Today, Monday, June 27, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki; and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, are expected to be brought before an Abuja High Court by the Federal Government over an alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Rules. Two other persons would be charged alongside Saraki and Ekweremadu. It is believed that it would be a…
A serving officer of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Ojuawo, is presently standing trial for an alleged fraud. The military officer is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. He was arraigned at the FCT High Court, Apo Abuja, on Thursday, June 23, 2016, for fraud. AVM Ojuawo stormed the…
An ex-Chief of Air Staff is presently battling with an alleged fraud to the tune of N9.7 billion. He is trying hard to clear his name of the fraud accusation. Aproko247 gathered that the suspect, Air Marshal Mohammed Dikko Umar (rtd), was brought before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja…
Two suspects have been dragged before Justice M.N. Yunusa of the Federal High Court Enugu, Enugu State on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, impersonation, uttering and attempted stealing. The accused persons, Frank Joseph and Mmonwuba, were arraigned on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The EFCC told the…
Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, Ibrahim Abdulsalam, has been remanded in prison for an alleged fraud close to N7 billion. Abdulsalam was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, April 7, 2016 along with four other staff of the agency. They were brought before Justice Kuewumi Babs…
The abductor of 14-year-old girl, Ese Oruru, Yunusa Dahiru, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court judge in Bayelsa. Yunusa, fondly called Yellow, was taken to court on Monday on a five-count charge. He is being accused of abduction, illicit $ex and unlawful canal knowledge among others of a minor at the court sitting…
Former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, was on Monday arraigned in court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. He was brought before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja to answer charges of corruption levelled against him. He appeared in court today looking lively, but was…
According to a report by Punch, not less than $1 million cash was found in the Abuja property of former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh. The said amount was reportedly discovered by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, when his house at 6, Ogun River Street, Maitama, Abuja,…
A former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Patrick Ziadeke Akpobolokemi, was arraigned on Thursday, December 3, 2015, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFFC. Akpobolokemi was taken to court alongside seven other staff of the agency including Captain Eziekiel Agaba, Executive Director, and their two companies. The former…
Chairman of Kauru local government area of Kaduna State, Usman Shehu; his deputy, Paul Yerima; and the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Chairman in the council, Timothy Chindo, were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, November 27, 2014. The accused persons were dragged to the Kaduna State High Court on a…