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Justice Onwuegbuzie Set To Grant Prosecution ‘s “Strange” Motion Jan. 26 To Revoke My Bail, Remand Me In Kuje Prison -, Lawyer Cries Out

An Abuja based lawyer, Barrister Victor Giwa has cried out to the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, saying those after him have succeeded in getting Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Apo Resettlement, to grant prosecution ‘s strange motion on notice to be moved on 26th january, 2026, seeking to revoke his bail and remand him in Kuje Corectional Centre until the end of his trial.

In a letter to the associations president, Mazi Mazi Afam Osigwe, dated January 23, 2026, the human rights lawyer is seeking the intervention of the association.

He said the situation in his trial has degenerated below injustice and has become dirty and somewhat indescribable.

He accused the judge of no longer conducting his trial but on a vengeoance mission.

He said in the letter, “”Mr, President, Recall I write you a letter dated 25th November, 2025 to officially inform you and bring to your attention the situation regarding the judicial proceedings in the FCT High Court, particularly, FCT High Court No. 30, Apo before His Lordship, Hon Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie and the patent compromised by external influences of judicial proceedings and the injustice perpetrated by Asabe Waziri a Management Staff of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) facilitated by some named persons.

“The situation has degenerated below Injustice and has become dirty and somewhat indescribable.

“The event in court shows that Hon Justice Jude is no longer conducting my trial, His Lordship is on a vengeance, to embarrass, humiliate and punish me as planned by Asabe Waziri of NNPCL and her named facilitators. The concluded plan is to send me to Kuje Correctional Centre, from where I should be attending my trial.

“Hon Justice Jude hurriedly struck out my six applications challenging the Court’s jurisdiction filed between May and December, 2025, on 21st January, 2026 in a terse Ruling and on oral application of the Prosecution. This is to clear the way for the grant of prosecutor’s Motion seeking “TO REVOKE MY BAIL AND REMAND ME IN KUJE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE ÜNTIL THE END OF THE TRIAL”
My President, since the beginning of this trial, Hon Justice Jude has granted all the prosecutor’s applications, and has refused all my applications including the application seeking the release of my internation passport to travel and get medication and see my family.

“His Lordship has refused my application for CTC of the rulings that His Lordship delivered on the 26th November, 2026 for a Motion I have not move. His Lordship has refused my request for record of proceedings of the Court till date.

“Each sitting in His Court during my trial has the presence of over eight Policemen inside the court paid my Asabe Waziri, the nominal complainant and sponsor of the trial.
I had publicly and severally notified the Honourable court that I have lost total confidence in the Honourable Court the Court still insisted to continue the case.
Each of the court’s sitting during my trail is characterized by threats and intimidation of “” wielding the big stick””.
Report has it that His Lordship has written in advance, a ruling on the prosecution’s weird application, to me moved on 26th January, 2026 to “revoke my bail and remand me in Kuje Correctional Center till the end of my trial”. Copy of Motion is annexure A.

“Asabe Waziri the nominal complainant and the sponsor of the charge and trial was seen dancing in the court at the striking out of my motions during the hearing on the 21st January, 2026.

“Asabe Waziri has vowed to ruin and damage my carrier and professional reputation with every resources she has using her contacts and connection as an NNPC staff.

“All these are irrespective of my four applications to the Chief Judge of FCT to direct recusal and reassignment of my case. And my Petition against the Honourable Justice Jude to the National Judicial Council (NJC) in December, 2025.

“Conclusion, a Judge that comes in court with an already prepared ruling on a Motion that has not being moved is not holding an even scale, He is holding a dagger.

I therefore, call on the president to urgently intervene to halt the event from taking place on 26th monday, 2026, or in any other day in hon justice jude’s court.”

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The presiding pastor of master’s place international church, Pastor Korede Komaiya has said; “Nothing Attracts People Like Love”.

The cleric made this known in a video clip message recently released titled, “This Is The Foundation: To Raise Leaders, Love People”.

Speaking to the people, Korede said; “How many times have we been here for meetings and you see all over, people being acknowledged for unbroken years of service, how many years have properties been given to people here, people must feel belonged, he stressed and emphasized.

“In our ministry, I don’t believe in employee and employer, I only want stakeholders in our ministry”.

“The concept of employer, employee does not apply in our own ministry and to the glory of God, following this same example, all our staffs are on church scholarship, anyone who is a staff of the ministry, all their children are on church scholarship, education we pay for it, health 100%, any health crisis, our ministry pays for it”.

“There’s no deduction in salary, accommodation is free and we change your cars, every four (4), four years and as you rise in leadership, you go abroad once a year”.

Last year December, we paid the salary, paid 13 month salary and we still pay 50% as bonus”.

Using this as a backdrop, Korede declared, “It is important for you to know that, nothing attracts people like loving them”.

This is necessary and coming amidst several criticism that recently accompanied and trailed his message, ‘i will never followed a poor pastor’, that was misunderstood, misquoted and somehow blown out of proportion

A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Emmanuel Adide, has told a Lagos State High Court that the Commission was not requested by a Nigerian-American engineer, Anthony Ugbebor, to recover the sum of N152m allegedly paid for two luxury flats developed by Oak Homes Limited.

While under cross-examination,
Adide stressed that the EFCC is not a debt recovery agency.

In his evidence before the court in a suit filed by property developer Olukayode Olusanya and his firm, Oak Homes Limited (Suit No: LD/4471LM/2023), against Ugbebor (first defendant) over alleged trespass on two second-floor apartments located at No. 14A Musa Yar’Adua Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Aside, an EFCC operative, told the court that, when the claimant agreed to refund the money, there was no discussion or understanding that the flats would be sold to facilitate the repayment.

Responding to questions on whether the EFCC directed the claimant to refund the money, Adide explained that the discussions formed part of the commission’s internal processes.

However, he said it was unclear, at the time, whether disposal of the flats would be required to effect the refund, adding that compelling the sale of property in such circumstances would amount to improper practice.

He further explained that once allegations of fraud arise, the EFCC’s standard procedure is to investigate the complaint and, where appropriate, recover funds connected to criminal conduct as part of its operational mandate.

Adide told the court that the petition submitted to the EFCC alleged criminal breach of trust and obtaining money by false pretence, which justified the commission’s investigation.

However, he said the investigation later revealed that the dispute was civil in nature.

“As a result, the claimant was contacted and asked to retrieve the bank draft earlier submitted to the EFCC,” he said.

The witness confirmed that Olusanya, the Managing Director of Oak Homes Limited, was detained when he first visited the EFCC office in Abuja.

He also confirmed that Olusanya never denied that a transaction occurred between him and Ugbebor.

“He did not deny it, my lord,” Adide said.

When asked whether the refund arrangement was reached while Olusanya was in detention, the witness answered in the negative, adding that Olusanya was already on bail when he made the refund.

He said the claimant paid the money in instalments but could not recall the number of tranches.

He confirmed that Olusanya submitted three bank drafts to the EFCC totalling N102m.

Earlier in the proceedings, counsel to Ugbebor, I.B. Mamood, informed the court that the defence had decided not to call any further witnesses.

“Upon careful review of our case, we have resolved not to call additional witnesses. We are therefore closing our case,” he said.

Following this, the EFCC, listed as the second defendant, opened its defence.

Its counsel, M.A. Shehu, called Adide as a witness and adopted his witness statement on oath.

The commission also tendered documents, including the petition, extra-judicial statements, and a letter.

Justice George admitted the documents in evidence and marked them as Exhibits 2DW1, 2DW2, and 2DW3, respectively.

The court also admitted Adide’s witness statement on oath dated January 17, 2024, as his evidence.

During cross-examination by lead counsel to the first defendant, Nasiru Salau, Adide confirmed that there was no written request from Ugbebor asking the EFCC to recover the money.

After hearing the testimony, Justice George adjourned the case until March 23, 2026, for the adoption of final written addresses.

At the last adjourned date, Ugbebor had opened his defence and told the court that he paid for two luxury flats with his “life savings” totalling $400,000.

He said he paid N152m (representing 80 per cent of the total purchase price of N190m) but that the developer later denied having any record of the transaction.

He testified that, on October 11, 2022, he sent a representative to inspect the flats, only for Oak Homes Limited to allegedly claim there was “no record” of his purchase despite the payments.

Under cross-examination by counsel Agboola, Ugbebor confirmed that he petitioned the EFCC in Abuja after suspecting fraud.