Nigeria: Trials of Ex-Minister, Otudeko, Among Top Cases Coming Up in Courts This Week

Alleged N30bn fraud: Court orders Nigerian billionaire, Oba Otudeko to appear for trial

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered Nigerian Billionaire, Oba Otudeko, to take a plea in the charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The order was given by Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke on Monday. This comes after the anti-graft commission had filed a 13-count charge against Otudeko, who doubled as Chairman of Honeywell group and three others over an alleged N30 billion loan fraud At the hearing of …

Nigeria: Trials of Ex-Minister, Otudeko, Among Top Cases Coming Up in Courts This Week

The cases have received rapt media attention since they were filed in court.

‘N30bn Fraud’: Court Orders Honeywell’s Otudeko To Take Plea

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the founder and chairman of the Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko, to appear before it to take a plea in the charges filed against him. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke gave the order on Monday following an application by his legal team, challenging the court’s jurisdiction over the case. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had filed a 13-count charge against Otudeko and three others for an a…

Court Orders Oba Otudeko To Appear, Take Plea In N30b Fraud Case Before Jurisdiction Challenge - TheNigeriaLawyer

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday ordered that the former chairman of First Bank of Nigeria Plc, Oba Otudeko, and an ex-managing director of the bank, Bisi Onasanya, be arraigned on an alleged ₦12.3b fraud. Justice Aneke in his ruling held that it is now a settled principle of law “that the plea of a defendant must first be taken, before any application”. The court relied on the authority of Onnoghen V FRN, Bello v FRN among others…

Otudeko: Court adjourns for report of settlement as A-G intervenes — National Accord Newspaper %

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday adjourned a case against the Chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba The post Otudeko: Court adjourns for report of settlement as A-G intervenes appeared first on National Accord Newspaper.

JUST-IN: Lagos Court Orders Oba Otudeko To Appear For Alleged ₦30bn Fraud Trial

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered prominent businessman, Oba Otudeko to appear before it and take his plea in the ongoing ₦30 billion fraud case filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The presiding judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, on Monday, ruled that Otudeko must be arraigned before any application challenging the court’s jurisdiction can be entertained. LEADERSHIP reports that the EFCC had earlier…