By NAN 23 February 2022 | 12:43 pm A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, gave an interim order forfeiting 10 properties of the former Governor of Zamfara, Abdulaziz Yari, to the Federal Government. Abdulaziz Yari A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, gave an interim order forfeiting 10 properties of the former Governor of Zamfara, Abdulaziz Yari, to the Federal Government. Justice Obiora Egwuatu gave the order following an ex-parte motion moved by counsel for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Osuobeni Akponimisingha. Justice Egwuatu held that after carefully reading through the ICPC’s motion, exhibits attached and other processes, he was inclined to grant the order. He said that the court was empowered to grant the application going by the relevant sections of the law and the money laundering act. According to the judge, granting the application will not deny anyone a fair hearing. Egwuatu, who granted the order directed that this should be published in the Nation and Daily Trust Newspapers and that the interested party should file an application to show cause why the property should not be permanently forfeited to the Federal Government. He adjourned the matter until April 28 to hear the motion for final forfeiture. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the properties are located in the highbrow areas of Abuja, Maryland in the United States, Kaduna and Zamfara. Latest 7 mins ago Nigeria’s COVID-19 infections went on the decline again on Tuesday as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 27 new infections in four states and the FCT. 9 mins ago Weston McKennie has suffered fractures to his left foot, Juventus told AFP on Wednesday, after the American international was forced off during his team’s 1-1 Champions League draw at Villarreal. 18 mins ago A man who held several people, hostage, at an Apple store in Amsterdam demanded 200 million euros ($230 million) in cryptocurrency before he was taken to hospital “seriously injured”, police said Wednesday. 27 mins ago London’s Heathrow airport announced Wednesday it narrowed annual losses only slightly in 2021 despite the reopening of global air travel, blaming what it said were stricter passenger curbs in Britain compared to the neighbouring EU. 33 mins ago French pharmaceuticals giant Sanofi said Wednesday that its Covid-19 vaccine, developed with Britain’s GSK, had delivered positive results after nearly a year of delays left it lagging far behind rivals in the race for a jab.
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