Category: #Corruption
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EX-AVIATION MINISTER ODUAH OPTS FOR PLEA BARGAIN IN N2.4BN FRAUD CASE
Oduah and co-defendant move to settle charges, agree to refund part of disputed funds. Former Aviation Minister Stella Oduah and another defendant, charged with alleged N2.4 billion fraud, have entered a plea bargain deal in an Abuja High Court. The prosecution, led by Director of Public Prosecution Rotimi Oyedepo, told the court that the defendants…
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KANO LAWMAKERS MOVE TO OUST DEPUTY GOVERNOR
Kano’s political scene just heated up as impeachment proceedings begin against Deputy Governor Aminu Abdulsalam. The Kano State House of Assembly has officially served an impeachment notice on Deputy Governor Aminu Abdulsalam, following a petition from the Executive arm of government. According to Majority Leader Lawan Hussaini (APC–Dala), the move is in line with Section…
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JIGAWA JSC RETIRES JUDGE OVER CORRUPTION, PROMOTES 80 STAFF
The Jigawa Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has compulsorily retired Shar’a Court Judge Sadisu Muhammad-Haruna for misconduct, citing corruption and illegal detention, the commission announced Tuesday. Investigations revealed that Muhammad-Haruna extorted fees not allowed under court rules and illegally detained a petitioner, Abdullahi Hamza. The JSC described the actions as a “gross violation of judicial ethics”…
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COURT FIXES APRIL 13 FOR JUDGMENT IN N868M EFCC CASE AGAINST EX-AGoF
The legal battle of a former acting Accountant-General is heading for a decisive moment. The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed April 13 for judgment in the N868 million money laundering case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against former acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Chukwunyere Nwabuoku. Justice James Omotosho set…
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SOUTHERN KADUNA COALITION BACKS PROBE OF EL-RUFAI, DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY
“No one is above the law” — that’s the message from Southern Kaduna. The Coalition for Southern Kaduna Renaissance has thrown its weight behind security agencies investigating former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over alleged involvement in the wiretapping of the National Security Adviser’s phone lines. Addressing journalists in Kafanchan, Gideon Mutum, speaking for the…
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ANAMBRA COURT JAILS ORIENT PETROLEUM MD, FOUNDATION 14 YEARS OVER FRAUD
After a decade-long trial, the gavel has finally fallen. Justice O.M. Anyachebelu of the Anambra State High Court, Awka, has convicted and sentenced Mr. Nnaemeka Nwawka, Managing Director of Orient Petroleum Resources Plc, and the Registered Trustees of Sage Nebefeife Foundation to 14 years imprisonment each over fraud linked to N25 billion investments. The conviction…
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KOGI GOV’S COS, CO-DEFENDANT TO KNOW FATE IN N10BN FRAUD CASE MARCH 18
High-stakes decision looms for Ali Bello and co-defendant. The Federal High Court in Abuja has set March 18 for the ruling in the trial-within-trial for Ali Bello, Chief of Staff to Kogi Governor Usman Ododo, and co-defendant Dauda Suleiman, over alleged N10 billion money laundering. The mini-trial examined whether the extra-judicial statements made by the…
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MALAMI, WIFE, SON REMANDED OVER N8.7BN MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES
Ex-AGF Abubakar Malami and family back in custody as EFCC case kicks off afresh. The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered Abubakar Malami, his wife Asabe Bashir, and son Abdulaziz to be remanded in correctional centres pending the hearing of their bail applications in an alleged N8.7 billion money laundering case. Malami and…
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COURT ADMITS VIDEO SAID TO IMPLICATE NDLEA IN ABBA KYARI TRIAL
A Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted a defence video allegedly linking NDLEA operatives to misconduct, marking a fresh twist in the ongoing trial of suspended DCP Abba Kyari. Justice Emeka Nwite overruled objections from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and admitted the video as Exhibit D-3. The footage reportedly contains confessional statements…
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PROTESTERS DEMAND FULL EFCC, ICPC PROBE OF EL-RUFAI, SEEK ₦432BN RECOVERY
Kaduna residents march to back anti-graft agencies and call for justice over alleged misappropriation.Hundreds of Kaduna residents under the Nasiriya Movement took to the streets Thursday, urging the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to fully investigate former Governor Nasir El-Rufai and recover alleged misappropriated funds exceeding…
