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Nigeria:
Timeline - Orji Kalu's Travails From Abia Govt House to Prison
Premium Times, 6 December 2019
A former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, was Thursday convicted of corruption and mismanagement of N7.65 billion public funds. He was sentenced to a 12-year jail term by the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
What Judge Said About Orji Kalu's Corruption
Premium Times, 5 December 2019
Justice Muhammed Idris on Thursday sentenced a former Abia State governor, Orji Kalu, to 12 years in prison for stealing public funds while in office. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Orji Kalu - From Governor to Senator to Prisoner
Premium Times, 5 December 2019
On Thursday, the Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced a serving senator and former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, to 12 years in prison after convicting him of N7.65 billion… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Aba Residents React to Orji Kalu's 12-Year Prison Sentence
Premium Times, 5 December 2019
Some Aba residents in Abia have lauded the 12-year jail term handed down to ex-Governor Orji Kalu of Abia, by a Federal High Court in Lagos. Read more »
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Nigeria:
APC Chairman Reacts to Orji Kalu's Conviction
Premium Times, 5 December 2019
Mixed reactions from two political party chieftains in Abia greeted Thursday's judgment of a Lagos High Court, which sentenced the Senate Chief Whip and former Abia governor, Sen.… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Court Saves 21 States Billions, Orders AGF to Recover Pension From Ex-Governors
This Day, 5 December 2019
For 21 states with pension laws stipulating post-office benefits running into billions of naira for their former governors and deputies, it was a sigh of relief wednesday as the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
On Trial for Graft in Nigeria, Orji Kalu Sells Own Banks in Five Countries
Premium Times, 9 September 2019
A former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, has sold the entire issue shared capital of his banking group, First International Banking (FIB) Group Limited, The Gambia, PREMIUM… Read more »