The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has asked for the transfer of the fresh trial of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu from Abuja to Lagos. Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, who is currently the Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, is facing seven point one-billion-naira corruption charges over alleged offences he committed as governor of Abia State from 1999…
The Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, ORJI UZOR KALU, is set to return to court on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, for a fresh trial over alleged seven point one-billion-naira money laundering charges. The fresh arraignment of Senator ORJI UZOR KALU will take place before Justice INYANG EKWO of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The charges…
Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor YEMI OSINBAJO, has called for strategies to speed up the handling of court cases. Professor OSINBAJO recommended that court cases should not last more than fifteen months. He also said another problem with the handling of cases in Nigeria is conflicting orders by different judges. OSINBAJO made the observations on behalf of President…