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The House of Representatives has passed a motion to remove the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Umar Danladi.
This comes after a motion moved by the Majority Leader of the House, Julius Ihonvbere (APC, Edo), who cited Section 17(3) of the Fifth Schedule of the 1999 Constitution.
Constitutional requirement stipulates that Danladi could only be removed by a two-thirds majority of the 360 members of the House.
Recall that the Senate last week also recommended Danladi’s removal, following a motion moved by Opeyemi Bamidele, the majority leader.
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After Combs was arrested based on the sealed indictment, the indictment was unsealed on Sept. 17.
The 54-year-old was charged with racketeering conspiracy; sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; as well as transportation to engage in prostitution, according to court documents obtained by NBC News.
The indictment alleged Combs “abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct” for more than a decade, with prosecutors saying the purported behavior started around 2008.
“To do so,” the documents stated, “Combs relied on the employees, resources, and influence of the multi-faceted business empire that he led and controlled—creating a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in, and attempted to engage in, among other crimes, sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice.”
According to NBC News, Combs pleaded not guilty and was denied bail.
“He’s going to fight this with all of his energy and all of his might,” his attorney Marc Agnifilo told reporters outside the courthouse prior to the arraignment, “and the full confidence of his lawyers.”
Benue State High Court sitting in Makurdi, on Wednesday, declined a motion seeking an investigation of the Court Registry.
The court consequently fixed 30th October 2024 for the hearing of all other applications and the substantive suit.
The Application which was brought by the All Progressives Congress, APC, prayed the Court to order the Registry to investigate the alleged appearance of Counsel’s signature on the Originating Motion No. MHC/1587M/2024 and stay of proceedings pending the outcome of the inquiry.
Ruling on the motion, Justice Kume held that the determination of the instant motion would prejudice the pending Preliminary objection to the competence of the suit which has similar grounds and effect.
The legal team of the Benue State Chairman of APS, Austin Agada represented by F.A Nomor, who appeared with several lawyers, asked for adjournment to look at processes that were served on him in Court.
S.D. Swem Esq who held the brief for Matthew Burkaa SAN and Basil Hemba Esq who held the brief for Dikko, SAN, did not oppose the ruling.
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed two separate motions filed by the Edo State Government and the State House of Assembly against the reinstatement of Philip Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of the State.
The court also awarded a total cost of ₦400,000 against the Edo State Government and the State Assembly.
Justice Omotosho awarded the costs against the State Attorney-General and the State Assembly in favour of Shaibu after the counsel for the State Attorney-General, Marvin Omorogbe, and that of the House of Assembly, Sonia Egbunia, indicated their intention to withdraw the motions for stay of execution.
Egbunia informed the court that although the matter was scheduled for hearing because the record of appeal had been transmitted to the Court of Appeal, she would be withdrawing the motion they filed on July 19 for stay, as would Omorogbe, who sought to withdraw their motion for stay filed on July 18.
Shaibu’s counsel, Reuben Egwuaba, who did not object to their withdrawal, urged the court to award a cost of ₦50 million each against the Attorney-General and the State Assembly.
He stated, “We are not objecting to the application for withdrawal; however, we are asking for a cost of ₦50 million each. Our reason for the substantial cost is that the order of your Lordship on July 17 is so clear and it was a declaratory order.”
The lawyer also stated that issues had been joined in the motion, as the Assembly and the Attorney-General knew that no stay of execution of such an order could have been granted by the court.
He added that the Assembly had been truncating the order of the court, which led to their filing of Form 48.
He also said the applicants were duly served with the court judgment, but their motions were filed as a way to interfere with the course of justice and to prevent Shaibu from benefiting from the fruits of his legal victory.
“We urge you to grant our prayer,” he appealed to the court.
Egbunia and Omorogbe objected to Egwuaba’s application for an award of fines against them.
While delivering the ruling, Justice Omotosho held that he could not grant the application for a stay of execution, as he had previously given a judgment reinstating Shaibu and proceeded to strike out the suit, awarding ₦200,000 each against the applicants.
Recall that Justice Omotosho, in a judgment on July 17, voided Shaibu’s impeachment as the Deputy Governor of Edo State.
He ordered his reinstatement to office, holding that the State House of Assembly failed to comply with due process in the said impeachment.
He further held that the allegations on which the Assembly based the impeachment proceedings were untenable in law and did not constitute gross misconduct.
A Makurdi High Court, on Monday, heard a motion filed by Counsel to the All Progressives Congress, APC, Matthew Burkaa, who appeared with Dangana and other Lawyers.
Recall that the court had on the 28th of August 2024, extended the lifespan of the interim order by seven days.
When the case came up on Monday, Counsel for APC, Burkaa SAN filed and served many processes on M.T. Alyebo Esq who appeared with E.E. Igbighogho for Agada and other Applicants.
Despite the service of further affidavit on MT Alyebo in Court, he agreed to take the Motion for setting aside the restraining order.
The main ground of the motion is that the originating motion was not signed and that the interim injunction cannot stand on an unsigned originating motion.
M.T. Alyebo who appeared for the Benue APC chairman, Agada, told the Court that the originating motion was properly signed by S.O.S.Napoleon Esq.
He referred the Court to its copy of the originating motion submitting that it is the Judge’s copy of the motion that will determine whether the process was signed or not adding that once that copy is signed, all other copies remaining unsigned cannot change the situation.
Alyebo submitted that assuming without conceding that the copy of the process exhibited by the SAN was not signed, the case is valid, drawing the court’s attention to the fact that even on that copy brought by the SAN, there is a mark made against the name of S.O.S. Napoleon and that suffices.
He cited the authority of GTB v. INNOSON Nig Ltd where the Supreme Court described the valid signing of a legal process as “a signature or mark against the name of the lawyer or over and above the name of a lawyer ” submitting that the process was validly signed.
Justice Theresa Igoche, after listening to the Counsels adjourned the matter to 10th September, 2024 for ruling.
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