Tag: BAIL

Abba Kyari granted bail after 27 months in detention

Aminu Imam
Abbs Kyari on bail

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the former commander of the Force Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, two weeks’ bail after 27 months in detention. According to reports, the bail is for Kyari to conclude his mother, Yachilla Kyari’s burial rites. The court subsequently set Friday, May 31, for the determination of his bail application in the trial over drug-related charges filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), following his arrest over two years ago on February 14, 2022. Recall that Kyari’s mother died in…

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Emefiele gets N300m bail, denies N684.5m note printing

Aminu Imam
Emefiele in court

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja, yesterday, granted the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, bail in the sum of N300 million, following his arraignment on the unlawful redesign of the naira notes. Recall that Emefiele was accused of approving the printing of N684.5 million at the rate of N18.96 billion. The anti-graft agency also said the embattled former governor unlawfully approved the withdrawal of N124.8 billion from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation. The former apex bank chief was also said…

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Pending Cases: Apeal Court has 39,526 – Justice Dongben-Mensem

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensen, has said that the appellate court has 39,526 pending cases. Justice Dongben-Mensen made this known during a ceremony to usher in the 2023/2024 new legal year. She said the appeal court received a total of 7,295 appeals and 3,665 motions in the 2022/2023 legal year. “During the 2022/2023 legal year, a total of 7,295 appeals and 3,665 motions were filed in the 20 Divisions of the Court. “The court determined 3,765 cases and disposed of 5,617 motions. 1,030 of these…

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