Wellington Hotel Limited, Effurun

27/11/2016

My experience here yesterday was wonderful. Always make out time to relax here and you will not regret it!

21/07/2016

Justice Yunusa Who Brought Many Problems To Wellington Hotel Limited and Joma Food To Be Prosecuted

NJC dismisses 2 judges
Lekan Oladeinde
15:35 16/07/2016
Abuja - The Nigeria Judicial Council (NJC) has reportedly dismissed Justices Mohammed Yunusa and Olamide Oloyede

Yunusa was dismissed for granting an injunction stopping the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from probing Stella Oduah.

Oloyede on the other hand was dismissed for writing a pe... http://goo.gl/wVnaut Browser

06/06/2016

Wellington Hotel: Respect Dispensation Of Justice, Clergyman Tells Nigerians

DENNIS OTU WARRI. 6/6/2016

A Clergyman, Rev. Fr Oghenejode Ambrose Abaka has implored Nigerians to respect the dispensation of justice in the country.

In his Homily, weekend at a Special Thanksgiving Mass Service at the Wellington Hotel Limited, Effurun for the successful take over of the Hotel by its original owner, the cleric said that Nigerians must respect the rule of law in the country.

He described as illegal the taking over of the hotel by Sterling Bank last September and lauded the judiciary for evicting the bank from the hotel and returning it to the owner after a protracted legal battle.

Rev. Fr Abaka said; "What Sterling Bank did to owner of Wellington Hotel Limited was illegal, but we are glad that the owner got justice at the end of the day."

He added that; "Today, we are gathered here in the same hotel that we were thrown out forcefully for the Special Thanksgiving Mass Service for the return of the hotel to the owner. In every situation, we must give thanks and praises to God. God saw the Agbonifos through when the legal battle lasted and it was proper that they have organised this Special Thanksgiving Mass Service this morning to dance to His glory."

"Nigerians must shun illegal acts; we must respect the dispensation of justice in the country because we are not living in a jungle. The taking over of Wellington Hotel Limited by the Bank was an oppressive act, but we are happy that the Bank was evicted by a Federal High Court, Lagos. It is good to praise God who gave the Agbonifos victory at the end of the day", Rev Fr Abaka said.

Speaking to our correspondent, Mr. Dennis Agbonifo, one of the Directors of Wellington Hotel Limited assured the general public that very soon, the hotel will kick off smoothly again to render it's services to the public as it used to do.

Our Correspondent recalled that former Governor James Onanefe Ibori of Delta State commissioned Wellington Hotel Limited on September 28,2005.

04/06/2016

Happening Now At The Thanksgiving Mass At Wellington Hotel Limited, For The Peaceful Take Over Of The Hotel By Original Owner. The Mass Is Being Conducted By Rev. Fr Abaka.

31/05/2016

Original Owner Of Wellington Hotel Takes Over Possession As Federal High Court Kicks Out Sterling Bank.

31/05/2016

Happening Now. The Peaceful Take Over Of Wellington Hotel Limited, Effurun, Delta State. It is no more Bay Resorts and Hotel. The Original owner of Wellington Hotel Limited Has Finally Taken It back.

24/05/2016

DISCLAIMER

IT IS FOR THE INTEREST OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO NOTE & BE INFORMED THAT THE MATTERS BETWEEN STERLING BANK PLC & JOMA FOODS/WELLINGTON HOTELS LTD HAS BEEN STRUCK OUT AND DISMISSED IN FAVOUR OF JOMA FOODS/WELLINGTON HOTELS LTD.

BY THIS, STERLING BANK, BAY HOTEL AND RESORT LTD OR THEIR AGENT MR GODWIN NWEOKOYE HAS NO RIGHT TO OCCUPY THE SAID PREMISES OF JOMA FOODS/WELLINGTON HOTELS LTD.

MOREOVER, THE GENERAL PUBLIC PARTICULARLY THE ESTEEM CUSTOMERS OF WELLINGTON HOTELS LTD ARE ADVISED TO DISREGARD ANY ADVERTORIAL ON WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS FOR THE SALE OF WELLINGTON HOTELS LTD.

SIGNED:
O. OBRIK ULOHO & CO
SOLICITOR TO WELLINGTON HOTELS LTD.

19/05/2016

Mr Osazuwa Obarisiagbon (left), making statement in the Police Station, for alleged criminal conversion and stealing of funds from Wellington Hotel Limited account with Sterling Bank Plc, Effurun branch.

28/03/2016

10/03/2016

Rickey Tarfa, another SAN docked over alleged bribery

Two Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Rickey Tarfa and Dr Joseph Nwobike were, yesterday, arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on two different charges of offering gratification running into millions of Naira, to pervert justice before two separate Lagos High Courts in Igboesere.

Tarfa was arraigned on a 27-count charge of offering gratification to public officer and alleged failure to declare his assets in the declaration of Assets Form administration served on him by EFCC when he was arrested.

While Tarfa was docked before Justice A. Akintoye, Nwobike was arraigned before Justice Raliat Adebiyi on a five count charge of allegedly attempt to pervert the course of justice and offering gratification to public officer.

Meanwhile the duo who pleaded not guilty to the charges against them, were granted bail on self recognizance.

The two of the counts read: “That you Nwobike, SAN, on March 19, 2015 in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this court, intentionally gave the sum of N 750,000 to . Justice Mohammed Yunusa of the Federal High Court directly through your United Bank for Africa Plc Account No.1002664061 in order that the said judge acts in the exercise of his official duties.

‘’That you Nwobike, SAN, on September 28, 2015 in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this court, intentionally gave the sum of N 300,000 to Justice Yunusa of the Federal High Court indirectly through Awa Ajia Nigeria Limited’s account No. 0000971931 domiciled in Access Bank Plc belonging to Justice Nganjiwa Ajiya of the Federal High Court in order that Justice Yunusa acts in the exercise of his official duties.”

In Tarfa’s case, the EFCC, Prosecutor Rotimi Oyedipo alleged that the defendant on February 10, 2016, failed to declare his assets in the declaration of assets form that was issued to him by the agency, when he was arrested.

He said Tarfa refused to declare his assets and also made a false statement on February 5, 2016 to one Usman Zakari, a senior detective superintendent and an officer of the EFCC in the course of the exercise of his duty, by claiming that he is 43 years old.

EFCC also alleged that Tarfa on June 27 2012, intentionally gave the sum of N1.5 million to Justice Ajiya of a Federal High Court in Lagos, from his Zenith Bank Account No 1002926967, in order that the said judge acts in the exercise of his official duties.

He was further alleged to have intentionally given the same judge the sum of N500,000, on the same day, in order that the said judge refrains from acting in the exercise of his official duties..

Both defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them.

Tarfa, SAN, has, meanwhile denied having any under counter dealing with Justice Nganjiwa of a Federal High Court, Lagos as alleged by the EFCC.

Tarfa’s case was adjourned till March 22 and 23, while Nwobike’s case was adjourned to April 11, 21, 22, for trial.

06/03/2016

Another Nigeria senior lawyer charged for allegedly bribing embattled Justice Yunusa

A month after charging senior lawyer, Rickey Tarfa, for allegedly bribing a federal judge, Mohammed Yunusa with N225,000, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has dragged another Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) to a Lagos State High Court for allegedly bribing the same judge.
According to an affidavit deposed to by G.O. Adebola, an assistant detective commander, the anti-graft commission slammed a five-count charge against senior lawyer, Joseph Nwobike, for allegedly offering N1,050,000 gratification to Justice Yunusa, a public official, contrary to sections 64 (1) and 97 (3) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, No.11, 2011.
According to the EFCC, on March 19th, 2015, Mr Nwobike, through his United Bank for Africa account number 1002664061, transferred N750,000.00 to Mr Yunusa “in order that the said Judge refrains from acting in the exercise of his official duties”.
The commission also alleged that on September 28, 2015 Mr Nwobike intentionally and indirectly “gave the sum of N 300,000.00 (Three Hundred Thousand Naira only) to Hon. Justice Mohammed Nasir Yunusa of the Federal High Court indirectly through Awa Ajia Nig Ltd’s account No. 0000971931 domiciled in Access Bank Plc belonging to Hon. Justice Nganjiwa Hyeladzira Ajiya of the Federal High Court in order that the Hon. Justice Mohammed Nasir Yunusa acts in the exercise of his official duties.”
The fifth count of the charge borders on the allegation of attempting to pervert the course of Justice contrary to section 97 (3) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State No. 11, 2011.
The commission has also lined up nine witnesses, including representatives of UBA, Access Bank, Zenith Bank and the Federal High Court, Lagos.
The suit is yet to be assigned to a judge and no date has been fixed for its commencement.

06/03/2016

Judges In Trouble Over Bank Accounts

WHAT could be the biggest shake-up in the nation’s judiciary since independence, an all-inclusive probe of nearly all judges manning superior courts of records in the country has reportedly commenced.

Already, all information relating to the judges’ bank accounts and transactions are said to have been obtained by security agencies handling the probe.

The operation is reportedly tagged “total reform of the judiciary”.
The information obtained on the financial transactions of the judges, including justices of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, are reportedly being processed by the probing security agencies, with a certain agency coordinating and sharing information with others.

A security source told Tribune not Thenigerialawyer that the outcome of the probe would be far bigger than what was called a tsunami in Ghana, where over 20 judges were sacked for alleged corruption last year.

Every suspicious transfer on their accounts is reportedly being pencilled in for questioning while every “heavy” lodgement would have the depositor being queried regarding the purpose of such payment.

With litigants suspected of using fronts to allegedly bribe judges, the investigating bodies are reportedly not on the look-out for known names as they are not expected to be overtly involved.

The probing agencies are reportedly more interested in cash lodgement and movements on the accounts of the judges, which is outside of their salaries and allowances.

Those who participated in the trial of election petitions across the country are also said to be prime targets.

Judicial interventions in election disputes have been tainted by claims of alleged bribe-for-judgement.

Senior judges who have also handled controversial cases, according to Saturday Tribune source, would attract special interest from the investigators.

With many unknown judges also accused of serving as bribe conduits for senior judges, accounts of such unknown judges with “unbelievable” balance and “heavy” lodgement would also receive deep scrutiny from the investigating bodies.

A retired judge with strong bond with certain powers-that-be, has been fingered as the brains behind the “judicial reform”.

The judge is believed to have advised in a certain way in order to catch “dirty” judges unaware and clean up the system once and for all.

Tremor ran through the judicial circle when pieces of evidence against a couple of justices were presented in court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The source pointed at a recent counter affidavit filed by the EFCC in its case with Ricky Tarfa (SAN) which he said, suggested that bank transactions by judicial officers over the years have come under scrutiny.

The EFCC, in the counter-affidavit, alleged that Tarfa paid another judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Hyeladzira Ajiya Nganjiwa, N5.3 million between June 27, 2012 and December 23, 2014.

The agency said it uncovered what it called a“network of collaboration and illicit transfer of funds” between Tarfa, Justice Nganjiwa and Justice Mohammed Yunusa, earlier accused of collecting N225,000 from Tarfa.

The EFCC added that Justice Nganjiwa, after collecting the N5.3million, transferred N1.6 million to Justice Yunusa through his personal UBA Plc account 1005055617.

With the fresh realisation that nearly all the judges are being scrutinised, sensitive conversations among judges are no longer done by phone.

The indictment of some senior lawyers in the matters involving the judges is said to be making everyone cautious, while they hold their breath to see the outcome of the current effort to sanitise the judiciary.

It was gathered that many senior lawyers with social relationship and friendship with judges are now at a loss as to how to relate with them financially without attracting embarrassing attention from probing agencies.

While there is a suspicion that President Muhammadu Buhari is having a sustained tiff with the judiciary, a security source said incontrovertible cases that would be built against the judges would make the allegation of persecution totally irrelevant.

Meanwhile, Justice Muhammed Yunusa of the Federal High Court, Lagos has been transferred to Yobe State.

It was gathered on Friday night that the leadership of the judiciary would do nothing to save indicted judges.

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has put up a robust defence for its indicted members.

Two alleged corruption cases have been brought against Justice Yunusa.

A judge of the Federal Capital Territory of Yoruba origin may also be pulled in soon for alleged corruption.

Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia is also said not to be completely off prosecution despite the sanctions imposed on her by the National Judicial Council (NJC) for unethical conducts.

It was also learnt that a hitherto dormant provision in the Act setting up an investigative body which empowers it to obtain call logs without going to courts has been activated to monitor conversations between the Bench and members of the public, particularly lawyers.

Lawyers have been consistently fingered as the bribe conduits for judges.

Efforts by government agencies to select 37 “clean” judges mainly for corruption trial have not been successful.

Nearly all the 100 judges polled for the special assignment failed the integrity test conducted on them.

Recall that Joseph Nwobike, SAN the lawyer of Sterling Bank linked with bribing Justice Yunusa whose Order to take possession Joma Frozen Foods Products Ltd & Wellington Hotel Ltd was declared a nullity.