COURT GRANTS NGIGE BAIL DESPITE EFCC OBJECTIONS, SPARKS DEBATE OVER CORRUPTION TRIALS. (PHOTO).

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 Court Grants Ngige Bail Despite EFCC Objections, Sparks Debate Over Corruption Trials In a move stirring controversy, former Labour Minister and ex-Anambra State Governor, Dr. Chris Ngige, has been granted bail by Justice Maryam Aliyu Hassan of the FCT High Court, even as he faces an eight-count corruption charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). While the court adopted the administrative bail previously granted by the EFCC on self-recognizance, it imposed stringent conditions: Ngige must produce a surety who is a Federal Government director, owns land in the FCT with a Certificate of Occupancy, and submits both the original certificate and international passport to the court. Until these are fulfilled, Ngige remains in Kuje Prison. Justice Hassan stressed the constitutional principle that defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty and warned against bail conditions so harsh they amount to denial of liberty — a point clearly at odds with EFCC’...

THE EMIR OF KANO,DIED TODAY IN HIS PALACE.

Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero (C), attends an event marking his 50th year on the throne in Kano, northern Nigeria June 15, 2013.  REUTERS/Stringer           According to sources,the Emir of Kano died today friday in his palace.Ado Abdullahi Bayero,who was on the throne for half a century,died peacefully in his palace at the age of 83.Though he rarely spoke publicly,he was seen as a critic of Islamic group Boko Haram.May his soul rest in peace,Amen.

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