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Mynd44:
But they can still change their minds later. The president's deadline isn't contitutionaly binding on these people

"The court further ordered that the sum of $62,500 and €36,020 be returned to the nominal complainant within six months''

A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced Olumuyiwa Teniola Idowu and his company, Tennyvans Nigeria Limited, to a total of 30 years’ imprisonment over fraud involving $62,500 and €36,020.

In a statement by the EFCC, the judgment was delivered on Monday, March 30, 2026, by Justice Ismail Ijelu, who found the defendants guilty on a six-count charge bordering on stealing and failure to declare assets.

The offences were said to be in violation of Section 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011, and Section 27(3) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Act, 2004, which deal with non-disclosure of assets and refusal to declare properties.

One of the charges presented in court stated:

“Olumuyiwa Teniola Idowu and Tennyvans Nigeria Limited, sometime in 2012 at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, dishonestly converted to your own use the sum of $62,500 (Sixty-Two Thousand Five Hundred United States Dollars), being the cost of caterpillar parts, property of Rene Theodorous Johannes Brouwers of Brouwers USA Trucks and Parts.


Another charge stated: “Olumuyiwa Teniola Idowu and Tennyvans Nigeria Limited, sometime in 2012 at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, dishonestly converted to your own use the sum of €36,020 being the cost and shipping of a DAF truck, box trailer and two (2) tippers, property of Rene Theodorous Johannes Brouwers of Brouwers USA Trucks and Parts B.V.”

The defendant was first arraigned on November 27, 2024, where he pleaded not guilty, leading to a full trial


During the proceedings, the prosecuting counsel, E. S. Okongwu, called three witnesses and presented eleven exhibits, all of which were admitted by the court. The defence counsel, Kehinde Olawumi, called one witness

In his judgment, Justice Ijelu held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and consequently found the defendant guilty as charged.

The court sentenced Idowu to five years’ imprisonment on counts one to four, to run concurrently. He was also handed five years’ imprisonment on counts five and six, with an option of a fine of N1 million on each count, to be paid within six months or serve the custodial sentences


The court further ordered that the sum of $62,500 and €36,020 be returned to the nominal complainant within six months

Following the judgment, the convict was remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre

Peacecore:
Complaining because it didn't favour you

cmikel:
What's is the essence of democracy when the judiciary is compromised



I don't think judges at any level should be taking houses and cars from politicians


They will sure be compromises weda its directly gifted or not.

Mandate1:
it's best for them to avoid that Wike PDP and move to another. As for the Nigerian judiciary, a travesty.

yomi531:
This Wike of a Man is something else o. He's never caught offside. Which kain person/striker be that sef

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday again nullified the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, in November 2025, and barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising its outcome, including the leadership election conducted at the event.

Judge Joyce Abdulmalik issued the orders in her judgement in the suit instituted by the faction of the party loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike.

The judgement, in sync with the judgement of the Court of Appeal in Abuja delivered earlier this month, came just hours after the Wike faction concluded its version of the national convention of the party in Abuja, producing Abdulrahman Mohammed, as the national chairman, and other members of the National Working Committee (NWC).

Monday’s judgement also came while Kabiru Turaki, who emerged from the invalidated Ibadan convention as the party’s national chairman and others who were purportedly elected there as the party’s officials, are banking on the final resolution of the dispute by the Supreme Court following the defeat they suffered at the Court of Appeal.

Ms Abdulmalik ordered in her judgement on Monday that Mr Wike’s group be granted access to the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, which was sealed off after chaos erupted there over the scramble between the factions last year. The judge also directed relevant agencies to provide them adequate security to use the secretariat.


She held that the purported convention held in Ibadan between 15 and 16 November 2025, including the election of party officials and expulsion of some notable members of the party, violated section 287(3) of the Nigerian Constitution, as well as the party’s constitution and prior court orders.

“I considered the expulsion of the members of the plaintiffs as not only an affront to the subsisting judgement, but also a direct assault to a democratic and principled society” where the rule of law is in practice, the judge said.

The court held that “all proceedings, resolutions and decisions taken at the said convention, including the suspension of members of the first plaintiff, were unconstitutional, unlawful, null and void, and of no effect.”

The Mr Wike faction, through its then acting chairperson Mohammed Abdulrahman, and secretary Samuel Anyanwu, filed the suit on 21 November last year to restrain the Kabiru Turaki-led group from representing the party and to bar the police and Stste Security Service (SSS) from granting them access to the PDP secretariat in Abuja.

The defendants sued in the suit included INEC, the Nigerian police and the SSS.

The rest were PDP members and officials who participated in, or were associated with, the November 2025 convention, led by the Turaki-led faction, and other relevant bodies and agencies.

The plaintiffs sought to prevent INEC from recognising any other office address for the Turaki-led faction apart from theirs.

They also prayed the court to declare that INEC, the police, and the SSS are constitutionally bound to enforce the decisions of the Federal High Court as delivered by Judges James Omotosho and Peter Lifu.

‘Ibadan convention held in violation of court decisions’
Delivering the judgement, the court held that, in line with the Constitution and other enabling statutes, including earlier judgements, it would not shy away from its duty to do what is just in the circumstances.

The judge noted that the the main determinant of the case is Section 287(3) of the Nigerian constitution, which provides that the decisions of the Federal High Court and other courts established by the Constitution shall be enforced by all authorities and persons across the Federation.

She observed that “in spite of the judgements which have not been set aside, the 5th to 25th defendants went ahead and organised the convention.” She added that those same judgements had also been affirmed by the Court of Appeal.

She further held that a political party’s constitution is meant to be followed by its members.

The court concluded that the issues raised in the plaintiffs’ suit were meritorious and granted the declaratory and injunctive reliefs sought.


Therefore, the judge declared that the defendants “are bound to comply with and give full effect to the subsisting judgments of the Federal High Court earlier referred to.”

She held: “The first to the fourth defendants are not entitled to recognise or give effect, in any manner whatsoever, to the purported National Convention held on 15 and 16 November 2025 by the 5th to 25th defendants and their associates.

“The purported convention, including the election of officers and suspension of members, is unconstitutional, null and void.”

She also held that the plaintiffs “are entitled to remain in office and continue to use the party’s national secretariat and properties” and ordered INEC not to recognise the said defendants as officers or representatives of the first plaintiff (the PDP) or to accept any change of address from them other than the one already in its records.



She also ordered the SSS and the police to provide adequate security for the plaintiffs in the use of the party’s national secretariat.

The court also restrained the 5th to the 25th defendants from entering, using, or interfering with the party’s properties, including holding meetings or events at the national secretariat.

It restrained INEC from accepting any address for the party other than the one already recognised in its records.

Offpoint1:
If you can poop you can definitely eja-cool-late.

The force sperm is shot out is greater than that of poop.

Is just zero gravity makes it harder for the journey down the right place

oz4real83:
they never mentioned that humans can't bang in the article. They only mentioned the effects of micro gravity on sperm production, its movement, egg production,its movement, fertilization and embryo development.

oz4real83:
That won't stop astronauts from banging each other🤣🤣. The cheats among them will even be celebrating since the chances of pregnancy despite being without protection is zero😏

A new study found that microgravity simulated on Earth hindered sperm cell movement, egg fertilization and embryo development ‪—‬ findings that have serious implications for the future of space colonization.

When it comes to successful fertilization, zero gravity means zero game, a new study suggests. When looking at sperm and eggs in simulated microgravity, scientists found that this environment hampered sperm navigation, fertilization and embryo development, posing serious challenges for the future of space colonization.

This human, mouse and pig study, published Thursday (March 26) in the journal Communications Biology, revealed that sperm became disoriented, mouse eggs had fewer successful fertilizations, and pig embryos experienced developmental delays, all due to microgravity.

The findings have big implications for building a lasting human presence off Earth. The long-term settlements planned for the moon and Mars depend not just on keeping astronauts alive but on whether people can eventually reproduce

Sperm in microgravity

Previous studies have shown that microgravity can impair estrogen production and lower sperm count in mice. But what goes on at a cellular level when the sperm and egg float in near-zero gravity remains unclear.

To simulate microgravity, the researchers used a device called a clinostat machine, which works "by continuously rotating cells or samples in multiple directions, essentially randomising the direction of gravitational pull so rapidly that the cells never get a chance to settle or orient themselves," Nicole McPherson, a researcher who runs the Sperm and Embryo Biology Group at Adelaide University's Robinson Research Institute and the study's senior author, told Live Science via email. "From the cell's perspective, there is no consistent 'up' or 'down', it experiences a kind of continuous free fall, which closely mimics what living cells experience in the weightlessness of space."

With their space simulator, the researchers added human and mouse sperm to small mazes designed to mimic the female reproductive tract. In both cases, fewer sperm successfully navigated through the maze in microgravity compared with sperm that moved in Earth's gravity.

"Many of the proteins found on sperm act as mechanosensors, tiny molecular devices that detect physical forces," McPherson said. "Remove the force of gravity and it stands to reason that these sensors would be thrown off, disrupting the sperm's ability to orient and navigate."

Khallicopyro:
Benefits of Tinubu's UK visit I gueess. APC! Lolz

Jokay07:
Obi should have stayed and resolve the in-house issue in labour party. That's what a true leader does.

angelboy01:
You ma sef dey support Tinubu na so why you dey complain? If na you won't you do the same? If you aren't in my team, you are out. It's that simple.

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