Justice Jude Okeke fixed the date after all counsel in the matter argued for and against the admissibility of EFCC’s documents.
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Lawal and his younger brother, Hamidu David Lawal; Suleiman Abubakar; Apeh John; alongside two companies, Rholavision Engineering (fifth defendant) and Josmon Technologies (sixth defendant), are facing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on an amended 10-count charge, bordering on fraud, diversion of funds and criminal conspiracy to the tune of over N500 million.
A prosecution witness in the trial of a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal and five others on Thursday alleged that the company the ex-SGF was alleged to have private interest in, was not paid for its consultancy work.
The trial of ex-Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and five others was stalled on Tuesday in an FCT High Court due to ill-health of the Defence Counsel, Chief Akin Olujimi SAN.
An FCT High Court in Maitama on Monday rejected uncertified documents sought to be tendered by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission in the trial of ex- Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal.
An FCT High Court, in Maitama, on Thursday, fixed June 17, to rule on the admissibility of some documents sought to be tendered by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission in the trial of ex- Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal.
An FCT High Court in Maitama on Thursday fixed May 23 for the commencement of trial of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal and three others, over alleged N544 fraud.
An FCT High Court in Maitama, on Monday, granted leave to the EFCC to amend the charge in the trial of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal and three others, over alleged N544 fraud.
A capital market expert, Ambrose Omordion, on Thursday said that reconstituting the board of Securities and Exchange Commission should be a priority of President Muhammadu Buhari in his second tenure.
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, bail.
Babachir Lawal, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation was on Tuesday, arraigned in an FCT High Court Maitama on allegation of N544 million grass cutting fraud.
Marwa was one of the 71 retired Generals that endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari for reelection earlier in the week
In a double move in Lagos and Abuja, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission charged Babachir David Lawal, former Secretary of the Government of the Federation, and Ambassador Ayo Oke, former Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, with various fraud charges.
The party said singling out Lawal and Oke for prosecution, while providing official cover to numerous other indicted APC leaders and persons close to him, has further confirmed that President Buhari is indeed partisan and insincere in prosecuting the anti-corruption fight.
The President gave the challenge at a town hall meeting, tagged: “The Candidates,” organised by the MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with NTA and DARIA Media in Abuja on Wednesday night
The Protem National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, North East, Alhaji Umar Duhu, has urged the party to sanction the immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, for anti-party activities.
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babacir Lawal, has distanced himself from the allegation of scam involving one Amina Mohammed arrested in Abuja.
Lawal, who canvassed for the reelection of Buhari next year, spoke with newsmen in Abuja on Monday.
Lawal stated this while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Abuja, adding that those opposed to Buhari’s re-election were probably blind to his numerous achievements.
The party accused the government of misusing the anti-graft and security agencies close to the 2019 general election, stressing that such posed a grave threat to the nation’s democracy