UNILAG AD
  • The Membership Club
  • #EndSARS Dashboard
  • PT Hausa
  • About Us
  • Advert Rates
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
Friday, August 19, 2022
Premium Times Nigeria
  • Home
  • Gender
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Opinion
  • Health
    • News Reports
    • Special Reports and Investigations
      • Health Specials
    • Features and Interviews
    • Multimedia
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Special Reports/Investigations
    • Features and Interviews
    • Multimedia
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • #EndSARS Dashboard
    • Parliament Watch
    • #PandoraPapers
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • AGAHRIN
  • AUN-PT Data Hub
  • Home
  • Gender
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Opinion
  • Health
    • News Reports
    • Special Reports and Investigations
      • Health Specials
    • Features and Interviews
    • Multimedia
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Special Reports/Investigations
    • Features and Interviews
    • Multimedia
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • Projects
    • #EndSARS Dashboard
    • Parliament Watch
    • #PandoraPapers
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • AGAHRIN
  • AUN-PT Data Hub
Premium Times Nigeria
BUA Group Ad BUA Group Ad BUA Group Ad
EFCC hangs more corruption charges on his neck

EFCC hangs more corruption charges on his neck

More troubles for Gbenga Daniel

September 29, 2011
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has told an Ogun State high court sitting in Abeokuta that it has prepared more criminal charges against former governor of Ogun State , Gbenga Daniel. The EFCC counsel, Rotimi Jacobs stated this today while asking the trial judge, Justice Olanrewaju Mabekoje, for a short adjournment to enable him file additional charges against the former governor. 

Daniel had on October 12 been arraigned before the court on a 16-count charge of stealing and diversion of state funds for personal use. After taking his plea and subsequently granted bail on some stringent conditions, the case was adjourned to  17th November for commencement of trial. 

When the matter came up today, counsel to the EFCC, Rotimi Jacobs, sought the court’s leave for a week’s adjournment based on the fact that more charges have been prepared against the accussed which the prosecution intends to file before the court. He said he was however ready for trial to commence if the court insists. 

According to him,”My Lord,I have just received a brief from my client which says additional charges against the accussed person have been added to the existing 16-count charge. I hope to file these charges before your Lordship so a full-scale trial can commence. Although I have my witnesses in court and I am aslo prepared if your Lordship says trial must begin.But I strongly feel that it will be most appropriate to file these new charges so when I need to refer to issues raised in them during trial,it will be convenient.” 

The presiding judge then asked the defence counsel, Taiwo Oshipitan, SAN, if he has any objection to which he answered no. The case was thereafter adjourned to November 28.

It will be recalled that the former governor was granted bail by the court on Friday October 14 in the sum of N500 million and two sureties in like sum.

The sureties who must have landed property within the jurisdiction of the court were also to submit the title of same to the court registrar along with their passport photographs.

  • Tweet
  • Email
  • Print
  • Telegram
  • More
  • WhatsApp
  • Share on Tumblr
  • Pocket


Support PREMIUM TIMES' journalism of integrity and credibility

Good journalism costs a lot of money. Yet only good journalism can ensure the possibility of a good society, an accountable democracy, and a transparent government.

For continued free access to the best investigative journalism in the country we ask you to consider making a modest support to this noble endeavour.

By contributing to PREMIUM TIMES, you are helping to sustain a journalism of relevance and ensuring it remains free and available to all.

Donate



TEXT AD: Call Willie - +2348098788999

TEXEM Advert





PT Mag Campaign AD

Previous Post

Shell agrees to pay N3 billion over its involvement in the killing of Ken Saro-Wiwa, others

Next Post

Tribunal sacks CPC Senators, Reps

More News

Jigawa Hisbah burns seized alcohol (PHOTO CREDIT: PREMIUM TIMES)

Jigawa Hisbah burn N3.2 million seized alcohol

August 19, 2022
Map showing Zamfara State.

Suspected terrorists kill lawyer in Zamfara

August 19, 2022
ECOWAS Headquarters in Nigeria..

How ECOWAS Commission disobeys its own court’s order, incurs N400 million judgement debt

August 19, 2022
NNPC

Executive Order 7: Reps panel queries NNPC’s N621bn tax credit

August 19, 2022
Nigerian Police on patrol

Mob set ablaze suspected phone thief

August 19, 2022
Nigerian Police officers on duty [Photo credit: Today.ng]

Police arrest 15 armed robbers, kidnappers in Ondo

August 19, 2022
Leave Comment

Our Digital Network

  • PT Hausa
  • Election Centre
  • Human Trafficking Investigation
  • Centre for Investigative Journalism
  • National Conference
  • Press Attack Tracker
  • PT Academy
  • Dubawa
  • LeaksNG
  • Campus Reporter

Resources

  • Oil & Gas Facts
  • List of Universities in Nigeria
  • LIST: Federal Unity Colleges in Nigeria
  • NYSC Orientation Camps in Nigeria
  • Nigeria’s Federal/States’ Budgets since 2005
  • Malabu Scandal Thread
  • World Cup 2018
  • Panama Papers Game
  • Our Digital Network
  • About Us
  • Resources
  • Projects
  • Data & Infographics
  • DONATE

All content is Copyrighted © 2022 The Premium Times, Nigeria

No Result
View All Result
  • #PandoraPapers
  • Gender
  • News
    • Headline Stories
    • Top News
    • More News
    • Foreign
  • Investigations
  • Business
    • News Reports
    • Financial Inclusion
    • Analysis and Data
    • Business Specials
    • Opinion
    • Oil/Gas Reports
      • FAAC Reports
      • Revenue
  • Health
    • COVID-19
    • News Reports
    • Investigations
    • Data and Infographics
    • Health Specials
    • Features
    • Events
    • Primary Health Tracker
  • Agriculture
    • News Report
    • Research & Innovation
    • Data & Infographics
    • Special Reports/Investigations
    • Investigations
    • Interviews
    • Multimedia
  • Arts/Life
    • Arts/Books
    • Kannywood
    • Lifestyle
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Travel
  • Sports
    • Football
    • More Sports News
    • Sports Features
  • #EndSARS Dashboard
  • Projects
    • Panama Papers
    • Paradise Papers
    • Parliament Watch
    • AGAHRIN
  • AUN-PT Data Hub
  • Opinion
  • The Membership Club
  • DONATE
  • About Us
  • Advert Rates
  • PT Hausa
  • Dubawa NG
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
  • Digital Store

All content is Copyrighted © 2022 The Premium Times, Nigeria