that the Certified True Copy (CTC) be ready on time, and which the judge said would be ready within seven days.