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N9bn scam: Bankole has case to answer —EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, told a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Donatus Okorowa that a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, standing trial on a 16-count
Updated: 10/17/2011 07:15P
His excellency, executive embezzler
As if determined to mock his trial, turning its solemn proceeding into an occasion for fashion and entertainment, Mr. George arrived at each court session with his posse of supporters, most of them elegant women who spotted matching dresses and
Updated: 10/17/2011 07:15P
How Doma used his company to steal N3bn public fund —EFCC
Counsel for EFCC, Mr Shittu, then asked the court to fix a date for their trial. However, counsel for the accused Akintola, SAN, after withdrawing the first application for the quashing of charges preferred against Goje, told the court that he had
Updated: 10/17/2011 07:15P
Prop 8 Protesters to Stand Trial
A San Diego Superior Court judge has ruled that misdemeanor charges against same-sex marriage supporters arrested during a sit-down protest at the County Administration Center in 2010 should go to trial. The defendants' supporters call them "The
Updated: 10/17/2011 07:14P
Dashnaw OK'd to conduct own defense
But in June this year, a decision by the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court granted Dashnaw a new trial after finding that certain statements he made to police should not have been used in his original trial because a lawyer was not present when
Updated: 10/17/2011 07:14P
Lombard director's actions were 'bona fide'
The Wellington High Court trial of Lombard Finance and Investments. From left, Sir Douglas Graham, Michael Reeves, William Jeffries and Lawrence Bryant. The founder of failed Wellington finance company Michael Reeves acted honestly in the months before
Updated: 10/17/2011 07:11P
G20 protest officer PC Simon Harwood denies killing Ian Tomlinson
PC Harwood, from Carshalton, Surrey, now faces a five-week trial at Southwark crown court in June. His lawyer said he will apply to discuss “the possibility of a fair trial in light of the media coverage”. Police Constable Simon Harwood ( pic : Getty )
Updated: 10/17/2011 07:11P
Jarrod Bacon
A recording of the meeting between Scott and GL was played in BC Supreme Court Monday at the conspiracy trial of Scott, 55, and Bacon, 28. "She's stressed out," Scott said of his daughter Carly, who has a young child with Bacon. "It's not fair.
Updated: 10/17/2011 07:10P
No new homicide trial for Tucson man who had 4
Daniel Renteria, who was convicted of negligent homicide after going to trial four times, was denied a new trial Monday. Pima County Superior Court Judge Richard Fields said Renteria received “an absolutely fair trial” despite arguments made to the
Updated: 10/17/2011 07:08P
Jo Yeates trial: Boyfriend tells of moment he arrived back to untidy and empty
And yesterday he told a court how his annoyance soon turned to blind panic after he found her keys and mobile phone and quickly realised all was not well. Greg recalled the moment he arrived back at the couple's flat in Clifton, Bristol, on December 19
Updated: 10/17/2011 07:08P