{"id":238051,"date":"2022-12-29T01:53:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T00:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=238051"},"modified":"2022-12-29T01:53:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T00:53:08","slug":"appeal-court-grants-senator-akpan-bail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/12\/29\/appeal-court-grants-senator-akpan-bail\/","title":{"rendered":"Appeal Court grants Senator Akpan bail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, has granted bail to Uyo Senatorial District Senator, Bassey Albert Akpan.<\/p>\n<p>The court granted Akpan bail on health grounds pending the determination of an appeal.<\/p>\n<p>On December 1, 2022, an Uyo Federal High Court-led by Justice A.A. 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