COURT RESTRAINS RESIDENT DOCTORS FROM EMBARKING ON STRIKE. (PHOTO).

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 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...

ALLEGED 33.8BN: MAMMAH ACCUSES OWN LAWYER OF MISREPRESENTATION. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.


 Alleged 33.8bn: Mammah Accuses Own  Lawyer of Misrepresentation


The First Defence Witness in the trial within trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 told a Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice James Omotosho that his lawyer misrepresented him while taking his statements at the EFCC`s office.


Mamman is being prosecuted by the EFCC on a 12-count charge bordering on conspiracy to commit money laundering to the tune of N33,804,830,503.73 (Thirty-three Billion, Eight Hundred and Four Million, Eight Hundred and Thirty Thousand, Five Hundred and Three Naira, Seventy-three Kobo).


At Wednesday’ proceedings, the defendant, who doubled as first defence witness while being led in evidence by his counsel Femi Atteh, SAN recalled that he went to EFCC`s office on February 20, 2025 with his lawyer when EFCC`s prosecutors interviewed him.


During cross examination by prosecution Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, He disclosed that he authorized his lawyer, Mohammed Ahmed to write his statements on his behalf which he signed but accused him of fabricating some portion of the statements, claiming that he was not sure if all he said was what his lawyer wrote.


When asked to identify from the statement exhibits the fabricated portion of the statement, he added that he couldn’t  remember.


He however confirmed that as at the time of his invitation, there was no  maltreatment, threats of imprisonment on the part of EFCC officials.


Justice Omotosho adjourned the matter to July 15, 2024 for adoption of written addresses.

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