A former senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani was on Monday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Sani was arraigned by the EFCC on Monday at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.
The former lawmaker was arraigned on two counts of bribery and advance fee fraud.
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Former Senator representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly Shehu Sani has pleaded not guilty to two counts of bribery and advance fee fraud.
The charges were brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Senator Sani, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges on Monday during his arraignment by the anti-graft agency at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Upon pleading not guilty to the charges, his counsel, A. Ibrahim, asked the court to grant his client bail.
The lead counsel to the EFCC, on his part, said he was just served the bail application notice a while ago.
Thereafter, the presiding judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, stepped down the hearing of the bail application to 12pm.
He explained that the hearing was suspended to enable the prosecutor study the bail application.
Barely 24 hours after his party lost re run election in Okigwe North Federal Constituency, Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Imo State, Hon. Charles Ezekwem has resigned his position as Chairman of the party.
He also resigned his membership of the party.
In a letter he signed, he said after due consultations he decided to quit the party
”In view of the prevailing circumstances within my party viz a viz present standing as the State Chairman of PDP Imo State and after due consideration with my family, and with approval of my supporters, I hereby tender my resignation as PDP Chairman Imo State, also as a member of the party in the ward of Okigwe LGA which has been duly communicated to the ward Chairmen”
His resignation and eventual exit from the party has sparked speculations that he may on his way to the APC.
The Senate has declared that it cannot act on the report which allegedly linked the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, to the snatching of the mace from the red chamber in 2018.
A group of people had invaded the Senate Chamber on April 18, 2018 and stole the symbol of legislature in the full glare of the lawmakers.
The leadership of the 8th National Assembly set up a joint panel of the two chambers led by Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah (Senate) and Betty Apiafi (House of Representatives) to investigate the incident.
The report could not be considered by the 8th National Assembly because of a suit instituted against the Senate by Omo-Agege, to prevent his colleagues from suspending him.
Indications that the report might not see the light of the day emerged on Saturday when the Senate spokesperson, Godiya Akwashiki, declared in an interview that the 9th Senate would not act on the report.
Akwashiki explained that any unresolved issue in the life of the 8th Senate could no longer be revisited by the 9th Senate.
He said, “As far as I am concerned, anything that affects the life of the 8th National Assembly, any uncompleted report has expired with the life of the last Assembly.
“If it is a bill that was passed but not assented to, or any other uncompleted bill, it has expired with the life of the 8th Assembly.
“As far as the 9th National Assembly is concerned, even if we want to enact a bill, we have to start afresh.
“Any unresolved issue in the 8th Assembly has gone forever. So, the implication is that the report of mace-snatching has gone with the 8th Senate.”
A group, Vanguard for Transparent Leadership and Democracy, had on Thursday, asked the Senate to ignore calls by some civil society groups who are demanding Omo-Agege’s resignation.
The National President of the group, Emmanuel Igbini, who made the appeal in a statement issued in Abuja, explained that there was no concrete evidence against Omo-Agege on the issue of mace-snatching.
Hell was let loose on Monday morning in Etitiama Nkporo, Ohafia local government area of Abia state following the killing of a middle aged woman by her husband identified as Mr. Kalu Ilum.
An eye witness who spoke with ABN TV on the condition of anonymity said trouble started when the late Ilum invaded his wife’s shop at about 7am on Monday and shot her, killing her on the spot.
The couple were said to have unresolved issues, leading the late wife identified as Chichi, a food vendor to seek for a divorce.
ABN TV gathered that after the dastardly act, the killer husband fled into a well for fear of attack by the locals.
Our source disclosed that it took the intervention of a native medicine man who came to make the fleeing husband uncomfortable in his hiding place, a situation that forced him out from the well.
He was lynched on the spot by angry mob and later set ablaze.
His residence was also set ablaze by the angry youths, causing panic in the area.
All attempts by ABN TV to get the reaction of the PPRO Abia State Command proved abortive.
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The Nigerian army has confirmed the arrest of Zainab Usman, said to be the wife of a Boko Haram/ISWAP leader and a female recruiter for the insurgents.
In a statement released by the Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator Col. Aminu Iliyasu on Sunday January 26, it was gathered that Zainab was arrested at Modu Sulemri area of Abujan Talakawa Ward of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council.
Zainab who is the wife Alai Usman, a high profile ISWAP Province logistics supplier is believed to be in contact with other high profile Boko Haram/ISWAP commanders and also recruiting young fighters for the insurgents.
One Mallam Ahmed Yakuba, a high profile Islamic State West Africa Province informant at Auno Village was also arrested by troops of 212 Battalion deployed in Auno, Kaga LGA of Borno State in conjunction with elements of Civilian Joint Task Force.
Yakuba who was born in Niger Republic, grew up in Sudan and has been living in Nigeria for 15 years before his arrest. He has already confessed to being a Boko Haram spy.
The statement added: “Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect was born in Niger Republic, grew up in Sudan and has been in Nigeria for the past 15 years.
“However, during interrogation, the suspect confessed to being a spy for ISWAP criminals on a mission to spy on troops’ location in Auno and other locations along the Maiduguri – Damaturu road”.
A former senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani was on Monday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Sani was arraigned by the EFCC on Monday at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.
The former lawmaker was arraigned on two counts of bribery and advance fee fraud.
More to follow…
Barely 24 hours after his party lost re run election in Okigwe North Federal Constituency, Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Imo State, Hon. Charles Ezekwem has resigned his position as Chairman of the party.
He also resigned his membership of the party.
In a letter he signed, he said after due consultations he decided to quit the party
”In view of the prevailing circumstances within my party viz a viz present standing as the State Chairman of PDP Imo State and after due consideration with my family, and with approval of my supporters, I hereby tender my resignation as PDP Chairman Imo State, also as a member of the party in the ward of Okigwe LGA which has been duly communicated to the ward Chairmen”
His resignation and eventual exit from the party has sparked speculations that he may on his way to the APC.
The Senate has declared that it cannot act on the report which allegedly linked the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, to the snatching of the mace from the red chamber in 2018.
A group of people had invaded the Senate Chamber on April 18, 2018 and stole the symbol of legislature in the full glare of the lawmakers.
The leadership of the 8th National Assembly set up a joint panel of the two chambers led by Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah (Senate) and Betty Apiafi (House of Representatives) to investigate the incident.
The report could not be considered by the 8th National Assembly because of a suit instituted against the Senate by Omo-Agege, to prevent his colleagues from suspending him.
Indications that the report might not see the light of the day emerged on Saturday when the Senate spokesperson, Godiya Akwashiki, declared in an interview that the 9th Senate would not act on the report.
Akwashiki explained that any unresolved issue in the life of the 8th Senate could no longer be revisited by the 9th Senate.
He said, “As far as I am concerned, anything that affects the life of the 8th National Assembly, any uncompleted report has expired with the life of the last Assembly.
“If it is a bill that was passed but not assented to, or any other uncompleted bill, it has expired with the life of the 8th Assembly.
“As far as the 9th National Assembly is concerned, even if we want to enact a bill, we have to start afresh.
“Any unresolved issue in the 8th Assembly has gone forever. So, the implication is that the report of mace-snatching has gone with the 8th Senate.”
A group, Vanguard for Transparent Leadership and Democracy, had on Thursday, asked the Senate to ignore calls by some civil society groups who are demanding Omo-Agege’s resignation.
The National President of the group, Emmanuel Igbini, who made the appeal in a statement issued in Abuja, explained that there was no concrete evidence against Omo-Agege on the issue of mace-snatching.
A clergyman, Rev. Obinna Osonwa has predicted better days for Nigeria despite challenges it currently faces.
Osonwa who is the Associate Minister at Solid Rock Parish Umuahia, Presbyterian Church of Nigeria shortly after his Sunday sermon told ABN TV that all hope is not lost for the country to regain its glory.
Speaking on the backdrop of the 2020 theme of the church, Arise and Shine, the clergy emphasized that even though the situation in the country may appear hopeless, there is still hope for the country to arise and shine.
“Many people are inside the pit. When I talk about the pit, I mean a state of hopelessness. If you look at the state of Nigeria today, everything seems hopeless. There is an attack on the Christian faith, people are not finding it easy, things are so difficult, there is famine everywhere, people are suffering but God is saying even in this kind of pit Nigeria has found itself, we can still arise and shine” he said.
Rev. Osonwa expressed optimism that despite individual difficulties people of Abia and other states pass through, there is hope for them to arise and shine.
The clergy foresees hope for every youth irrespective of their challenges. He said the way God lifted David, Joseph, he will lift them if they stand on Jesus the Rock.
