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Court Fixes Date To Rule On Jang’s No Case Submission

December 23, 2019 2:49 pm

Justice Daniel Longji of the Federal High Court, Jos, Plateau State, Monday, scheduled December 31, for ruling on the no case submission made by former Plateau State Governor, Senator Jonah Jang.

THISDAY recalls that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been prosecuting Jang since March 2018 on amended 17-count charge, alongside a cashier in the Office of the Secretary to the State Government (OSSG), Yusuf Pam for alleged corruption and misappropriation of N6.32 billion belonging to the state.

EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.

He added, “It would be recalled that Justice

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Genevieve’s Lionheart Submitted For Oscar

October 3, 2019 8:47 am

The Nigerian Oscars Selection Committee (NOSC) has picked Genevieve’s ‘Lionheart’ as the country’s submission to the International Feature Film category of the 2020 Oscars.

The group announced the selection today, following a statutory vetting and subsequent voting of entries received from Nigerian filmmakers at home and in the Diaspora.

Produced by Chinny Onwugbenu, Chichi Nwoko, Genevieve Nnaji, and directed by Genevieve Nnaji, ‘Lionheart’ premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and was acquired on September 7, 2018, as first Netflix original film produced in Nigeria. The film stars Pete Edochie, Genevieve Nnaji, Nkem Owoh, Onyeka Onwenu, Kanayo .O. …

Crises in APC may delay submission to Senate

June 16, 2019 1:06 am

There are feelers that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Presidency are struggling to manage series of political turmoil billowing in virtually all the states regarding ministerial nominees.

“My brother, the crisis is much this time around, particularly as party leaders have become confident that the President is not a lone stakeholder in the nomination exercise. So, in virtually all the states, particularly those we did not produce governors, the APC is not having it easy at all,” a lawmaker confessed, yesterday.

He disclosed that, “in some places like the South South geo-political zone, there have emerged very strong …

CJN Onnoghen set for no-case submission, as FG closes case

March 21, 2019 12:56 pm

The federal government on Thursday closed its case of non-asset declaration charges against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, after calling three out of the six witnesses listed for the trial.

Onnoghen is being prosecuted by the federal government on a six-count charge bordering on alleged failure to disclose some of his assets in his Asset Declaration forms submitted to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).