LEADING people’s lawyer, Mr Femi Falana isn’t happy the central government is trying to reap where it didn’t sow, by appropriating looted fund, recovered from former Delta State governor, James Ibori. On Sunday, in a lengthy OpEd, the senior advocate of Nigeria said, “It is on record that the Federal Government openly opposed the trial […]
The House of Representatives on Friday said the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru should appear before it to explain how weapons bought for the Nigerian Army ended up in the hands of bandits. The House also on Friday expressed grave concern over allegations made by the National Security Adviser (NSA) Major General […]
….quashes misappropriation charge The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeal that convicted former Plateau sState governor, Senator Joshua Dariye, for criminal breach of trust brought against him by the Federal Government. The apex court also upheld the 10-year jail term imposed on him by the Court of Appeal along […]
The Office of National Security Adviser (ONSA) has denied the reports on NSA Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (Rtrd) saying funds meant for arms procurement were missing under the immediate past Service Chiefs. According to a statement by the ONSA and made available to Daily Trust on Friday, Monguno said he was quoted out of context in […]
The National Security Adviser to the President , Maj . -Gen Babagana Monguno ( retd . ) , has said some funds meant for the purchase of arms to strengthen the country’ s anti -terror war got missing under the leadership of the ex – service chiefs . The ex – service chiefs are Chief […]
Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says the loot recovered from James Ibori, former governor of Delta, should be returned to the source, which is the state. Falana stated this when he featured on a Channels Television programme on Wednesday. Commenting on the position of Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, who had […]
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts on Wednesday raised an eyebrow over a huge differential of N120billion in subsidy payment to members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) in 2016. Relying on the 2016 report by the Auditor-General of the Federation, the federal lawmakers […]
The newly-appointed Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Wednesday, disclosed that the commission had identified about N70 billion fraud perpetrated through the Federal Government fuel subsidy programme. Bawa made the disclosure in an interview with journalists at the Ikeja High Court, Lagos, after testifying in a fuel subsidy trial […]
The House of Representatives on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to ensure that the £4.2million Ibori loot be returned to Delta State. The lawmakers insisted that the funds were stolen from Delta State and as such should rightly be returned to the state. They added that the funds are needed for the infrastructural development […]
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has appeared before an Ikeja High Court to give evidence in a N1.4 billion fraud trial involving an oil company, Nadabo Energy. Bawa, before his confirmation as EFCC chairman, had earlier appeared before the court last year as a prosecution witness. The EFCC had […]
