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Alleged N714m scam: Witness tells court how N159m was traced to Turaki’s account Alleged N714m scam: Witness tells court how N159m was traced to Turaki’s account Share A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, told a Federal High Court in Abuja how the sum of N159,104,000 meant for the sensitisation of Muslim youths was allegedly diverted by a former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki. The former minister, his special assistant, Sampson Okpetu and two companies: Samtee Essentials Limited and Pasco Investment Limited are being prosecuted on a 16-count charge of fraud of about N714, 670, 014.87. ....
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it hopes to overturn the rulings that freed Orji Kalu, current Senate chief whip and Olisa Metuh, former national publicity secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from prison this year. The commission, through its monthly publication entitled ‘EFCC Alert’ listed Babachir Lawal, former secretary to the government of the federation; Adesola Amosu, former chief of air staff; Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team; Andrew Yakubu, former group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC); Babangida Aliyu, former governor of Niger state, and Winifred Oyo-Ita, former head of civil service of the federation as some of the prominent Nigerians whose corruption cases would continue in court this year. ....
2 min read The wife of a former Nigerian minister was paid N75 million from public funds without executing any contract, an investigator told a federal court on Wednesday. An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) told the Federal High Court in Abuja that Halima Turaki, wife of a former minister, Tanimu Turaki, was paid the N75 million from funds earmarked by her husband’s ministry for a sensitisation project. Testifying as the 12th prosecution witness in Mr Turaki’s trial on money laundering charges, Bello Hamma-Adama said Mrs Turaki confirmed to the EFCC that she never executed any contract for the ministry. ....
NAN reports that Justice Watila on Dec. 4, 2020 in a judgment, held that provision of legal services are essential services. Delivering the judgment in suit No. FHC/AB/FHR/57/20 between Olumide Babalola and the Attorney General of the Federation, the court held that having stated this, I have no choice but to firmly hold that Article 1(7) of the COVID-19 Regulation is plain and unambiguous as to what are and what not essential services is. Legal service with the context of the Regulation is essential service. NAN reports that the news of the passing, affected many court sitting, including the trial of a former Minister in the President ....
Federal High Court, AbujaActivities at the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, was on Monday, paralysed over the death of Justice Ibrahim Watila of the Abeokuta Division in Ogun. The news about Watila’s death filtered out at the Abuja Division of the FHC early in the morning as court workers, lawyers and litigants came in for the day’s business. x Most of the judges did not sit due to the unfortunate event to honour their departed colleague. NAN reports that Justice Watila on Dec. 4, 2020 in a judgment, held that provision of legal services are essential services. Delivering the judgment in suit No. FHC/AB/FHR/57/20 between Olumide Babalola and the Attorney General of the Federation, the court held that having stated this, I have no choice but to firmly hold that Article 1(7) of the COVID-19 Regulation is plain and unambiguous as to what are and what, not essential services is. Legal service with the context of the Regulatio ....