The Federal High Court in Lagos has allowed the former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, who is being tried for alleged N2.2bn fraud, to embark on a foreign medical trip. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke granted an application brought by his lawyer, Ola Olanipekun (SAN), seeking the leave of the court to be allowed to travel. […]
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume , has directed his legal team to begin the process of terminating the surety bond he signed for the former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Force Team , Abdulrasheed Maina . Ndume, who is representing Borno South Senatorial District in the Senate, […]
A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the remand of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), at Kuje correctional centre until the end of his trial. “The defendant is already on bench warrant, his bail having been revoked,” Okon Abang, the judge said. “So, he shall be remanded in […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has produced a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team , Abulrasheed Maina , for Friday’ s proceedings of his trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja . Maina , who is being prosecuted by the EFCC on N 2bn money laundering charges, had jumped bail […]
The Nigeria Police Force has extradited Abdulrashid Abdullahi Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) on Thursday to Nigeria from Niamey, Niger Republic, where he was arrested having been declared wanted by a court of competent jurisdiction over a pending criminal trial against him. The force’s spokesperson ,DCP Frank Mbah said this […]
Justice I.N. Buba of the Federal High Court, Enugu on Tuesday, November 24, 2020, convicted and sentenced one Ojike Odiwe Maduabuchi to two years imprisonment or pay N200,000 (Two Hundred Thousand Naira) option of fine for obtaining money by false pretence. The convict was prosecuted by the Enugu Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial […]
The Invictus Group CEO, Obinwanne Okeke has finally forfeited N235. 45m seized in his account to the Nigerian government. Justice A.M. Liman of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos made the final forfeiture order against the convicted fraudster on Wednesday. Liman had on 23 March ordered the interim forfeiture of the money domiciled […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted leave to Mr. Adeola Adedipe representing Common Inputs Ltd. to withdraw from the money laundering case brought against the company by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). At the resumed trial in Abuja on Thursday, Justice Okon Abang in a bench ruling granted the lawyer’s application […]
Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), will soon be extradited from Niger Republic, according to the police. Maina was arrested in Niger Republic on Monday evening. In a series of tweets on Tuesday, the police said efforts were ongoing to extradite him to Nigeria so that his trial can continue. […]
Abdulrasheed Maina, the wanted former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) was on Monday evening was arrested in Niger Republic by the operatives of Niger Republic intelligence service in collaboration with Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. According to PR Nigeria, the arrest was made possible due to an […]
