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former anambra State Governor and
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presidential candidate of Labour party
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in the last concluded general elections
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in Nigeria Peter Obi has said that he
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was in Yola the capital of Adama St to
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deliver a keynote address at the
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American University of Nigeria a owned
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by former vice president of Nigeria and
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also the presidential candidate of
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people's Democratic party PDP in the
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last elections ATU Abu Baka ATU Abu Baka
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had posted a video of him having
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breakfast at his resident with Peter
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Obie and his entance on Saturday morning
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causing widespread speculations that
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both were apparently having a
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strategical meeting of possible Marin
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together to contest 2027 presidential
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election in the West Africa country
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Peter OB in a statement few hours ago
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said he was in the state on the invite
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to deliver the founders they keynot at
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the on ceremony Peter OB stylishly used
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part of the first paragraph of the press
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release to obviously Devol misleading
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speculations in the public space and
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went further to sympathize with victims
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and bered families of Niger River boat
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mishap which led to the killing of
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dozens of the boat passengers the
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statement reads in quote thus today
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while traveling to Yola in adamawa state
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to deliver the keynote address at the
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16th Founders Day lecture commemorating
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the 20th anniversary of the American
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University of Nigeria a and I received
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the very sad news of a economic and
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financial crimes Commission afcc in a
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news release on Friday reported that
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Federal High Court sitting in Abuja
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stopped the arrangment of former Ki
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State Governor yahaya ad below after the
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former Governor told the court he was
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not yet prepared for the case according
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to yahaya Bello he was here to mobilize
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his legal team for the 80.2 billion
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NRA's money laundering allegations hence
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he told the court he should be given
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more time to prepare for the case
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details of the efcc news release rates
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below ver te a federal High Court
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sitting in Abuja has sled the arrangment
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of the former Ki State Governor yahaya
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Ado for December 13th
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2024 Justice AA on Friday November 29th
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2024 directed The Court's regist to
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issue a hearing notice to BOS legal team
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regarding his arrangment the economic
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and financial crimes Commission efcc is
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Prosecuting theow on 19 count charge of
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money laundering to the tune of 80.2
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billion nairas addressing the court
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about the former Governor's presence in
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court prosecution Council KY pin hero
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son urged the court to proceed with the
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arrangment stating that the defendant's
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presence satisfied the legal requirement
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for the process in view of his physical
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presence in court and relying on
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sections 27 economic and financial
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crimes Commission efcc on Wednesday
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reported new charges included in the
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corruption case against former Ki State
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Governor yahaya bellu totaling 16 but on
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Thursday efcc has added more three fresh
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charges to scale of the charges to 19
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counts since the fling former Governor
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submitted himself for prosecution on
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Tuesday court reporters have filed in
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reports on Thursday morning that the
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economic and Financial crimes commission
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efcc will today arrend former Ki State
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Governor alhaji yahaya Adu Z on Fresh
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charges of alleged money laundering
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scheduled to appear before Justice AA at
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the federal high court in Abuja besses a
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19 count Corrupt Practices Enlightenment
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while he was the governor of Ki State
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the arrangment originally SED for
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January 27th next year was brought
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forward after B presented himself at the
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efcc on November 27th
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2024 Ben was ared before high court in
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the federal capital territory fct on 16
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count charges of alleged breach of trust
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which he denied B on Tuesday told the
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court that it was necessary to prepare
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for his defense and sought for Bell
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Justice Maran anen who presided over the
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case resulted ruling on the Bell
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application until December 10th and
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