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Supreme Court upholds 10-year sentence on ex-Gov Dariye

Ihesiulo Grace 12 March 2021 0

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the 10- year conviction on Former Plateau Governor, Joshua Dariye. The 10-year imprisonment was for the offence of criminal breach of trust. A five-member panel of justices, led by Justice Mary Odili, in a unanimous judgment, held Dariye’s appeal in part, by

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Court acquits ex Gov. Dariye’s aid of N1.6b fraud after 14 years trial

Ihesiulo Grace 12 December 2020 0

By Kingsley Chukwuka Justice Adebukola Bankole of High Court Abuja has acquitted the former Governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye’s aid, Mr Shem Damisa of all charges related to money laundry, conspiracy and theft to the tune of N1.6 billion. Damisa who was a former Plateau State Accountant General under Dariye from August 1999 to […]

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Appeal Court upholds ex-Govs Nyame, Dariye conviction

Ihesiulo Grace 17 November 2018 0

…Reduces Nyame’s 14-year jail term to 12 years plus N495m fine … Dariye to serve 10 years in prison instead of 14 years The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday partially upheld the convictions of former Governors of Taraba State, Reverend Jolly Nyame and his Plateau State counterpart, Chief Joshua Dariye, who are […]

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JUST IN: Appeal Court commutes Dariye’s 14 years jail term to 10 years

Ihesiulo Grace 16 November 2018 0

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has commuted the sentence of 14 years’ imprisonment passed on a former Governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, earlier this year to 10 years. You would recall, A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court had sentenced Joshua Dariye, former Governor of Plateau state, to 14 years in […]

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Dariye and the right to contest

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2018 0

The ambition of former Plateau State Governor, Senator Chief Joshua Dariye, who is currently serving 14 years jail term in Kuje prisons for corruption malpractices last week heighten fears about the appropriateness of certain sections of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended). Dariye had in his prison cell reportedly procured […]

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Nigerian Senator, Joshua Dariye Submits APC Nomination Form From Prison

Ihesiulo Grace 19 September 2018 0

Senator Joshua Dariye who currently is serving a 14-year jail term over financial misdeeds while serving as Plateau governor, has picked his All Progressives Congress (APC) nomination form to contest next year’s election. “Yes, Sen. Dariye has picked a nomination form to seek a third term. It is true. He is among those jostling for […]

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‘’Please, show mercy. I was misled, the prisons are congested’’ ex-plateau governor, Joshua Dariye, begs judge

Ihesiulo Grace 13 June 2018 0

Former Plateau state governor, Joshua Dariye, today pleaded with Justice Adebukola Banjoko to temper justice with mercy as she handed him a 14-year jail term for diverting N1.1 billion from the state when he was governor. Counsel to Dariye, Paul Eroko, pleaded for the court to temper justice with mercy as his client was misled […]

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Another Ex-Gov goes to prison as Senator Dariye bags 14 years jail term

Ihesiulo Grace 13 June 2018 0

About two weeks after former Taraba State Governor Jolly Nyame was sentenced to prison without an option of fine, another former State Governor and a serving Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Joshua Dariye (APC, Plateau Central) on Tuesday, bagged 14 years jail term. After a judgment that lasted about eight hours, Justice […]

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Another Ex-Gov goes to prison as Senator Dariye bags 14 years jail term

Ihesiulo Grace 13 June 2018 0

…Dariye weeps in Court …I can’t imagine such brazen act – Judge About two weeks after former Taraba State Governor Jolly Nyame was sentenced to prison without an option of fine, another former State Governor and a serving Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Joshua Dariye (APC, Plateau Central) on Tuesday, bagged 14 […]