Court Forfeits ₦8.9bn Achimugu Assets To FG
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, Abuja, has ordered the final forfeiture of assets worth about ₦8.9 billion linked to businesswoman Aisha Achimugu to the Federal Government. Justice Jude Onwugbuzie delivered the ruling after granting an application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which argued that the […]
Court Grants Ex-CCT Chairman Danladi Umar N100m Bail
By Oluwakemi Kindness A former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, has been granted N100 million bail by the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja. Justice Peter Kekemeke admitted Umar to bail with one surety in the same amount and ordered that the surety must own landed property backed by […]
Court Remand Three over alleged Guzape Murder
By Oluwakemi Kindness Three suspects have been remanded at the Suleja Correctional Centre after they were arraigned before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court over the alleged murder of Adimike Godwin in Abuja’s Guzape District. Three suspects have been remanded at the Suleja Correctional Centre after they were arraigned before the Federal Capital […]
Ex-CCT Chairman Umar Denies Corruption Charges
By Chinedu Echianu The immediate past Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, on Thursday pleaded not guilty to a four-count charge of alleged corruption brought against him by the Federal Government before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja. Umar was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission […]