Tag: Orji Uzor Kalu
Orji Kalu returns to Senate after 6 months in jail, says my constituents still believed in me
Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia-APC), on Tuesday resumed duty at the senate by attending plenary after his release from Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja. Kalu, who represents Abia North pledged better days for his constituents, while speaking with newsmen shortly after his arrival at the National Assembly Complex. The lawmaker, who was a former governor of ...Sun Publishing Limited wants Justice Minister’s intervention as EFCC threatens to seal off headquarters
Orji Uzor Kalu The management of the Sun Publishing Limited on Saturday appealed to the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from sealing the company’s corporate headquarters. The appeal is contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the management of the ...Lawyer explains status of Orji Uzor Kalu: He remains a senator unless…
A legal practitioner, Barr. Monday Onyekachi Ubani has given some insight into the status of Orji Uzor Kalu, a senator and former governor of Abia State who was jailed for 12 years over fraudulent activities and money laundering in excess of N7 billion. According to him: Kalu remains a serving Senator of the Federal Republic ...Orji Kalu bags 12 years jail term for N7.2 billion fraud
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday sentenced a former Governor of Abia, Orji Kalu, to 12 years’ imprisonment for N7.2 billion fraud and money laundering. The court convicted Kalu, now a senator, on all the 39 counts preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Kalu was charged alongside a former ...Alleged N7.65bn Fraud: Orji Kalu to know fate in December
The Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos is set to deliver judgment in an alleged fraud case of N7.65 billion against a former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, and two others. In a ruling on Tuesday, Justice Mohammed Idris fixed December 2 for judgment after parties in the case adopted their ...Lawan meets with security chiefs, ministers, says we’re very concerned about the security challenges in the FCT
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday held a crucial security meeting with top officials who are directly charged with the security of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The meeting, which held at the Senate President’s office, was also attended by key officers of the Senate. “We are very concerned, like all of ...Alleged N7.6bn Fraud: Absence of lawyer stalls Kalu’s trial
The trial of the former Governor of Abia State, and the lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu, has been stalled at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. Senator Kalu’s trial could not continue on Monday as a result of the absence of his counsel who is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria ...Alleged N7.6bn Fraud: Orji Kalu’s 13-year-long trial resumes today
The trial of a former Abia State governor and Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu, will resume at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today. The trial which had been on for over 13 years was given a fresh fiat by President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa to ...I will support you to ensure your victory as Rep. speaker- Kalu promises Gbajabiamila
Former Abia Governor and Senator-Elect, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu says Mr Femi Gbajabiamila is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the position of speaker in the 9th assembly. Kalu said this on Sunday in Abuja when Gbajabiamila led a delegation from his campaign Organisation on visit to his house to solicit for ...Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation, PCNI commence VVF free treatment of 1,000 Borno IDPs
The Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation and Presidential Committee on North-East Initiative (PCNI), has commenced medical outreach for the treatment of 1,000 Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs), suffering from Vesico Vaginal Fistula(VVF) in Maiduguri. Executive Secretary of the Foundation, Rev. Jemaimah Kalu, who disclosed this at the launch of the two-day outreach at Bakassi IDPs Camp, also said that ...
