The Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu, has finally fulfilled his promise to render account on spending on water projects across the country by providing the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project with detailed information on spending of billions of naira on 292 projects between 2010 and 2016.
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A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday said it would on Friday hear the defence of a former Governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, in the case of N3. 2billion fraud preferred against him.
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday adjourned until October 26 the trial of Clement Faboyede and Modupe Adetokunbo, chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party charged with money laundering.
The trial of a former Governor of Abia, Orji Uzo Kalu, over an alleged N3.2 billion fraud was stalled again at a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday, due to Kalu’s absence in court because of medical tourism.
A prosecution witness, Abubakar Madaki, on Thursday told a Federal High Court in Lagos that a former governor of Oyo State, Rasheed Ladoja, purchased 26 cars for 14 ex-legislators from the state coffers.
A former Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Domestic Affairs, Dr. Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, has said the N1.6 billion linked to him as proceeds of fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was money donated to Anglican Communion of Otuoke community in Bayelsa State.
An alleged pipeline vandal, Kingsley Ibeto, ran away without a trace during his arraignment before a Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday.
A former Governor of Abia, Orji Uzor Kalu, was on Tuesday re-arraigned at a Federal High Court in Lagos on an amended 39-count bordering on fraud.
Ubani and John Nwokwu, also a lawyer, are praying for an order, compelling Senators and House of Representatives members, to refund N13.5million and N10 million monthly running costs, which they allegedly collected in the last three years.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had brought Nwoboshi to court on a two-count charge of money laundering and fraud.
Belgore was arraigned along with a former Minister of National Planning, Prof Abubakar Suleiman, before Justice Mohammed Aikawa , on a five-count charge bordering on the offence.
Justice Mohammed Idris reserved ruling after counsel representing parties had respectively adopted their written submissions before the court.
The Buhari Media Organisation says with this historical ruling by Justice Muhammed Idris it is clear that the anti-graft war is becoming an all stakeholder affair.
The EFCC had on October 31, 2016, preferred a 34-count charge against Kalu and a former Commissioner for Finance in Abia, Ude Udeogo.
The judge was said to be attending a workshop.
Joined as defendants in the suit were the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Response Team, Lagos State Police Commissioner, and Special Anti-Robbery Squad.
On Wednesday at the resumed trial of the case, all the accused were present in court, but the case which was slated for continuation of trial at noon, was eventually put off following the judge’s absence.
EFCC had arraigned Usman alongside Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation and Chairman of the 2015 Goodluck Jonathan Presidential Campaign Organisation.
The Prosecuting Counsel, Amaka Allen-Ngbale, told the court that the accused committed the offences between December 2017 and January 2018 at No. 216, Borno Way, Ebute Meta on Lagos Mainland.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is prosecuting Ladoja alongside a former Oyo State Commissioner for Finance, Waheed Akanbi.