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 setting aside the one-year sentence imposed on […]
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 […]
…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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
…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 […]