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’...

NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE FOOTBALL TEAM REACHES QUARTER-FINALS 2024 MARITIME CUP. (PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.


Nigeria Customs Service Football Team Reaches Quarter-Finals in 2024 Maritime Cup

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) football team has secured a quarter-final berth in the ongoing 2024 Ships and Ports Maritime Cup after defeating the Nigerian Shippers Council 2-1 on Tuesday.

This was stated in a release issued by Afolabi Ajayi, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College (NCCSC), on Wednesday, 23 October 2024.

According to the statement, Superintendent of Customs Buhari Sani scored the opening goal of the Group B encounter in the 32nd minute before Assistant Superintendent of Customs Mikhal Abubakar doubled the lead for the Grey Wolves in the 53rd minute. The Nigerian Shippers Council pulled one back in the 60th minute, but the Nigeria Customs Service held on for the valuable three points until the final whistle.

The victory secured the NCS a place in the competition's quarter-finals, having won their first group match against Apapa Ports and Terminals.

The football action continues for the NCS team on Friday, 25 November 2024, when they face Comet Shipping Agency at 3 p.m. at The Stable Football Ground. The competition's knockout stages are scheduled to commence on Thursday, 31 October 2024.
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