3 INEC staff charged with receiving N179m Diezani bribe
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the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them3 the economic and financial crimes commission efcc on monday arraigned three officials of the independent national electoral commission inec at the federal high court sitting in lagos and charged them with receiving n179.8 million stolen money as bribe from former oil minister diezani alison-madueke1 the menyemi akinwunmi atiba dickson and ogunmodedeoladayo docked before justice muslim hassan of the federal high court in ikoyi are being tried on an eight-count charge bordering on conspiracy diversion of public funds and money laundering1 the defendants- -were alleged to have collected the slush funds in the build-up to the 2015 presidential election1 investigation revealed that the money was disbursed to some chieftains and members of the peoples democratic party pdp as well as some retired staff of inec in ogun state to compromise the 2015 general elections1 in view of their pleas the prosecution counsel nnaemeka omewa asked the court for a trial date and also prayed that the defendants be remanded in prison custody1 however counsel to the defendant ayo ogungbesan moved an oral application for bail on behalf of his clients1 in refusing the bail application the judge held that the defence counsel must make a formal application for bail on behalf of his clients1 consequently justice hassan adjourned the matter to august 6 2018 for hearing of the bail application and ordered the defendants to be remanded prison custody1

Fraudster Nwude trying to sell FGs land denied bail
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the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them3 rotimi oyedepo the prosecution counsel however objected to the prayers of the defence2 one of the counts reads that you emmanuel nwude emmanuel ilechukwu and rowland kalu on or about 12th day of january 2011 at lagos within the ikeja judicial division conspired to forge a power of attorney dated 12th day of january 2011 issued in the name of mankris venture limited purporting that mankris venture limited is the owner of plot y mobolaji johnson street oregun alausa lagos whereas you knew that the property was forfeited to the victims of crimes as restitution in the judgment delive2 justice mojisola o. dada of the lagos state high court sitting in ikeja lagos on tuesday march 6 2018 refused the bail application of notorious fraudster emmanuel nwude who allegedly conspired with two others to tamper with a property that had been forfeited by a court order2 both the second and third defendants were granted bail at the last hearing2 at the resumed hearing today counsel to the first defendant stephen amallagoge brought before the court a summons for bail application on behalf of his client2 he prayed the court to grant nwude bail pending the hearing and determination of the charge against him2 he also stated that the first defendant had been enjoying the administrative bail granted him by the commission since october 2017 and had never defaulted2 amallagoge also claimed that his client was due for a prostrate cancer surgery this month adding that my lord going to prison will inhibit him from undergoing the surgery2 he therefore urged the court to grant his client bail in the most liberal terms2 nwude alongside emmanuel ilechukwu and rowland kalu were on march 2 2018 arraigned on a 15-count charge bordering on forgery and dealing in forfeited property2 he presented a 10-paragraph counter-affidavit urging the court to dismiss the application2 the prosecution also objected to the bail application on the grounds that the first defendant nwude is not a first-time offender2 he was convicted by a court in a matter that affected the federal republic of nigeria in the international community oyedepo further argued2 oyedepo also pledged the prosecutions readiness for accelerated hearing adding that refusing the bail application is not to punish the defendant but to enable him stand his trial2 regarding the purported surgery rotimi submitted that it was just a mere assertion without an expert opinion2 he therefore urged the court to dismiss the application and grant accelerated hearing in the matter2 in her ruling today justice dada ruled that she was not satisfied with nwudes application and expressed doubts that he would stand trial if granted bail2 although justice dada also held that the claim by nwude to be preparing for a prostrate cancer surgery this month was a grave assertion that could be not be glossed-over she said no single documentation had been brought before the court in support of the assertion2 justice dada therefore refused to grant bail to nwude while urging the second and third defendants to perfect their bail applications before the next adjourned date2

Fraudster Nwude trying to sell FGs land denied bail
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the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them3 rotimi oyedepo the prosecution counsel however objected to the prayers of the defence2 one of the counts reads that you emmanuel nwude emmanuel ilechukwu and rowland kalu on or about 12th day of january 2011 at lagos within the ikeja judicial division conspired to forge a power of attorney dated 12th day of january 2011 issued in the name of mankris venture limited purporting that mankris venture limited is the owner of plot y mobolaji johnson street oregun alausa lagos whereas you knew that the property was forfeited to the victims of crimes as restitution in the judgment delive2 justice mojisola o. dada of the lagos state high court sitting in ikeja lagos on tuesday march 6 2018 refused the bail application of notorious fraudster emmanuel nwude who allegedly conspired with two others to tamper with a property that had been forfeited by a court order2 both the second and third defendants were granted bail at the last hearing2 at the resumed hearing today counsel to the first defendant stephen amallagoge brought before the court a summons for bail application on behalf of his client2 he prayed the court to grant nwude bail pending the hearing and determination of the charge against him2 he also stated that the first defendant had been enjoying the administrative bail granted him by the commission since october 2017 and had never defaulted2 amallagoge also claimed that his client was due for a prostrate cancer surgery this month adding that my lord going to prison will inhibit him from undergoing the surgery2 he therefore urged the court to grant his client bail in the most liberal terms2 nwude alongside emmanuel ilechukwu and rowland kalu were on march 2 2018 arraigned on a 15-count charge bordering on forgery and dealing in forfeited property2 he presented a 10-paragraph counter-affidavit urging the court to dismiss the application2 the prosecution also objected to the bail application on the grounds that the first defendant nwude is not a first-time offender2 he was convicted by a court in a matter that affected the federal republic of nigeria in the international community oyedepo further argued2 oyedepo also pledged the prosecutions readiness for accelerated hearing adding that refusing the bail application is not to punish the defendant but to enable him stand his trial2 regarding the purported surgery rotimi submitted that it was just a mere assertion without an expert opinion2 he therefore urged the court to dismiss the application and grant accelerated hearing in the matter2 in her ruling today justice dada ruled that she was not satisfied with nwudes application and expressed doubts that he would stand trial if granted bail2 although justice dada also held that the claim by nwude to be preparing for a prostrate cancer surgery this month was a grave assertion that could be not be glossed-over she said no single documentation had been brought before the court in support of the assertion2 justice dada therefore refused to grant bail to nwude while urging the second and third defendants to perfect their bail applications before the next adjourned date2