President Muhammadu Buhari says he expects the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offence Commission (ICPC) to “proceed with investigation” involving the two top government officials he sacked some hours ago. Buhari had ordered the dismissal of Babachir Lawal, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) and […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has studied the report of the panel headed by the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, which investigated allegations against the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Babachir David Lawal, and the Director General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayo Oke. The President accepted the recommendation of the […]
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Abubakar Malami, minister of justice and attorney general of the federation, AGF, Thursday, said that negotiation has been concluded with Switzerland to return $321 million recovered from the late Abacha’s family. The AGF disclosed these in Abuja at a Pre-Global Forum on Asset Recovery, GFAR Consultative meeting. He said that with the conclusion of the […]
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Former militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, who is now a fugitive, has lost some of his assets to the Federal Government, temporarily, over his evasion of the court to answer fraud charges. The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by him, seeking to set aside the decision of […]
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The First Lad of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, has made a terse response to the allegation that she received two jeeps from the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris. The allegations made by Senator Isah Misau said the aide-de-camp to the first lady initially demanded an Hiace and Sienna buses from the IGP, who gave out […]
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Senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, has described Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, as one of the “monsters created by the government of Goodluck Jonathan”. Jonathan had appointed Maina as head of the pension task force in 2010 but he was dismissed […]
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The family members of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, say their son is not a fraudster but was invited to bring reforms into the pension scheme. At a news conference in Kaduna on Wednesday, Aliyu Maina, spokesman of the family, accused a “cabal” of being behind the travails of […]
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Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, told the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday that he would subpoena as his defence witness former President Goodluck Jonathan. His lawyer, Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), told Justice Okon Abang that he had written Jonathan to that effect but that the former […]
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The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, has confirmed the resumption of duty by former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Mr Abdulrasheed Maina, as an Acting Director in his ministry. The confirmation came in a statement issued by the Press Secretary to the minister, Mr Ehisienmen Osaigbovo, on Sunday. Osaigbovo, […]
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Michael Adariku, an official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has told an Abuja high court that Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), spent N1.4 billion on national prayer. Dasuki is standing trial for alleged diversion of $2.1 billion, funds reportedly earmarked to fight the insurgency in the north-east. Also standing trial […]
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