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’...

ANAMBRA STATE GOVT. REDUCES AWKA SOUTH LGA CURFEW,NOW 10PM TO 4AM.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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     By Uche Nworah (ABS News)
Anambra state government has reduced the curfew in place in Awka South local government area.
A statement by the Secretary to Anambra State government, Professor Solo Chukwulobelu said, “the curfew which has been in place in Awka South local government area following the reported increase in Covid-19 cases in the local government area has been reviewed and reduced by His Excellency, Chief Willie Obiano, Governor of Anambra state. The curfew will now run from 10pm to 4am as against 8pm to 6am daily. This is in line with the federal government of Nigeria national curfew order”.
Continuing, Professor Chukwulobelu said, “The police and other security agencies should please take note of the review and restrict movement in Awka South local government and in other local government areas in Anambra state only during the curfew time”.
He also charged residents in the state to continue to obey Covid-19 safety directives including wearing of protective face masks, washing of hands regularly for 20 seconds each time, use of hand sanitizers and maintenance of social distancing.
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