Sentences with phrase «count charge»

The phrase "count charge" refers to a criminal accusation or charge that a person is facing in a law court. It means that they are being officially accused of committing a specific crime. Full definition
The accused, who are facing a three - count charge of conspiracy, stealing and buying stolen goods, however, pleaded not guilty.
But the suspect pleaded not guilty to the four - count charge of murder, conspiracy, breach of peace and assault.
He is being arraigned before Justice A. R. Mohammed over a 9 - count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of 3.1 billion Naira.
Fani - Kayode and Usman, former ministers of Aviation and Finance respectively, had pleaded not guilty to the 17 count charge preferred against them by the anti- graft agency.
In 30 paragraph affidavit in support of the motion deposed to by Dolapo Kehinde, the Ex-NSA was said to be standing trial before Justice Baba Yusuf on a 19 count charge for criminal breach of trust pursuant to Section 97, 309, 315 and 317 of the Penal Code and for also dishonestly misappropriated of certain properties in breach of Section 17 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act 2014.
This is coming on the heels of the seven - count charge slammed on the PDP spokesperson for alleged money laundering and corruption which were filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Apart from the dropping of former Director of Finance and Supply in the Office of the NSA, Mr. Salisu Shuaib from the amended charge list, the charges were almost same with the old 18 count charges brought against the defendants by the Federal Government in 2015.
They were arraigned on 22 count charges before Justice Peter Affem of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court.
Orubebe, Alaba and Zeri were arraigned on a six - count charge by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission.
Dasuki is standing trial on a five count charge bothering on illegal possession of firearms and possession of amounts of local and foreign currency in his residence contrary to Money Laundering Act.
Where the case against a defendant on one count relied on circumstantial evidence relating to other counts charged in the same proceedings, that evidence falls within the definition of bad character in s 98 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (CJA 2003) and is therefore only admissible pursuant to the bad character provisions under CJA 2003.
He is facing a twelve count charge over alleged corruption and misappropriation of N6.3 billion during the last leg of his tenure as governor of Plateau state.
Kalu is facing a 107 - count corruption charge thus set to enter fresh plea to an amended 112 - count charge dated February 11, 2008.
Aliyu was arraigned last Tuesday on a six - count charge alongside Umar Nasko, the Chief of Staff under his administration.
In a 12 - count charge filed by ICPC, counsel to the Commission, Mr. Idoko Denise, averred that the offences were contrary to Section 320 and were punishable under Section 322 of the Penal Code Law Cap.89.
It was gathered that further investigation into the fraud had necessitated a need to amend the 24 - count charge initially brought against Oronsaye, on July 13, 2015, in which along with his co-accused, Osarenkhoe Afe, and Fredrick Hamilton Global Services Limited, he is alleged to have been complicit in several biometric contract awards during his tenure as HoS.
This came after the ammendment of the 24 count charge earlier preferred against the accused persons by the EFCC.
Justice Bello thereafter adjourned the matter till Thursday to take plea of the defendant in respect of five - count charge FG entered against him before the court.
However, the senior state counsel, Mr. Aminu Akilu, in two separate charges, one being a seven count charge at the Federal High Court in Abuja and the other being a five - counts at the FCT High Court accused the senator of making injurious statements against the IGP.
The soldiers were arraigned on several count charges that include Criminal Conspiracy, Conspiracy to commit mutiny and Mutiny.
The soldier (name withheld) was alleged to have committed the offence on a minor was found guilty on one count charge punishable under Armed Forces Act Cap 20, laws of the federal Republic of Nigeria as amended 2004.
Following the motion, the state assembly constituted a 7 - man ad - hoc committee headed by a member representing Warawa Local Government in Alhaji Labaran Abdul Madari to probe the eight - count charge leveled against the emir.
It is a measurement of a quantity known as pseudorapidity — «basically a posh way of counting charged particles», says Evans.
With trial underway and the jury selected, the Arapahoe County District Attorney dismissed 66 counts charging sex assault on a child (pattern) and aggravated incest against a firm client that had been falsely accused by his stepdaughter.
That means you're going to go through more cycle counts charging it.»
Adedoyin alongside Christian Nwosu and Tijani Inda Bashir were re-arraigned today on an amended six - count charge bordering on receiving gratification to the tune of N264, 880, 000.00 (Two Hundred and Sixty - four Million, Eight Hundred and Eighty Thousand Naira) by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice M.B. Idris of the Federal High Court Ikoyi, Lagos.
Mohammed ordered his remand shortly after The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Fintiri on a five - count charge of money laundering and fraud.
Robert is facing over a seven - count charge for allegedly using Oneplus Holding Limited, their company to get contracts from Dasuki.
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on Wednesday freed former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, of the one count charge slammed against him by...
Mr. Dasuki, who was arraigned before Justice Sani Yusuf, alongside a former director of finance at the office of the NSA, Shuaibu Salisu, and a former Group General Manager of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Aminu Kura, and two firms, Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Reference Hospital, had on Monday filed for bail after pleading not guilty to the 19 - count charge preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Alanamu is facing an 8 - count charge before Justice Mahmud Abdul Gafar of the Kwara State High Court 7, Ilorin, along with the Chief Executive Director of Namylas Nig.
In contrast to the ionic rock salt Na + Cl -, counting the charges in LiH gives Li0.5 + H0.5 -, striking a happy medium between the ionic case Li + H - and the so - called covalent case Li0 + H0 - in which electrons are shared between lithium and hydrogen.
NAN recalls that Metuh is standing trial alongside his company, Destra Investment Limited, on a 7 - count charge brought by the EFCC for allegedly receiving N400 million from a former National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki.
Lamina, popularly known as Sir K, was arraigned alongside six others on a six - count charge by the Special Anti-Land Grabbing Task Force set up by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode's administration.
He had been sentenced to 20 years in prison having been found guilty on two out of the six - count charges relating to the Warri bombings leveled against him.
He, however, pleaded not guilty to the five count charges, but he is to remain in prison custody until Friday pending when the court rule on his bail application.
It will be recalled that the accused were first arraigned on April 5, 2017 by the EFCC on a seven - count charge
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.
In a 22 - count charge, the were accused of converting a total of N2, 658,957,666 between December 23, 2013 and May 28 this year.
The anti-graft agency filed a seven - count charge against Robert and Stella, his wife was taken into custody on Monday ahead of the trial.
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu, and his co-defendants, David Nwawusi and Benjamin Madubugwu have asked Justice James Tsoho of a Federal High Court, Abuja to step down from trying them on the six - count charge, bordering on treason preferred against them by the federal government.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has on Tuesday arraigned a former Director - General of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Emeka Mba alongside three others before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on a 15 - count charge of money laundering and procurement fraud to the tune of N2.8 billion.
It disclosed this in a statement, adding that the two would be charged on Monday before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja on a four - count charge of money laundering.
In a separate charge, Margif is also facing another four - count charge of conspiracy, forgery, and obtaining by false pretence before Justice O.O. Goodluck of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja.
Olajide was arraigned on three - count charge for burgling, stealing and fraud.
The Federal Government had on April 30 filled the new 32 amended count charges to replace the initial 18 count charges brought against 5 defendants in 2015 before the same court.
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z