Beyond the Headlines
*Court Orders N40M Restitution To GTB A former Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) staff, Onyekachi Nwosu has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by a Federal High Court, Enugu, over N50 million fraud. Justice R.O. Dugbo Oghoghorie found him guilty of abusing his position and using forged documents to induce his bank to grant a N50,000,000 […]
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN) has denied the allegation that he collected gratification from the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio in respect of the appointment of a Sole Administrator for the NDDC. Malami made the denial in a statement issued by Dr Umar Gwandu, his […]
Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas said on Wednesday he was stepping down after his Centre Party came under investigation for corruption linked to a property development company. His resignation brings down the country ’ s centre – right coalition government that also includes a far -right party, but new elections are unlikely. President Kersti Kaljulaid […]
There was a mild drama at the Criminal Area Court II in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, when a serving commissioner in charge of Ministry of Youth and Sports, Sanusi Faruk, and two directors were docked for criminal conspiracy and breach of trust over a loan of N1.728 million. The two directors are Markus Yara […]
Exactly N 4, 995, 999, 999. 90 was disbursed to the aviation industry following the N 5bn COVID -19 palliative the Federal Government pledged to support the sector. According to a document obtained by our correspondent , ground handling companies, scheduled and non – scheduled airline operators; the National Association of Travel Agencies , aviation […]
Justice Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, convicted and sentenced Okey Nwosu, a former Managing Director, Finbank Plc, to three years imprisonment for over N10.9 billion fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had arraigned Mr Nwosu alongside Dayo Famuroti, Agnes Ebubedike and Danjuma […]
The Federal Government has suspended workers fingered in extortion at enrolment centres of the National Identity Management Commission. It was gathered that the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, ordered the immediate suspension of the staff members involved in extortion of applicants at the NIMC Bauchi and Kaduna state offices . The NIMC […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to “probe allegations that ₦3,836,685,213.13 of public funds meant for the Federal Ministry of Health, teaching hospitals, medical centres, and National Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) are missing, mismanaged, diverted or stolen.” SERAP in a statement issued on Sunday by its Deputy […]
Ex-Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki said on Tuesday all the decisions taken by the 8th Senate under his leadership were in the interest of the nation. He specifically said the decision not to confirm some appointees of the Federal Government was reached after the Senate did its due diligence and found them not worthy […]
Members of the Senate Public Account Committee have expressed their dissatisfaction towards some officials of the Ministry of Defence who paid N 968. 8m to contractors without approval. The report of the Auditor -General for the Federation specifically indicted the ministry officials of paying the huge sums to the contractors. It was meant for the […]
