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PMB Did What He Did To Beat The Deadline For The Arms Deal – Senate

David Folami — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 18:44:34 +0000

The Senate has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to withdraw $496 million from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) for the purchase of military aircraft with the National Assembly approval. After the withdrawal, Buhari had written a letter to the Senate seeking the approval of the legislature for the withdrawal of $496 million from the ECA. [...]

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Arms Deal Scandal: I Was Given N650m To Buy Choice Property For Badeh – Witness

Kunle Edun — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 22:06:42 +0000

The ongoing trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh (retd.), by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) continued today before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, with further cross-examination of Mustapha Yerima, prosecution witness and Managing Director, Ryte Builders Nigeria Limited, [...]

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Arms Deal Scandal: Governor Oshiomhole Tells Anenih To Return His Share Of N260m

Wale Adebayo — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 09:02:34 +0000

The Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, on Saturday, fired at the former Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih, asking him to return his share of the $2.2 billion arms deal bazaar collected from embattled former National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki. Speaking at a rally of the All [...]

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Arms Procurement Scandal: National Assembly Failed In Its Oversight Function – Senator Saraki

Wale Adebayo — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 00:06:55 +0000

Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday said the ongoing investigation and trial of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), could have been prevented if members of the National Assembly had done their oversight functions well. The Senate President said this while summing up contributions on a motion on abandoned projects in the [...]

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Arms Deal Scandal: PDP’s Call For Truth Commission, Diversionary Tactics To Stop Ongoing Investigation – APC

Wale Adebayo — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 21:39:00 +0000

Calls by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the institution of a National Truth Commission, has been described by The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday, as a diversionary tactics to stop investigation into the ongoing arms deal scandal. The APC National Secretary, Alhaji Mai Mala Buni, who stated this in a statement in Abuja, [...]

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Arms Procurement Fund: Court Adjourns Ruling On Dasuki’s Bail Application, He Is To Remain In EFCC Custody

Wale Adebayo — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 16:14:25 +0000

The Federal High Court in Abuja, trying a former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki, and others for alleged money laundering and criminal breach of trust, has adjourned ruling on his bail application till Friday. The former NSA was arraigned before Justice Hussein Baba Yusuf alongside Shu’aibu Salisu, a former director of finance in [...]

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Arms Procurement Fund: Court Grants Chief Dokpesi N200m Bail

Kunle Edun — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 12:42:54 +0000

The former Chairman of DAAR Communication Plc, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has been granted bail bail in the sum of N200m (Two Hundred Million Naira) by Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, 14 December, 2015, granted , bail in the sum of N200m ( Two Hundred Million Naira). Dokpesi, [...]

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Arms Procurement Deal: I Didn’t Receive N100m From Yuguda For 2015 Presidential Campaign

Wale Adebayo — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 23:39:05 +0000

A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Jim Nwobodo, has denied the allegation that he received N100million from a former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda. In a statement issued by his spokesman, John Okoreni, the politician said the reports that he got the money from the former minister were unfounded. According to [...]

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Arms Procurement Fund: Okonjo-Iweala Insists What She Did Was In The Best Interest Of Nigeria

Wale Adebayo — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 12:11:07 +0000

The immediate past Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday, insisted she was not guilty of any crime in the ongoing probe on the multi-billion dollar arms procurement deal, as everything she did was to protect the interest of Nigeria. In a statement by her spokesperson, Mr. Paul Nwabuikwu, the former minister also alleged that [...]

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$2.2b Arms Deal: FG Should Probe Okonjo-Iweala – Governor Oshiomhole

Wale Adebayo — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 18:51:07 +0000

Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has called on the Federal Government to probe former Finance Minister, Dr. (Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala over her alleged involvement in the $2.2 billion arms deal. Oshiomhole made this known while speaking to State House correspondents after meeting behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, [...]

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Count Me Out of Arms Deal, Says Senator Saraki

Ade Adewale — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 17:11:07 +0000

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has dissociated himself from the N60bn arms deal involving the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd). Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu, stated that contrary to report published in an online medium, SaharaReporters, he has never had anything [...]

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