ADVERTISEMENT
The Sun Nigeria
  • Home
  • National
  • Columns
    • Broken Tongues
    • Capital Matters
    • Diabetes Corner
    • Duro Onabule
    • Femi Adesina
    • Frank Talk
    • Funke Egbemode
    • Insights
    • Kalu Leadership Series
    • Kunle Solaja
    • Offside Musings
    • PressClips
    • Public Sphere
    • Ralph Egbu
    • Shola Oshunkeye
    • Sideview
    • The Flipside – Eric Osagie
    • Tola Adeniyi
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • The Sun TV
  • Sporting Sun
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • National
  • Columns
    • Broken Tongues
    • Capital Matters
    • Diabetes Corner
    • Duro Onabule
    • Femi Adesina
    • Frank Talk
    • Funke Egbemode
    • Insights
    • Kalu Leadership Series
    • Kunle Solaja
    • Offside Musings
    • PressClips
    • Public Sphere
    • Ralph Egbu
    • Shola Oshunkeye
    • Sideview
    • The Flipside – Eric Osagie
    • Tola Adeniyi
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • The Sun TV
  • Sporting Sun
No Result
View All Result
The Sun Nigeria
No Result
View All Result
ADVERTISEMENT
Home Cover

Ajumogobia: Witness opens up on bribery allegation

9th January 2017
in Cover
0
Ajumogobia: Witness opens up on bribery allegation
0
SHARES
75
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

By  Romanus Okoye

Prosecution witness, Mr. Ademola Oshodi, has told a Lagos High Court sitting at Ikeja how he deposited huge sums of money various times into Diamond Bank accounts belonging to Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia.
Oshodi, who is a staff of the bank as well as the account officer of the judge, disclosed at the resumed trial of the Federal High Court Judge and Godwin Obla, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria that whenever the money was above the lawful threshold that could be deposited in the judge’s account in a day, he would split the money into two, deposit a portion into Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia’s account and the remaining portion in his own personal account which he will later transfer into her account.
The duo were arraigned by EFCC on November 28, 2016 before Justice Oshodi on a 30-count charge bordering on perversion of the course of justice, graft, unlawful enrichment, providing false information to the EFCC and forgery.
According to the charge sheet, four of the charges which directly concerned Obla centred on an alleged N5 million bribe given to the judge by the senior advocate, while the remaining 25 charges are on the huge amounts that passed through the accounts of Ofili-Ajumogobia and her alleged inability to explain her source of wealth.
The EFCC alleged that about $793,800 passed through the judge’s domiciliary accounts between 2012 and 2015. The judge allegedly used the money to buy a house in London. They, however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges and were granted bail on self-recognisance as prayed by their counsel, Mr. Wale Akoni (SAN) for Ofili-Ajumogobia and Mr. Ifedayo Adedipe (SAN) for Obla, despite stiff opposition by the prosecution led by Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo on the grounds that they might interfere with investigation and prosecution witnesses.

100% Natural Herbs to Finally End Premature Ejaculation, Weak Erection and Small Manhood. >>>Click Here for Details<<< .
Philip Nwosu

Philip Nwosu

Related Posts

Amadi replaces late DIG Egbunike, Magu promoted to AIG
Cover

Amadi replaces late DIG Egbunike, Magu promoted to AIG

16th May 2022
PDP may lose 2023 election if.. -Bode George ...Urges party to move convention to Lagos By Chinelo Obogo Former National Vice Chairman (South West) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has warned the party against accepting the congress carried out by its former Lagos State chairman, Deji Doherty, saying the court ruling against him may cost the party the elections. In a press conference at his Ikoyi office on Monday, George said Lagos State High Court had last year ruled against Doherty and reinstated former caretaker chairman of the part in the state, Adegbola Dominic, as the legitimate chairman. He said if the party accepts the executive produced at the congress carried out by Doherty, it risks losing the election. He also urged the PDP to move its national convention which is scheduled to take place on May 28 and 29 from Abuja to Lagos due to the fact that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would also hold theirs at the same venue on 30 and 31. "It is important to point out that Deji Doherty was removed by a court of competent jurisdiction, therefore any congress he conducts is null and void under the law. It will be better to avoid any of the candidates that emerged from the congress he conducted so that in future, no one will tell you that the election is illegal. "I want to use this medium to speak on the venue for the convention. APC wants to hold their national convention on May 30 and 31 and we are holding ours on May 28 and 29 in Abuja. How is that possible? People would arrive for the PDP convention two or three days before the day and APC delegates would also arrive few days before theirs. This could create confusion which would be disastrous for us. "Because we want to impact positively in the minds of Nigerians that we are better managers without encumbrances, to move our convention from Abuja to Lagos. Which tribe in Nigeria does not reside in Lagos? If you want to fly or come by water or road, you would get here. There are many hotels, from one star to five star. Holding it in Lagos would completely cut off any plans by the APC to want to scuttle our convention. "On the issue of zoning, a memo was done and the first paragraph of that communique identified that zoning and rotation remain absolutely sacrosanct in PDP. It remained the cultural and political spinal chord of our party. In other words, people should not think that we have forgotten zoning. It remains very important in our party. "It now went further to state that the former managers of our party, when they should have announced zoning to decide whether the presidential candidate should go to either the north or the south. But because they didn't do that, everybody came out. Now that we are few weeks to the convention, would it right for the party to now say this person can contest or this person cannot contest. "People have started campaigning, even members of the same family and you cannot rob Peter to pay Paul. How would you tell those who have been spending money and time not to contest because you have zoned it? How would they feel? A divided party would be a defeated party. "On this basis, i appeal to everyone to cool their tempers and let us go to the game. I know that this is something that has never happened in our party. On the day of thr convention, all the six geo political zones will present presidential aspirants and you can see that we need God's intervention. We need a man who will put Nigeria before himself and would without fear or favour and irrespective of your religion. I believe so much in prayers so we should forget what has happened. It is a new experience. The ability of our party to rise above that would be a measure of conviction to the electorate that we are better managers," he said.
Cover

PDP may lose 2023 in election if… – Bode George

16th May 2022
13 rescued as petrol tanker explodes in Delta
Cover

13 rescued as petrol tanker explodes in Delta

16th May 2022
Next Post
Buhari fires Jim Obazee‎ of Financial Reporting Council

Buhari fires Jim Obazee‎ of Financial Reporting Council

Ronaldo picks FIFA best player 2016 award

Ronaldo picks FIFA best player 2016 award

The revival of Igbo language and culture

Nwodo, Madueke, others gun for Ohanaeze top job

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

ADVERTISEMENT

Highlights

Abandoned project: Delta communities shut flow station in protest

Fast food company seeks compensation from Akwa Ibom govt over demolition of its complex

Selfish enemies of Ndigbo who don’t want Kanu freed behind Anambra arson – COSEYL

NEITI, CAC, EFCC, others to unveil register of assets in extractive industry

Beni Lar donates N12.5 million for scholarship of indigents constituents at cultural festival

Amadi replaces late DIG Egbunike, Magu promoted to AIG

Trending

Tension as IPOB attempts to enforce sit at home order in Asaba
National

Tension as IPOB attempts to enforce sit at home order in Asaba

16th May 2022
0

From Paul Osuyi, Asaba There was tension in parts of Asaba, Delta State, earlier on Monday as...

Road to 2023: Ebonyi NUJ warns politicians against violence, thuggery

Road to 2023: Ebonyi NUJ warns politicians against violence, thuggery

16th May 2022
Indonesia ban on palm oil export set to boost Nigeria production as Raedal Farms seeks N2 billion for expansion

Indonesia ban on palm oil export set to boost Nigeria production as Raedal Farms seeks N2 billion for expansion

16th May 2022
Abandoned project: Delta communities shut flow station in protest

Abandoned project: Delta communities shut flow station in protest

16th May 2022
Fast-food company seeks compensation from Akwa Ibom govt over demolition of its complex

Fast food company seeks compensation from Akwa Ibom govt over demolition of its complex

16th May 2022

Follow us on social media:

Latest News

  • Tension as IPOB attempts to enforce sit at home order in Asaba
  • Road to 2023: Ebonyi NUJ warns politicians against violence, thuggery
  • Indonesia ban on palm oil export set to boost Nigeria production as Raedal Farms seeks N2 billion for expansion
  • Abandoned project: Delta communities shut flow station in protest
  • Fast food company seeks compensation from Akwa Ibom govt over demolition of its complex
  • Selfish enemies of Ndigbo who don’t want Kanu freed behind Anambra arson – COSEYL
  • NEITI, CAC, EFCC, others to unveil register of assets in extractive industry
  • Beni Lar donates N12.5 million for scholarship of indigents constituents at cultural festival
  • Amadi replaces late DIG Egbunike, Magu promoted to AIG
  • PDP may lose 2023 in election if… – Bode George
  • 13 rescued as petrol tanker explodes in Delta
  • JTF avert danger at Imo monarch’s palace, kill 6 IPOB suspects
  • Navy inaugurates apprentice school
  • Anambra monarch demands immediate release of abducted lawmaker
  • LPGC, Mobil, MTN, others emerge top taxpayers
  • Gani Adams tasks traditional rulers on campaign against ritual killing, blames social media
  • Prosperity Cup 2022: Foreign scouts set to storm Yenagoa
  • Reps aspirant tasks PDP on fair, free and transparent primaries
  • Smugglers machete Customs officer, ambush patrol team in Ogun
  • Sit-at-home: Police gun down 2 enforcers in Anambra, restore people’s confidence

Categories

  • Abuja Metro
  • Anambra Watch
  • Arts
  • Broken Tongues
  • Business
  • Business Week
  • Cartoons
  • Citizen Joe
  • Columns
  • Cover
  • Culture
  • Duro Onabule
  • Editorial
  • Education Review
  • Effect
  • Elections
  • Entertainment
  • Events
  • Features
  • Femi Adesina
  • Food & Drinks
  • Frank Talk
  • Funke Egbemode
  • Gallery
  • Global Square by Kenneth Okonkwo
  • Health
  • Insights
  • Kalu Leadership Series
  • Kunle Solaja
  • Kunle Solaja
  • Letters
  • Lifeline
  • Lifestyle
  • Literary Review
  • Marketing Matters
  • Muiz Banire
  • National
  • News
  • Offside Musings
  • Opinion
  • oriental news
  • Politics
  • Press Release
  • PressClips
  • Public Sphere
  • Ralph Egbu
  • Shola Oshunkeye
  • Sideview
  • South-west Magazine
  • Sponsored Post
  • Sporting Sun
  • Sports
  • Sun Girl
  • Tea Time
  • The Flipside – Eric Osagie
  • The Sun Awards Live
  • The Sun TV
  • Thoughts & Talks
  • Time Out
  • Today's cover
  • Tola Adeniyi
  • Travel
  • Travel & Tourism
  • Trending
  • TSWeekend
  • Turf Game
  • Uncategorized
  • Updates
  • Views from Abroad
  • Voices
  • World
  • World News
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Paper Ad Rate
  • Online Ad Rate
  • The Team
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

© 2019 The Sun Nigeria - Managed by Netsera.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • National
  • Columns
    • Broken Tongues
    • Capital Matters
    • Diabetes Corner
    • Duro Onabule
    • Femi Adesina
    • Frank Talk
    • Funke Egbemode
    • Insights
    • Kalu Leadership Series
    • Kunle Solaja
    • Offside Musings
    • PressClips
    • Public Sphere
    • Ralph Egbu
    • Shola Oshunkeye
    • Sideview
    • The Flipside – Eric Osagie
    • Tola Adeniyi
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • The Sun TV
  • Sporting Sun

© 2019 The Sun Nigeria - Managed by Netsera.

Posting....