News Jagaban

Comrade Shehu Sani Chairman Senate Committee on Foreign and Domestic Debts Senator Shehu Sani on Monday in Kaduna said 200 billion United States dollars was carted away to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, disclosed that the monies were carted away to Dubai to acquire estates, purchase exotic houses and business partnership in the last 16 years. The lawmaker who revealed this when a group of APC women under the umbrella of Alheri Allah Maigashi Movement, paid him a solidarity visit at his Ward 6 office on Monday, also pointed out that the corrupt Nigerians also used names of their cronies, family members and friends to siphon public funds out of Nigeria. He said sooner than later those who are parading themselves as Buhari’s friends, but are corrupt, will be interrogated, adding that the President does not know friend or relation as far as the fight against corruption is concerned. According to Shehu Sani, ...

The Federal Government has widened the criminal charge against the former Niger Delta militant, Government Ekpemupolo popularly known as Tompolo to include advance fee fraud, better known as 419. In a fresh 22 count charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, Tompolo and 12 others were said to be engaged in advance fee fraud, stealing and money laundering to the tune of N22.76 billion. Tompolo will face trial along with former boss of NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolokemi and his four brothers – Victor, Nobert, Emmanuel and Clement – said to be at large, allegedly aided the suspects to commit the fraud. The other suspects are Kime Engozu, Josephine Otuaga, Rita Uruakpa and Pondi Kestin as well as seven companies – Mieka Dive Training Institute Ltd/GTE, Oyeinteke Global Network Ltd, Wabod Global Resources Ltd, Boloboere Properties Estate Ltd, Gokaid Marine Oil and Gas Ltd, Muhaabix Global Services Ltd and Watershed Associated Resources. They were accuse...

News Jagaban Olisa Metuh at the Federal High Court, Abuja Olisa Metuh, at the Federal High Court, Abuja Olisa Metuh at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, 25 January, 2016 The trial of Olisa Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary of PDP, on seven-count charge of corruption and money laundering by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, began on Monday at the Federal High Court, Abuja. However, the trial was not without drama as the the presiding judge, Justice Okon Abang had to rule on two applications by lead defence counsel, Onyeachi Ikpeazu (SAN) to adjourn the trial. In his first application before the commencement of the trial, the Defence Counsel had asked to adjourn the trial based on the application for variation of bail he had filed before the court. Ikpeazu who informed the court that he has just been served by additional proof of evidence by the prosecution counsel said he needed to have access to information from his client to be...

News Jagaban Some top officials of the Civil Service have been dismissed by the Federal Government for extorting money from 400 applicants and offering them employment illegally. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the disclosure on Saturday in Lagos during a meeting with some selected On-Air-Personalities. NAN reports that the meeting was part of the minister`s five-day consultations with critical stakeholders in the media industry. Mohammed said that the affected officers were on Grade Level 17 in one of the parastatals in the ministry. He said that the officers had included the names of the applicants in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel System (IPPIS) before the fraud was discovered. “The first scandal I met in one of the parastatals when I assumed office was the illegal employment of 400 people. “This scandal started with very senior officers up to level 17 in that department. They sent out letters and text messages asking people to ap...