Sentences with phrase «court bail applications»
Drafted a Crown Court bail application, response to the CPS bad character application and an application to instruct junior counsel and Q.C. Result: Not guilty.
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Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja has turned down ruling in the bail application filed by embattled former chairman of DAAR Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi who is currently facing trial bordering on six count charges of violation of Public Procurement laws and money laundering as slammed on him by the Federal Government.
Ruling on the bail application, Magistrate Segun - Bello noted that bail had been liberalised said under the ACJA, adding that the prosecution counsel had not placed anything before the court to show why the defendant should not be granted bail.
Joy News» Joseph Ackah Blay who was in court reported the Chief State Attorney, Mercy Arthur as saying, the state needs at least one week to study the two documents, the bail application as well as the docket handed over to her by the arresting institution.
Ackah Blay however reported the suspects were not in court for the bail application hearing.
The prosecution counsel, Alex Izinyon SAN, demanded for dates for trial but Nkem Okoro, counsel representing Melaye, persuaded the court to hear his application for bail.
An Accra high court has adjourned the hearing of a bail application by Asia Huang, a Chinese lady arrested for illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
Ruling on the application, Akanni cited Section 155 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State 2011, noting that bail was at the discretion of the court.
His lawyer Chief Bolaji Ayorinde, SAN, while arguing Amosu's bail application after he was arraigned before Justice Mohammed Idris before a Federal High court in Lagos, said his client had returned «collossal sums».
Justice Kolawole after listening to both counsel, said that there is no need to speculate on the court proceedings since the judicial process requires the defendants to take their plea before there can be hearing on bail application.
«My Lord we filed a bail application since 25th of December and we were just served with a weighty response, therefore we urge the court to give us a short adjournment to enable us reply», Ami urged.
In view of his plea, the prosecuting counsel, Rimamsomte Ezekiel, asked the court for a date for trial, but the defence counsel, R. N. Mbu, objected saying, he had a pending bail application before the court.
The Chief Justice of Kogi State High Court, Nasiru Ajanah on Monday adjourned hearing on the bail application of Senator Dino Melaye.
Jirbo kicked saying that, he was served with the bail application shortly before the court started sitting and needed time to respond to it.
However, in an application which was reportedly served on Kanu on Friday, the Federal Government asked the court to revoke the bail granted the IPOB leader, and also order his immediate arrest by the police.
An Accra High Court has dismissed a bail application filed by lawyers of Gregory Afoko, who has been charged for murdering the Upper East Region Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) who is standing trial over allegations of illegal possession of arms before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has filed a Preliminary Objection challenging the application by the Federal Government to revoke the bail earlier granted to him by the cCourt sitting in Abuja has filed a Preliminary Objection challenging the application by the Federal Government to revoke the bail earlier granted to him by the courtcourt.
While moving the application brought under Section 35 (1) & (4) and 36 (5) and (6) of the 1999 constitution and Section 158, 162, 163 & 165 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, Eze urged the court to exercise its discretion in favour of his client by releasing him on bail pending trial.
In the application, Dasuki is praying for an order of court prohibiting the Federal Government from further prosecuting him on the N19 billion alleged fraud or any other charge or seeking any form of indulgence before any court in the country, until the order admitting him to bail is obeyed.
On the other hand, Yanping's counsel, Chinedu Eze, told the court that he had a pending bail application praying the court to admit the defendant to bail.
Oyedepo also told the court to refuse the bail applications of all the other accused persons based on the severity of the proof of evidence before it.
Counsels representing the accused persons: Joseph Nwobike SAN for the first and forth accused persons, Lanre Olayinka for the second and ninth accused persons, Pascal Made for the third accused person, C.A Nmarkwe for the fifth accused, Kayode Omoya for the eighth accused, Ige Asemundara for the sixth accused and E.O Ogbebor for the seventh and tenth accused persons filed bail applications praying the court to admit their clients to bail.
Justice Ahmed Mohammed in a ruling on the accused persons» bail applications also ordered that they should deposit their passport with the court pending the determination of their trial.
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed May 21 to rule on the bail application filed by Bright Chimezie, the first defendant, in the ongoing trial...
His counsel, A.A. Ossai, however, pleaded with the court to allow his client to remain in the EFCC custody pending when his bail application would be heard.
«The case of the seven (7) persons who were imprisoned as a result of the 2013/2014 market fire riots would be brought before the Court to consider an application for bail by Wednesday, 21st February, 2018,» the Communique added.
En Huang, the 31 - year - old Chinese lady, who is standing trial over alleged illegal mining (galamsey), has filed an application for variation of bail conditions at an Accra High Court (Criminal Division).
The court will on Monday consider his bail application filed by Melaye's legal team led by Mike Ozekhome (SAN).
The Federal government has filed an application before Federal High Court, Abuja, to revoke the bail granted the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
But counsel to the 1st and 2nd defendants, Adebayo Olanipekun and O. Theophilus prayed the court to allow them move oral application for bail.
Police prosecutor, Inspector Johnson Okunade, opposed the bail application and pleaded that the court granted the remand order request.
Dasuki had filed an application for stay of proceedings on the grounds that the prosecution was in contempt of court by disobeying an order granting him bail.
Ruling on the bail applications of the accused, Justice Aliyu Mayaki said: «The first applicant is admitted to bail in the sum of N150m with two sureties in like sum, who must be resident within the jurisdiction of the court.
However, counsel to the 1st defendant, S. Larry, SAN, told the court that he had filed a bail application for his client.
The federal high court, Abuja, will on Friday decide the fate of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and director of Radio Biafra, on the application for bail.
The prosecutor, Ms Mosunmola Balogun from the Lagos State Ministry of Justice did not oppose the bail application but urged the court to impose conditions which would make the defendants available for trial
«My Lord, we have approached the court with the application for the applicant's bail conditions to be varied in the interest of justice,» Adefolaju told the court.
An Ikeja High Court on Monday rejected an application to vary the bail conditions brought by Marco Ramirez, an American, accused of defrauding three Nigerians of $ 565,000 (N204.2 m) in a green card scam.
However, Ayodele Oladeji, SAN and Mamman Osman, SAN, representing the first and second defendants respectively informed the court of the pending applications for the bail of their clients.
Many people have reacted to the Federal Government's application to the court to revoke the bail conditions of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, and order his re-arrest.
My Lord, I pray the court to dismiss this application and stick to the earlier bail conditions,» Owede said.
The Chinese woman believed to be deeply engaged in illegal mining reacted angrily to the court's adjournment of the ruling for her application for bail today [Tuesday].
Earlier, counsel to Agbele, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, had urged the court to consider a bail application of his client on liberal terms.
Counsel for the accused persons, through oral application urged the court to admit their clients to bail, but was opposed by Chia - yakua, who insisted «they must file written applications.»
The counsel for the defendants, S. I Ameh (SAN), informed the court that he had a pending bail application dated March 27, 2017 and served on the prosecution same date.
However, Mr John Odugbela, counsel to Odukoya informed the court that he had filed application for the bail of his client, which has been served on the prosecution.
The defence counsel also pleaded with the trial judge to consider the bail application, saying his client has been with the police since April 24 and was released on bail on Wednesday by an Abuja magistrate court only to be rearrested by the police, adding that his client case should be for prosecution and not persecution.
A Federal Capital Territory, High Court sitting in Gudu, Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to remand into prison custody pending the determination of a bail application by the Ex - FCT minister Bala Mohammed who has been arraigned over a 6 - count charge bordering on abuse of office, false declaration of assets and fraud to the tune of N864million.
Responding, the prosecutor, Mr Rafiu Aroyehun, an Assistant Director with the State's Ministry of Justice, urged the Court to refuse the bail application on the ground that the offence which the defendant allegedly committed was a serious crime.
However, Bala's counsel, Chris Uche, SAN, informed the court of a pending bail application dated May 5, 2017 and urged the court to grant his prayers.