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N1.2bn Fraud: Ex-Governor Dariye Wrong For Diverting State Ecological Fund, Witness Tells Court

Kunle Edun — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 11:19:41 +0000

A former member of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Geoffrey Teme, on Monday, June 27 told a Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Gudu, Abuja, that it was wrong for Joshua Dariye, a former governor of the state, to divert the state’s ecological fund for personal gains. Under cross-examination by prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, [...]

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Defence Makes U-turn, Withdraws No-Case Submission In Dariye’s Trial

Kunle Edun — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 21:51:38 +0000

The defence counsel, G. S. Pwul, SAN, in the trial of a former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, has told the court that he has decided to shelve his intention to seek a “no-case” submission and so would want to open his defence. He said this today, June 14 before Justice Adebukola Banjoko of a Federal Capital Territory, [...]

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Defence Backtracks, Seeks No-Case Submission In Dariye’s Trial

Kunle Edun — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 18:49:31 +0000

The trial of the ex-governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on charges bordering on money laundering and diversion of funds, witnessed a turn of events on June 10 as the defence counsel, G. S. Pwul, SAN, rather than open its defence, told the [...]

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N23.4m Scam: EFCC Arraigns Dan China, Others

Kunle Edun — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 17:35:28 +0000

One Abdullahi Adamu Usman (aka Dan China) alongside his company, Solid Unit Nigeria Limited was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on June 9 before Justice Yakubu Dakwak of the High Court of Plateau State (Court 2), Jos, Plateau State, on a two-count amended charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by [...]

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Fake Staff: EFCC Arrests Elisha Ankuma For Impersonation

Kunle Edun — Mon, 23 May 2016 21:52:36 +0000

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on May 17 arrested one Elisha Ankuma for allegedly impersonating as a staff of EFCC and obtaining by false pretence. Ankuma’s arrest followed a complaint by one Dr. Audu Shekaro, a childhood friend of the suspect and a staff of National Veterinary Research Institute, Jos, Plateau [...]

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N359 Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Provost, Four Others At Jos Federal School

Kunle Edun — Sat, 14 May 2016 21:31:08 +0000

Some top officials of the Federal School of Medical Laboratory Technology (FSMLT) in Jos, Plateau State, have been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, May 10, before Justice Y. G. Dakwak of the Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos on a 15-count charge bordering on conspiracy and diversion of [...]

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DPR Commences Enforcement Of Petrol New Pump Price In Plateau State

Kunle Atiba — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 08:19:58 +0000

In ensuring that major and independent marketers comply with the new pump price of N86.50/litre as directed by the Federal Government, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has begun to visit filling stations in Plateau State. It was reported that in Pankshin the officials of the department visited the central and southern zones of the state to [...]

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Governor Lalong Urges Nigeria’s Ethnic Groups To Preserve Their Languages

Ade Adewale — Sun, 27 Dec 2015 12:01:34 +0000

The Governor of Plateau State, Mr. Simon Lalong, has called on ethnic groups in Nigeria to preserve their languages and save them from extinction. The governor made the call yesterday at the 2015 Gamai Cultural Festival in Shendam Local Government Area of the state, where he hails from. He said that languages were vital tools for interacting and expressing ideas, [...]

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