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 ReadingThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), today, arraigned a former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, accusing him and three others of laundering N4.9 billion.A planned arraignment of Mr. Fani-Kayode was stalled last Tuesday by the absence of the trial judge. Mr. Fani-Kayode, who served as director of media and publicity during the campaign of former […]
Continue Reading… Says he is not afraid of trial Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) is fully set to storm the Supreme Court to press for his freedom denied him by the federal government after three different High Courts in Abuja had admitted him to bail in the criminal charges filed against […]
Continue ReadingThe former National Security Adviser, Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki has asked an Abuja High Court to consolidate the two criminal charges bordering on alleged corruption and breach of trust brought against him by the Federal Government in the course of his official duties. Dasuki who had been granted bails in three different high courts were […]
Continue ReadingThe family of the former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh has described the refusal of the Federal Government to accept refund of the N400 million paid into the account of Chief Olisa Metuh from the office of the National Security Adviser, as ludicrous. In a statement issued in […]
Continue ReadingA federal high court sitting in Abuja, presided over by Okon Abang, a judge, has rejected an application for leave to travel abroad for medical treatment filed by Olisa Metuh, former spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The judge noted that the court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the application, since there was a subsisting […]
Continue ReadingDoyin Okupe, Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the former President, Goodluck Jonathan has admitted receiving funds from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. Mr. Okukpe, however denied the funds he received were part of the $2.1 billion arms fund allegedly misappropriated by Mr. Dasuki. Most of the funds are […]
Continue ReadingAzibaola Robert, a cousin to former President Goodluck Jonathan, has petitioned the House of Representatives, alleging that he was illegally detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Mr. Robert said he was picked up by operatives of the commission on March 23, 2016 and had remained in their custody since then. In the […]
Continue ReadingReacting to claims that he is on the run, Femi Fani-Kayode has emphatically stated that he is not running from the EFCC or anyone, as he has not even been contacted by the anti-graft agency. His Statement: I have just read some absurd reports in the media that quoted their sources in the EFCC as […]
Continue ReadingAlex Badeh, former chief of defence staff, on Wednesday, at the resumed sitting on criminal charges filed against him, Badeh, through his lawyer, Mr. Samuel Zibiri, SAN, told the court that he had filed an application to challenge the jurisdiction of the court and the validity of the charges against him. In his ruling, Okon […]
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