Justice Abdulaziz Anka of the Federal High Court Lagos has ordered Mike Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, to temporarily forfeit the sum of N75 million in his Guaranty Trust Bank account to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Ekiti State Government to pay all the entitlements, allowances and emoluments of the Local Government officials who were illegally removed in 2010.
The trial of Abiodun Agbele, an aide to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, kicked off yesterday at the Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday as the first prosecution witness told the court how more than N1.2 billion was brought into Akure airport for governor Fayose.
Toyin Obayemi, a member-elect of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, has written an open letter to governor Ayo Fayose, asking him to direct the Speaker of the Assembly, Kola Oluwawole, to obey court orders and swear him into office.
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja held yesterday that the temporary order of attachment granted in relation to some identified assets of Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose did not violate the constitutional provision of immunity for Governors.
