Olisa Metuh
14 Oct 2021
The absence of Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday stalled the re-arraignment of former National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, over alleged N400 million fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the court had, on September 28, fixed today for Metuh’s re-arraignment, following Justice…
17 Aug 2021
Representative of Nnewi North/Nnewi South/Ekwusigo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Chris Azubogu and former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party...
5 Jan 2021
When the year 2020 popped out of the womb of time, nobody knew that it was going to be what Yoruba people call Ogbologbo. Rough and tough. Unpredictable.
28 Dec 2020
Southeast Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the Court of Appeal Abuja judgment of December 16, 2020, which quashed its former National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh’s conviction renewed...
24 Dec 2020
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has admitted Olisa Metuh, former National Publicity Secretary, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to N250 million bail.
16 Dec 2020
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday nullified the conviction and seven years jail term on a former spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, after finding him guilty of money laundering charges. A three-man panel led by Justice Stephen Adah in a unanimous judgment held that the proceedings of the Federal…
25 Feb 2020
A former spokesman for People's Democratic Party (PDP) Olisa Metuh has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment. The judge, Justice Okon Abang, had earlier found him guilty of all the seven-count charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC charged Metuh alongside his company, Destra investment, with seven counts…
25 Feb 2020
The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted former spokesman for the People Democratic Party (PDP) Olisa Metuh and found him guilty of all the charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC charged Metuh alongside his company, Destra investment, with seven counts of money laundering and diversion of…
26 Nov 2019
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday fixed February 25, 2020, to deliver judgement in the N400 million fraud charge against a former spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh. Justice Okon Abang on Tuesday fixed the date for judgement after taking arguments from lawyers in the matter which lasted for about…
8 Nov 2019
Here's a thread of events you’ve probably seen before: a high profile government official gets charged to court for a case of money laundering, fraud or any other crime, they fall ill, get admitted to a hospital, and then show up in court in a wheelchair.
8 Oct 2019
The Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed Nov. 26 for counsel to adopt their final written addresses in the ongoing trial of Olisa Metuh, former Spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP).
30 Sep 2019
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed October 7 for the hearing on the application filed by the former National Publicity Secretary, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh against the spokesperson, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Wilson Uwujaren. Metuh, through his counsel, Mr Abel Ozioko, filed the application following alleged misrepresentation of the…
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