COURT RESTRAINS RESIDENT DOCTORS FROM EMBARKING ON STRIKE. (PHOTO).
COURT RESTRAINS RESIDENT DOCTORS FROM EMBARKING ON STRIKE The national industrial court Abuja division has restrained all members and agents of the national association of resident doctors from calling, directing, organizing, participating in, and embarking upon any form of industrial action. Justice Emmanuel Danjuma Subilim gave the order in an interim injunction filed by the federal government through the office of the attorney general of the federation and minister of justice. The court temporally barred members of the association from embarking on any form of strike, work stoppages, go-slows, picketing, or any other form of industrial protest or disruption. The association is equally restrained from taking steps preparatory to any form of industrial action from the 12th day of january, 2026. The interim order remains in force pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice fixed for the january 21, 2026. The association had earlier threatened to...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC,today wednesday 23,November 2016,arraigned two Lebanese,Imad Harb and Toni Harb,along with their company: Transparent Construction Nig. Ltd before Justice E.N Oluedo of the State High Court Enugu,for allegedly conspiring and obtaining the sum of N1,760,000.00 {One Million Seven Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira only} from one Desmond Ogadinma and subsequently issuing a postdated cheque that was returned unpaid.While taking their plea,the accused persons pleaded not guilty on all counts of the three count charge preferred against them by the EFCC.In view of their plea,the defense counsel Barr. I.O Ugwu immediately prayed the court to grant the accused persons bail as the offence was a bailable one.But the presiding Judge,Justice E.N Oluedo instantly turned down the application on the grounds that it was not properly filed,and as such,need time to see the application before the defense can move the motion for bail to be considered.Before adjourning to December 1,2016,for hearing of the bail application,the judge ordered that the accused persons be remanded in EFCC custody.Desmond Ogadinma owner of Rasing Cypon Global Services Limited petitioned the EFCC,alleging that Imad and Toni colluded between themselves to deny him payment for the supply of {800} bags of cement at the rate of N2,200.00 {Two Thousand,Two Hundred Naira only} per bag,which amounted to a total sum of N1,760,000.00 {One Million Seven Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira only} which he supplied to them within April this year.According to him,the suspects issued him a post dated cheque which he presented on the due date,but it returned unpaid due to insufficient fund in the account.
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