Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of an FCT High Court Maitama, on Wednesday ordered for the release of the international passport of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd). Baba-Yusuf gave the order, following an application by Ahmed Raji ,SAN, Dasuki ‘s counsel, praying for the release of the passport dated and filed on Feb. […]
Abuja – Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.), a former National Security Adviser (NSA), on Thursday, appeared in a Federal High Court, Abuja, for his trial on charges of money laundering and illegal possession of firearms instituted against him by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF). Dasuki, who made his first court appearance after […]
Sokoto – The Sambo Dasuki Foundation has commended the Federal Government for the release of retired Col. Sambo Dasuki the former National Security Advisor (NSA) from detention. Malam Suleiman Galadima, the Sokoto State Coordinator of the foundation disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Sokoto. Galadima said the release of Dasuki, who was the […]
Enugu – The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) says the release of retired Col. Sambo Dasuki and Mr Omoyele Sowore is the best Christmas gift to Nigerians by President Muhammadu Buhari. Dasuki, was the former National Security Adviser and Sowore, a journalist, was the promoter of RevolutionNow Movement. Mr Bestman Okereafor, NYCN National Public […]
The former National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki was released from detention was seen at home to wild jubilation. VIDEO: The moment Dasuki walked into his house for the first time in 4-years pic.twitter.com/Qx61QYQBpf — Ibrahim Mansur (@MansurIB007) December 25, 2019 The Federal Government ordered the immediate release of Mohammed Sambo Dasuki […]
Lagos – Some senior lawyers have said that the move by the Federal Government to release Mr Omoyele Sowore and retired Col. Sambo Dasuki from detention was significant and essential to the rule of law. Recalled that that while Sowore, leader of the ‘Revolution Now Movement”, was arrested and detained in August, Dasuki, former National Security […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has welcomed the announcement by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari ordering the release of #RevolutionNow protest convener, Mr. Omoyele Sowore and the immediate-past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, from custody. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN) today reportedly directed the […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has said that former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki and leader of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) popularly known as Shittes, Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, Omoleye Sowore the convener of the planned RevolutionNow protest preferred to be kept at the DSS instead of Kuje or Suleja Centre The DSS […]
A member of the House of Representatives, representing Tambuwal/Kebbe federal constituency of Sokoto state, Abdussamad Dasuki (APC-Sokoto) has commenced free medical treatment to 10,000 constituents in his efforts to uplift their wellbeing. According to report, Dasuki is providing the healthcare service in collaboration with the Nigerian Medical Association ( NMA). The legislator’s contact […]
Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), has filed a fresh fundamental human rights enforcement suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja demanding his unconditional release from the custody of the State Security Service. The detained former National Security Adviser who has been detained by the SSS since December 29, 2015, Dasuki demanded N5bn as “general damages and compensation” […]
Buhari collected 2 bullet proof cars from the NSA and $350,000 in cash. The money and cars were approved by GEJ. SLS collected N500 million from the NSA for his coronation as Emir. The money was approved by GEJ and transfered into an account. Still want to talk about looters? Adebayo Shittu,u were a struggling […]
The Federal Government has reacted to the barrage of attacks by some of the named treasury looters and has gone further to name 23 others, most of them members of the Peoples Democratic Party. In a press statement, Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Mohammed said the list of alleged looters which Government […]
Absence of the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuk and his lead defence counsel Joseph Daudu (SAN) at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday stalled Dasuki trial on money laundering and illegal possession of firearms. Surprisingly, however, the private prosecution counsel, Oladipo Okpeseyi (SAN), attempt to query the defendant absence in […]
Andrew Orolua , Abuja. Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki on Wednesday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that he can not recollect from memory the transaction with former Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh and his company Destra Investment Ltd involving N400m without reference to his records. […]
Andrew Orolua, Abuja. The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment till January 25, 2018 in the appeal filed by former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki ( rtd), challenging the refusal of the federal government to release him on bail. The apex court fixed the date after the lawyer representing Dasuki, Joseph Daudu […]
Following a fresh application by Dasuki’s counsel, Ahmed Raji, SAN, the trial of Colonel Sambo Dasuki, former National Security Adviser, NSA, to former President Goodluck Jonathan, scheduled to commence on Friday, February 24, 2017 could not go on. Dasuki is facing a 22-count charge of illegal diversion of N19.4billion from the Office of National Security […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday refused the former spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh’s bid to subpoena the Department of State Security Service (DSS) to produce former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki, to testify in his defence in the N400m fraud charge. The court also […]
Several months after rigmarole and unresolved legal bottlenecks, the federal government, on Wednesday, commenced trial of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd) with an agent of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) testifying as prosecution first witness. Dasuki; Aminu Baba-Kusa; Salisu Shuaibu, a former Director of Finance, ONSA; and two companies, […]
The embattled former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, has asked Justice Okon Abang of the Abuja division of the Federal High Court to summon former National Security Adviser [NSA], Col. Sambo Dasuki, to appear before the court and testify as his witness in the N400m fraud charges against […]
Rights activists under the aegis of Human Rights Defenders and Advocacy Centre (HRDAC), on Thursday, stormed the Lagos state House of Assembly protesting what it described as the federal government’s abuse of the citizens’ human rights. It called on the Senate to commence impeachment process against President Muhammadu Buhari for the alleged constitutional infraction. The […]