The detained National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, on Monday filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit before a Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking his immediate release from custody. Metuh had since January 5, 2016 been taken into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for questioning for allegedly […]
Read More The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has declared that the war against corruption has just begun. He stated this Monday during an interactive session with online journalists in Lagos, South-West Nigeria. According to Magu, nothing will be left to chance in bringing corrupt elements to justice, whether the persons […]
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All politicians who shared in the allegedly diverted $2.1billion arms cash must return what they got or face trial, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said. A former Military Administrator of Kaduna State, Gen. Lawal Jafaru Isa, has refunded 60 per cent of the money he allegedly collected from the Office of the […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party has said the continued detention of its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission since Tuesday without charging him to court shows that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is dictatorial. The major opposition party noted further that the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government had “disdain for […]
Read More 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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ELDER Statesman, Tanko Yakasai yesterday confirmed that Chief Tony Anenih gave him and eight other prominent Northerners N53m for advocacy visit to northern traditional rulers. Yakasai said he received the money after Anenih had asked him to suggest nine apolitical but respected individuals from the north who will help mobilize their subjects for hitch free […]
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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 […]
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Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BOT) chair Tony Anenih has explained how he disbursed the N260 million paid into his bank account from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) believes the cash came from the allegedly misappropriated $2.1 billion arms funds. Anenih wrote […]
Read More The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate release of the party’s National Publicity Secretary Olisa Metuh, who was yesterday arrested and detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The party warned that Metuh’s arrest and detention could be the last straw against democracy, saying the party spokesman’s arrest was a grand […]
Read More THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had on Tuesday arrested the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh. Metuh was picked up at his residence, located at Drive One, Prince and Princess Estate in the Games Village area of Abuja. Our correspondent gathered that four officials of the commission arrived at […]
Read More A second round of investigation into the $2.1billion arms deals is to be commenced by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) tomorrow, The Nation report. Top of the probe agenda is how the Jonathan Administration spent €3,654,121million to purchase security vehicles for the Republic of Niger in October 2013 and April 2014. The cash was withdrawn […]
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