NaijaCelebrity:
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has upheld the dismissal of the ‘no-case submission’ filed by a former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, in response to the N7.65bn fraud charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

In a lead judgment by Justice Mohammed Garba, the Court of Appeal agreed that Justice Mohammed Idris, then of the Federal High Court in Lagos, was right to have on July 31, 2018, dismissed Kalu’s no-case submission and ordered him to put in his defence.

The appellate court also dismissed the appeals filed by Kalu’s co-defendants, Slok Nigeria Limited and Ude Udeogu, challenging the jurisdiction of Justice Idris to continue hearing the case after he was elevated from the Federal High Court to the Court of Appeal.




Source: http://www.ngg.ng/2019/04/25/alleged-n7-65bn-fraud-appeal-court-dismisses-orji-kalus-objections/

oluchisimfred:
Senator Godswill Akpabio’s lawyer, Mr Patrick Umoh, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa Ibom State of frustrating the inspection of materials.This came after the Chairman of the state election petitions tribunal, Justice W. Akanbi granted Akpabio permission to inspect and copy all election materials used for the conduct of the election. However Akpabio's lawyer who spoke with Punch, accused INEC of frustrating inspection of materials.

Umoh said, “We have not commenced proper inspection of the materials. When we got there yesterday (Tuesday), all the materials used for the governorship, presidential and National Assembly elections were put in one place. We demanded for the voter registers, result sheets and others, but they refused to provide them on the grounds that they were supposed to be brought in by electoral officers from the respective local government councils. There is a systemic frustration that has been pre-arranged by INEC.”

However the electoral commission’s Public Affairs Officer in the state, Mr Don Etukudo, who denied the allegation revealed that a schedule was given to the legal team and it was able to sort materials for 10 local government areas on Tuesday when the inspection resumed. According to him, materials for Ini, Abak and Etim Ekpo local government areas were scheduled to be sorted on Wednesday.

https://unclesuru.com/2019/04/25/akpabios-lawyer-accuses-inec-of-frustrating-inspection-of-materials/

akintade59:
General Yakubu Gowon being told he had been overthrown as the Head of State in Nigeria while he was away attending an Organization of African Unity conference in Uganda, on the 29th of July 1975.

AdaFonju:
The Leadership of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Eastern Zone ably led by the Capacity Chairman Comrade Sammy George made an historic visit to Ndoki Kingdom for meeting with the Chiefs and the Traditional Rulers both from Oyigbo LGA of Rivers State,Ukwa East LGA of Abia State and Ukanafun LGA of Akwa Ibom State.

The Historic Meeting in preparation for the IYC Ndoki Clan inauguration was well attended by Chiefs, the Vice Chairman Ukwa East LGA Of Abia State and the following Royal Majesties.

HRM EZE S.N NWAEKE JP
ONONANKWUME VI, OMUIHUEZE 1, CHAIRMAN OF OYIGBO LGA COUNCIL OF TRADITIONAL RULERS.

HRM EZE IKEAGWUCHI EKEKE.
CHAIRMAN UKWA EAST LGA COUNCIL OF TRADITIONAL RULERS OF ABIA STATE.

HRM EZE I.O NWANKWO.
SECRETARY UKWA EAST LGA COUNCIL OF TRADITIONAL RULERS.

HRM EZE DAMINABO JOSHUA

DR IDA FELIX WABOSO

CHIEF FIDELIS NWAOCHA
THE TRADITIONAL PRIME MINISTER OF UMU IHUEEZE CLAN

CHIEF FRIDAY ONYEUKWU

AND HON CHIZOBE ONWUNWANNE
THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF UKWA EAST LGA OF ABIA STATE.

It was indeed an historic moment filled with boundless joys and fulfilment as been expressed by their Majesties reuniting the Ndoki Clan to their Ijaw Root.