Nigerian News Leader First with details then facts 
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11
The trial of a former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode before Justice John Tsoho of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja continued today, Tuesday, February 23, 2021, with the testimony of Mohammed Goji, the third prosecution witness, PW3.
By Idongesit Esuene (Akwa Ibom State Correspondent)
The trial of Uzoma Udemba, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Communication Trends Limited, began on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, before Justice Agatha Okeke of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC presenting two witnesses who tendered relevant items and documents which were admitted in evidence.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned the trial of a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Umar Dikko (Rtd), till April 28 and 29, 2021 when the defendant is expected to open his defense on one of seven counts of money laundering preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Air Marshal Dikko is being prosecuted by the EFCC on a seven-count charge of money laundering and procurement fraud to the tune of N9.7billion.
The EFCC closed its case on November 28, 2019. But Dikko, rather than open his defense filed a no-case submission through his counsel, Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN, claiming that the Commission has not proven the charges brought against him and therefore, should be let off the hook.
Prosecuting counsel, Sylvanus Tahir had opposed the submission, urging the court to throw out the defendant’s application for lacking in merit.
Ruling on the defendant’s application today, Justice Dimgba held that the prosecution failed to link the defendant to the offense in six out of the seven counts of the charge. The judge held that the prosecution acted on suspicion and assumption as it was unable to prove that properties acquired by the defendant could be gotten from the proceeds of estacodes that accrued to him as Chief of Air Staff.
He therefore discharged and acquitted the defendant on counts1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of the charge and adjourned till April 28 and 29 for the defendant to open his defense. NNL.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)@CeleOkaf11
The Senate, on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, confirmed the appointment of Abdurasheed Bawa as the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11
An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, has convicted an officer of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Ondo state command, Opadule Caroline Abimbola, for fraudulent receipt of property.
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