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Court Reserves Judgment On Appeals Seeking To Overturn Ruling On Ikpeazu’s Removal

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The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved final judgment in multiple appeals filed by the Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other interested parties seeking to overturn the judgment of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja which sacked Ikpeazu as governor.

A five-man panel of justices of the court led by Justice Morenike Ogunwumiju adjourned the matter for judgment after it heard six separate appeals.

 The hearing of the appeal which lasted till 5p.m., witnessed several drama including the attempt by the Ali Modu Sherrif’s faction of the PDP to come in but was rebuffed by the court.

Justice Ogunwumiju had drawn the   attention of the court to a letter from the Sheriff-led faction of the PDP that sought to withdraw the appeal.
The said letter was signed by the Deputy National Legal Adviser of the party, Bashir Maidugu.

After hearing from the parties, including Mr. Olagoke Fakunle (SAN) who said he appeared for the PDP, the court decided that the Sheriff’s group had no business in the appeal.
“Fakunle what exactly have you said? There are six appeals before this court which we must hear today. And we are going ahead with the appeals already filed. Do not disrupt this court again. You can go on appeal if you so wish,” the judge told the lawyer who was from Sheriff’s camp of the PDP.

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I Am Disappointed In Supreme Court’s Ruling- Saraki

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Senate President Bukola Saraki has expressed disappointment over the Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday, which dismissed his appeal to stop his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), over alleged false assets declaration, while the Governor of Kwara State.

Following the lead judgment taken by Justice Walter Samuel Onnoghen, which held that the CCT was properly constituted to exercise jurisdiction over Saraki’s trial, Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on (Media and Publicity), Yusuph Olaniyonu said after listening to the ruling of the Supreme Court in the appeal he filed to challenge the process of arraigning him before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki hereby states as follows: “that he expresses disappointment over the Judgment of the apex court in the country on the six grounds of his appeal…”

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Court Defers Ruling On Dasuki’s Bail Till Monday

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A Federal High Court in Abuja has deferred till Monday the ruling on whether or not to grant bail to former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and five others.

The accused are facing charges of alleged diversion of funds meant for arms for the fight against terrorism.

Hearing of their bail application was differed till December 21 on Wednesday.

Counsel to the accused persons, Ahmed Raji, who led the arguments for the bail application, said the offences for which they were to be tried were bailable.

He added that the accused persons were presumed innocent and were therefore, entitled to bail at the discretion of the court.

The prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacob, however, objected the bail application on grounds that the accused persons still had some influence in the institutions they superintended and could intimidate the proposed prosecution witnesses who served under them if released on bail.

The Federal High Court had earlier fixed Thursday, December 17, to rule on the bail suit filed by the former NSA and the other accused persons.

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Kogi Awaits Court’s Ruling A Day To Supplementary Election

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It is less than 24 hours to the supplementary governorship election in Kogi State, and attention is presently in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, where the Federal High Court, will, on Friday, determine whether the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should go ahead with its plan to conduct a supplementary poll in Kogi State on Saturday.

The presiding judge, Justice Gabriel Kolawole, adjourned for judgment after all the parties adopted their final written addresses on contentious legal issues that arose after the sudden death of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Abubakar Audu, before the election was concluded.

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Ruling On Kashamu’s Extradition To U.S Set For Today

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has allayed fears it would violate the rights of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Buruji Kashamu, whose extradition the United States has requested.

The politician is wanted in the US for alleged drug-related offences.

He was this past weekend placed under house arrest.

NDLEA Spokesperson, Ofoyeju Mitchell, asked the embattled senator-elect representing Ogun-East, to have confidence in the Nigerian judicial system.

“At the time of his arrest, NDLEA officers allowed Kashamu’s legal attorneys – Daniel Onamusi and Barrister Oloyede – and close family members including his wife and adult daughters to speak with him and attest to his well-being,” Mitchell said.

“Assertions that he will be bundled up under cover of darkness and whisked out of the country are untrue and should not be given any credence. We expect Kashamu as a senator-elect to demonstrate confidence in the Nigerian judicial system and not insinuate otherwise,” the NDLEA publicist said.

Kashamu has been a target of both the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for over 20 years and was indicted in the Northern District of Illinois.

Kashamu, who US court documents allege was known in his days as the leader of a prolific heroin trafficking ring based in Chicago, Illinois as ‘God,’ ‘Daddy,’ and ‘Kasmal,’ is wanted to stand trial on charges of conspiracy and importation of controlled substances, namely heroin, into the country dating back to 1994.

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