At the resumed proceedings on Tuesday, Hamma-Adama Bello, who is the Chief Superintendent of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Head of Special Investigation Team, was fielded as the eighth prosecution witness to Oyo-Ita and others who are standing trial on the allegations of fraud regarding duty tour allowance, estacodes, conference fees, and receiving kickbacks on contracts to the tune of N3bn.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC will on Wednesday, arraign the former governor of Anambra State, Willie Maduabuchi Obiano before Justice I. E Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja. It was gathered that Obiano would be arraigned on nine count charges bordering on money laundering to the tune of four billion, eight million, five hundred and seventy-three thousand, three hundred and fifty naira, N4,008,573,350.
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has finally released the Certified True Copy, CTC, of its December judgment on Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has revealed its next move of verification of political office holders and top government officials’ assets they claimed in their declaration forms they tendered to the bureau as part of renewed anti corruption crusade in the country. Acting Chairman of the Bureau, Mr Murtala Aliyu-Kankia, made the declaration in Katsina state while monitoring the ongoing verification exercise yesterday.
The Middle Belt Forum, MBF has criticized the establishment of a security outfit by the Fulani socio-cultural group, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, labeling it an invitation to anarchy.
The wife of Niger state governor, Hajiya Fatima Umar Bago has called on individuals, leaders, and groups to expose people who hide under the guise of culture to perpetrate sexual abuse. Speaking at the 2nd International Conference on Rape and Child Sexual Abuse organized by The Peak Story, Bago noted that exposing the abusers and their antics would enable young girls to identify and point them out.
