Adeboyega Adeniyi, of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, has dismissed an application filed by a former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, seeking the enforcement of his fundamental human rights. Mr. Fani-Kayode is facing a 17-count charge of money laundering alongside a former finance minister, Nenadi Usman, and Danjuma Yusuf. Fani-Kayode had approached the court on […]
Continue ReadingSenate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, said he was ready to go to jail, in order to entrench democracy and stabilise governance in the country. This is contained in a statement signed by him and issued on Monday in Abuja. Saraki was reacting to the trial of the leadership of the Senate, which began on Monday, […]
Continue ReadingThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a money laundering charge against Air Marshal Adesola Amosu Nunayon (rtd) at the Federal High Court in Lagos.He was charged along with Air Vice Marshal Jacob Bola Adigun and Air Commodore Gbadebo Owodunni Olugbenga. Companies named in the charge are Delfina Oil and Gas Ltd, Mcallan […]
Continue ReadingOutspoken governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Thursday, elected to go spiritual on Thursday, asking officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Zenith Bank and the APC to read a portion of the Bible. The embattled governor has been at war of words with the EFCC since Monday. “I want to refer […]
Continue ReadingThe All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not in a position to dictate to it how to prosecute the war against corruption. This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday, by APC national secretary. The APC made the statement, in reaction to a statement by PDP senators, […]
Continue ReadingThe arraignment of Senate President Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu, his deputy, before an Abuja high court for alleged forgery, has been slated for June 27. Yusuf Haliru, justice of the high court, on Tuesday, ordered that both Saraki and Ekweremadu be served court notice through substituted means. The summons will now be pasted on […]
Continue ReadingA former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on domestic affairs, Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, and Iwejuo Joseph Nna (alias Taiwo A. Ebenezer and Olugbenga Isaiah) were Tuesday admitted to bail by Justice M.B. Idris of the Federal High Court, Lagos. The accused persons had pleaded not guilty to 23 counts of concealment and retention of proceeds of […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Ayo Fayose has reacted angrily to the restriction placed on his account, calling out President Muhammadu Buhari, his wife and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC).Fayose wondered why the anti-graft agency had not gone after Kayode Fayemi, his predecessor, who is now the minister of solid minerals. He also alleged that the wife […]
Continue ReadingThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has rearrested Jide Omokore, chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Nigeria Limited, and Andrew Yakubu, former group managing director (GMD) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and will most likely slam money laundering charges on him today (Monday). It was confirmed that the duo would be charged before […]
Continue ReadingThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has set up a Joint Task to implement the 2013 Audit Report recently released by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI).This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by the NEITI’s Director of Communication, Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji. The statement said the Chairman of […]
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