CORRUPTION
Maina Will Be Extradited To Nigeria Soon – Police
Following the arrest of former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrashid Abdullahi Maina in Niamey, Niger Republic, the NPF is perfecting extradition processes of the fugitive to Nigeria to enable him face trial in pending criminal proceedings against him. Abdulrashid Maina, who was declared wanted by a court of competent jurisdiction, was arrested last night, 30th November...
Ex-Pension Boss, Maina Arrested In Niger Republic
Operatives of intelligence service in a collaboration with men of anti-corruption agency in Nigeria on Monday evening, arrested Mr Abdulrasheed Maina, in town Niger Republic. A top intelligence officer told PRNigeria that the arrest was made possible due to an existing mutual relationship and security agreement between the two neighbouring countries.Maina, a former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team...
Court Rejects EFCC’s Document In Ex-NNPC GMD Yakubu’s Trial
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, refused to admit as exhibit a document tendered by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the ongoing trial of a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Andrew Yakubu. Yakubu is being prosecuted by the EFCC on charges bordering on the cash sums of $9,772, 800, and £74,000...
EFCC Arraigns Comptroller Of Prisons For Employment Scam
Abubakar Mohammed Sani, a serving Deputy Comptroller of Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, was today arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice Hadiza Sabi’u Shagari of the Federal High Court Katsina on a six-count charge of conspiracy and obtaining by false pretense. The defendant allegedly used his position as an officer of the Katsina Command of the...
Gowon Denies Looting Half Of CBN Describes Allegations As “Rubbish”
Yakubu Gowon, a former military head of state, has described allegations that he looted half of the Central Bank of Nigeria as “rubbish”. Tom Tugendhat, a member of the United Kingdom parliament, had accused Gowon of looting Nigeria’s treasury when he left office. Speaking at the UK parliament committee debate on a petition on the #EndSARS crisis, Tugendhat had urged the...
Maina’s Son Made Contradictory Statements to EFCC, Court – Witness
The trial of Faisal Maina before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja continued on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, with the testimony of the third prosecution witness, Rouqayya Ibrahim, a Principal Detective Superintendent (PDS) with the EFCC. Faisal Maina, son of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman, Pension Reform Task Team, is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes...
BREAKING: Reps Move To Sanction DG Budget Office Over $37.6m Audit Funds
The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives Thursday resolved to pursue sanctions against the Director-General of the Budget office, Dr. Ben Akabueze. The Committee led by Rep. Wole Oke(PDP-Osun) made the decision, after adopting a motion of privilege raised by its Deputy Chairman, Rep. Abdulkadir Abdullahi(PDP-Bauchi). The lawmakers said they moved for the DG to be penalized, because...
BREAKING: Court Revokes Maina’s Bail
A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina. Justice Okon Abang, in a ruling on Wednesday, revoked the bail earlier granted Maina, who is being tried by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged money laundering. The judge ordered that...
Reps Summon NNPC Boss, Emefiele, Over Unremitted N3.2tn
The House of Representatives has summoned the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari; and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over non-remittance of $19.25bn (approximately N3.24tn) revenue that accrued from sales of crude oil in 2014. Chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts, Wole Oke, issued the summons based on...
“Saraki’s Aide Took About N100m Monthly For Security” — EFCC Witness
Isiaka Kareem, a witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and a former controller of finance and account (CFA) at the Kwara state government house, has denied making payments to the bank accounts of Bukola Saraki, former president of the senate. Kareem, the EFCC witness told the Lagos federal high court on Wednesday that the N100 million received...
![Graduate Job At Shell Petroleum Development Company [APPLY NOW]](https://abntv.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sp-300x194.jpg "Graduate Job At Shell Petroleum Development Company [APPLY NOW]")
![Graduate Job At Shell Petroleum Development Company [APPLY NOW]](https://abntv.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sp-100x75.jpg "Graduate Job At Shell Petroleum Development Company [APPLY NOW]")