NATIONAL leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has called on former President Goodluck Jonathan to speak out on the controversial $2.1bn meant for the purchase of arms to fight Boko Haram insurgency during his tenure but which was allegedly shared by some influential politicians. according to Punch, Jonathan, who was the presidential candidate of the […]
Read More The Democratic Peoples Congress (DPC) has said it is shell-shocked by the revelation and confession of some public office-holders and their political associates that they received billions of naira from the $2.1bn appropriated for arms procurement under the Goodluck Jonathan administration. The party said it was amazed that the fund meant to support the fight […]
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A legal practitioner, Mr. Dayo Akinlaja SAN at the weekend advised President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to consider plea-bargain being contemplated by treasury looter and their cronies. The lawyer said considering plea-bargain would not only save the government from wasting resources on the prosecution of suspects but would also be of a great benefit to the […]
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has extended its ongoing investigation into the $2.1bn arms procurement scandal to the office of former Vice-President Namadi Sambo, Punch report. It was gathered on Monday that the EFCC operatives were looking into the office of the former Vice President because of some transactions that linked the office to […]
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The Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and probe him. Bakare, who was Buhari’s running mate in the 2011 presidential election, said this while delivering his State of the Nation address, titled, ‘Roadmap […]
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It is confession galore as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) intensifies investigation into the $2.1billion arms deals under the Jonathan Administration. Accord Party (AP) admitted yesterday that its chieftain and former Governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Rashidi Ladoja, got N100million from the former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former Military Administrator of Kaduna State, Brig.-Gen. Jafaru Isah (retd.), in connection with the ongoing investigation into the $2.1bn arms procurement scam. Punch report. The Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the arrest and detention of the former military governor […]
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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Haliru Bello and his son, Abba, to the tune of N600m. Justice Ahmed Mohammed ordered the duo to pay N300million each, as well as produce two sureties each, in like sum. Whereas the […]
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The $2.1 billion arms purchase scandal currently being investigated by the security agencies is a hoax, the chairman of DAAR Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has declared. Dokpesi is standing trial for allegedly collecting N2.1 billion of the cash from the erstwhile National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki. He is currently on bail. The DAAR Communications […]
Read More SOCIO-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent petitions to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) requesting them to use their good offices and investigate the high levels of anomalies in the operations of Nigerian banks, other financial institutions, including the Central Bank […]
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CHARGES [su_list icon=”icon: adjust”] That you Bello Abba Mohammed, BAM Projects and Properties and Dr. Haliru Bello took possession of N300million when you reasonably ought to have known that the said fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki(rtd) That on or about 17th March 2015 N300million was […]
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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) detectives probing the $2.1 billion arms contracts have traced N1.4billion to the account of a company allegedly linked with Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) spokesman Olisa Metuh. There were indications yesterday that the account of the company, Destra Investment Limited, may be frozen when the ongoing probe gets to a “convenient […]
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