Metuh Hospitalized After Vomitting, Case Adjourned

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Staff Reporter

Spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, has been admitted at the National Hospital after throwing up.

Metuh had been scheduled to appear before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja for the continuation of his trial for money laundering.

However, his counsel, Emeka Etiaba, told the court that the PDP spokesperson was ill and sought the adjournment of the trial.

Consequently, the judge adjourned the case to May 23.

Online newspaper, The Cable, reported that the PDP spokesperson vomited repeatedly on his way to court. It quoted a source as saying his condition was serious.

Metuh had been taken to the National Hospital late April after he fell at PDP secretariat in Abuja.

He had been about to take his seat for a meeting of the National Working Committee of the Party when he slipped.

He had complained of serious back ache before the incident occurred.

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Dasuki’s Trial Stalled, Case Adjourned Till January 22

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Staff Reporter

The trial of the former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki, in a case filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged criminal diversion of over 19 billion Naira has been stalled at the FCT High Court Abuja.

The case which is before Justice Hussein Baba Ahmed was stalled following a letter from the Counsel to Mr Dasuki.

The Counsel to Dasuki claimed that he is before an election tribunal matter in Kogi State, and as such the court should adjourn the case till January 22, to enable him defend his client.

As a result, Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf, therefore adjourned the case till Friday, January 22 for trial to commence.

On Wednesday, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja ordered the Federal Government to produce Col. Dasuki in court on February 16 and 17, 2016 for trial.

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CCT Adjourns Orubebe’s Case Till January 27

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Staff Reporter

Hearing in the criminal charge against a former minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe has been adjourned till 27 January 2016.

The trial judge at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar gave the new date after listening to the oral application of government lawyer, Peter Danladi to amend the charge.

Orubebe is standing trial before the tribunal on charges of false declaration of assets and collection of bribe on awarded contract.

At the resumed hearing of the trial, prosecution counsel, Mr Peter Danladi, orally applied for the amendment of the earlier charges against the defendant.
He relied on section 216 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 to back his request for amendment of the charges.

“The section states that a court may permit an alteration or amendment to a charge or framing of a new charge at a time before judgment is pronounced’’, he said.

The defense counsel, Mr Selekeowei Larry (SAN), however, objected to the prayer of the prosecution.

Larry argued that a request for amendment of charges has to come by way of written motion and not oral application as made by the prosecution.

Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar, ruled that the request must be made formally to enable the Defense the opportunity to respond to the application.

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Absence Of Judge Stalls Hearing Of Case Against Adamawa Speaker

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Staff Reporter

The absence of Justice Ambrose Mammadi of Yola High Court, on Wednesday stalled the hearing of a case filed against Adamawa House of Assembly Speaker, Alhaji Kabiru Mijinyawa.
The member representing Mubi South Constituency in the assembly, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abubakar, had dragged the speaker and the assembly to court.
Abubakar is challenging the dissolution of the House Committee on Finance, which he is chairman and his suspension from the house for three months.
Mammadi who was due to hear the case on Wednesday, was yet to return from Abuja, where he went to attend the Judges Conference, a development that led to the adjournment of the case till Nov. 19, 2015.
Mammadi had last week, restrained the speaker and the assembly from suspending the plaintiff and dissolving the committee, pending the determination of the motion on notice.

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Why Senate Adjourned Plenary- Saraki

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Staff Reporter

The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has said that the Senate adjourned plenary to July 21, after just returning from another break, to give the Senate Ad-Hoc Committees on Legislative Agenda and Review of the Senate’s Finances time to conclude their work and submit their reports.

Mr. Saraki had inaugurated the two committees on Thursday after the adjournment.

In a statement on Friday, Mr. Saraki said the two committees were given one week to submit their reports.

The Senate President assured that the senate will reconvene at any time before the adjourned date to consider any matter of urgent national importance or to attend to any national assignment requiring its attention.

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BREAKING: Buhari Escapes Disqualification As Court Adjourns Eligibility Suit To April 22

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Staff Reporter

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has put paid to speculations that the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, might be barred from participating in Saturday’s presidential election.

Justice Adeniyi Ademola Wednesday morning adjourned the eligibility suit seeking to stop Mr. Buhari till April 22 and 23 for hearing of the case, meaning there is no more obstacle on the APC candidate’s path. The hearing will come up about a month after the election.

The court however dismissed the applications filed by two persons seeking to be joined as defendants in the suit. One of the applicants is a pro-democracy activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa.

There had been apprehension across the country that the opposition candidate might be disqualified, with his party, the APC suggesting there were pressures on the court to bar Mr. Buhari.