The Presidency has reacted to an article published on April 12, 2016, in The Telegraph (London) paper, by one Con Coughlin (identified as ‘Defence Editor’), and titled, ‘Nigeria using UK aid to persecute president’s political foes rather to fight Boko Haram.’ In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu…
Fidel Njamanze Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Sapele local government, David Oghenekevwe, has accused the council chairman, Ejaife Odebala, and his associates of doing everything possible to render the party useless in the state. Oghenekevwe made this allegation on Wednesday while reacting to comments credited to Odebala regarding the Speaker of the…
Five former staff of the Finance and Accounts department, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, UMTH, have been dragged before Justice M. T. Salihu of the Federal High Court, Maiduguri, Borno State, on charges bordering on conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence. They were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on April 7,…
The trial of the former Head of Service and Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Financial Action Task Force, PCFATF, Steven Oronsaye, continued on Wednesday April 13, 2016 before Justice O. O. Goodluck of the FCT High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja. Oronsaye is being prosecuted on a 2-count charge of abuse of office and…