An FCT high court, Maitama, on Tuesday discharged Steve Oronsaye, former head of the civil service of the federation, of the N190 million corruption charges levelled against him. Oronsaye was also the chairman of the Presidential Committee on Financial Action Task Force, set up by former President Goodluck Jonathan. He was arraigned on a seven-count […]
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The apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos, where $43.5million was found in April, was bought for N360million by a company owned by Folashade Oke, wife of the suspended director-general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said this on Friday at a federal high court in Lagos. In an affidavit and […]
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A Dutse Magistrates’ Court has granted bail to former Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State. Lamido was standing trial on a four-count charge of inciting public disturbance, defamation of character, criminal intimidation and disturbance of public peace. The magistrate granted the two-term governor bail on self-recognizance and adjourned the case until July 5. The Court […]
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The Presidential Investigative Panel investigating alleged corrupt practices against two top officials of the Federal Government will submit its report on Monday, Vice-Presidential Spokesman, Mr Laolu Akande said. Akande in a statement on Wednesday acknowledged that the panel was completing its assignment on May 3, and would submit the report to President Muhammadu Buhari. The […]
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A former minister of external affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, has warned the federal government against publicly prosecuting the suspended Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayo Oke, for his role in the $50m discovered recently in a private residence. His statement “When Ambassador Ayo Oke stepped forward to claim it on the part of […]
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The police in Kano on Sunday arrested Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa state. Lamido was arrested for allegedly inciting his supporters to stop the conduct of state’s upcoming local council polls. His arrest may be connected with a programme aired on one of the Kano local radio stations. Lamido was alleged to have directed […]
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The trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki, was stalled by the absence of prosecution witnesses on Thursday in Abuja at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The senate president is standing trial over alleged false assets declaration while serving as governor of Kwara . That the trial had suffered similar fate between April 18 and […]
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Peter Nwaoboshi, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator representing Delta north senatorial district, lost temporarily his 12-storey building at 27 Marine Road Apapa to the federal government. The forfeiture order was given by Abdulaziz Anka, a judge at the federal high court in Lagos. The court order was sequel to an application filed before the […]
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Members of the Presidential Investigative Committee probing the recovery of $43.4million at Osborne Towers in Ikoyi, Lagos sat yesterday for more than 11 hours. They examined documents and interrogated some officials at the marathon session. Grilled were the suspended Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Amb. Ayo Oke, and some top officials of the […]
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Speaking at the 2017 Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) week/award day, the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, lamented the eroding of moral values in the society. He said it is pathetic that treasury looters get rewarded with positions of authority and chieftaincy titles. Magu said values […]
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