Havoc in PDP over arms deal probe

A fresh crisis is brewing in the Peoples Democratic Party as some national officers of the party have called on the party’s Acting Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Alhaji Haliru Bello, and others to step down with immediate effect. They also said the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, should also vacate office […]

Read More

Statement Drama: EFCC should continue with prosecution – Lawyers

LAWYERS said yesterday that the fact that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesman Olisa Metuh tore his statement at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commisssion (EFCC) does not in any way stop him from prosecution. They said that the EFCC could still proceed with his prosecution for alleged involvement in the $2.1 billion arms scam. They […]

Read More
world news, trump, u.s., business news, stock market, entertainment news, business news, company news, market, commodities, commodity, Africa news

PDP denies call, for Jonathan to speak up on Arms Scandal

PEOPLES Democratic Party (PDP) Acting National Chairman Prince Uche Secondus has denied that the party asked former President Goodluck Jonathan to open up on the $2.1 billion arms scandal. About 12 prominent PDP chieftains, including a former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, are standing trial for their role in the sharing of the money meant […]

Read More

Metuh tears statement he made at EFCC custody

Embattled Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesman Olisa Metuh has run into another trouble after creating a scene in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), tearing the statement he made on oath. The EFCC may arraign him in court for alleged wilful destruction of government property and obstruction of operatives from performing […]

Read More

PDP calls on Fmr. President Jonathan to speak on arms scandal

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
EFCC

Why Metuh is still in detention – EFCC

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has come out to give reasons for its continued detention of Chief Olisa Metuh, the PDP National Publicity Secretary. EFCC spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, gave the reasons in a statement he issued today, Tuesday in Abuja. The statement said that Metuh’s continued detention was due to his refusal to […]

Read More

Metuh file suit, seeks release from detention

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

‘I would rather starve than refund N400m’ – Metuh

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 […]

Read More
EFCC

‘EFCC kept Metuh in an underground cell’ – PDP

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

Metuh’s continued detention unhealthy for democracy – Ekweremadu

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Friday branded the continued detention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesman, Chief Olisa Metuh, as unhealthy for the nation’s democracy. Ekweremadu, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser (Media), Mr. Uche Anichukwu, decried what he termed the “trampling of the opposition and total disregard for the rule […]

Read More

CD Gives Buhari 7-Days Ultimatum For The Release Of Kanu, Metuh

Campaign for Democracy, CD, South East Zone, yesterday, joined other human rights bodies in the call for the immediate release of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, the Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisah Metuh and the former National Security Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, Col. Sambo Dasuki […]

Read More

PDP Demand Metuh’s Release

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