Tag: Jolly Nyame
JUST IN: Ex-governors, Dariye, Nyame released from Kuje prison
Both former governors were serving jail term for corruption allegations until they were granted pardon by President Buhari, a development…
CBN contests order to pay Nyame, others pension arrears
By Glory Abuh-Adejoh The Central Bank Nigeria (CBN) has filed a motion on notice, challenging the court’s order to pay…
Court orders payment of pension arrears to ex-Gov. Nyame
The National Industrial Court, on Tuesday, ordered Taraba State Government, to immediately pay former Gov. Jolly Nyame and three others,…
SERAP sues Buhari for granting pardon to ex-govs Dariye, Nyame
Mr Dariye and Mr Nyame were recently pardoned alongside 157 others convicted for various offences. The two men were investigated,…
SERAP to Buhari: Withdraw pardon for Dariye, Nyame now
Mr Dariye and Mr Nyame were jailed for stealing N1.16bn and N1.6bn, respectively. However, the National Council of State last…
Buhari’s pardon of Dariye, Nyame very shameful – Wike
By Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Saturday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s pardon of former governors…
No freedom for ex-governor Nyame as court rejects bail application
An FCT High Court sitting in Gudu on Wednesday rejected the application for bail filed by convicted former governor of…
Selectivity: Nyame, Dariye, Vindicate EFCC
The conviction of two prominent members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Jolly Nyame and Joshua Dariye in quick…
Photos: There’s no moral defence for ex-governor Jolly Nyame’s theft – Judge
Jolly Nyame, a former governor of Taraba State and clergyman, has been sentenced to a total of 28 years in…
N1.64bn fraud: Ex-Taraba government justifies extra-budgetary expenditure
The former governor of Taraba, Jolly Nyame says extra-budgetary expenditure is normal when executing government projects as there is always…
N1.64bn fraud: Witness denies seeing Nyame receive N100m
A defence witness, Philip Akolo, who was an orderly to former Taraba governor, Jolly Nyame, on Tuesday told an FCT…
Absence of Defence Witness Stalls Nyame’s N1.64bn Fraud Trial
The trial of Jolly Nyame, a former governor of Taraba State, who is being prosecuted for a N1.64 billion fraud…
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N1.64bn Fraud: Court Dismisses Ex-Gov, Nyame’s No-Case Submission
Jolly Nyame, a former governor of Taraba State, has been ordered by a Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Gudu,…
Jolly Nyame’s trial stalled by witness absence
The trial of former governor of Taraba, Jolly Nyame, was stalled on Monday in an FCT High Court Gudu, due…
Ex-Gov Nyame deposited N180m to buy house in Abuja – Witness
An operative of EFCC, DSP Ibrahim Galadima, on Tuesday told an FCT High Court, Gudu, that ex-Taraba governor, Jolly Nyame,…
N1.46bn: We didn’t obtain Ex-Taraba gov’s statement under duress – EFCC
The trial of a former Taraba governor, Jolly Nyame who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,…