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NASS bribery scandal: CSOs calls for arrest, prosecution of lawmakers

Ihesiulo Grace 19 September 2023 0

Coalition of Civil Society Organisation against Corruption and Social Vices (CCSOACS), has called for the arrest and prosecution of some lawmakers who they accused of extortion. Reacting to a story reported by a news medium accusing some lawmakers of ‘extortion’ money from agencies

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COVID-19 Lockdown: FCT Minister orders arrest, prosecution of defaulting uniform personnel

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2020 0

The Minister of FCT, Mallam Muhammad Bello, has advised uniform personnel who are not on duty to comply with the restrictions order given by President Buhari as anyone found to violate the directive will be arrested and prosecuted irrespective of their status. READ ALSO: JOHESU advocates Governments’ inclusion of members in COVID-19 taskforce, committees This […]

Politics

Arrest, prosecution of Oyo-Ita, Obono-Obla, sign of Buhari’s seriousness on war against graft, says group

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2020 0

The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has described the trial of the immediate past Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winnifred Oyo-Ita and the arrest of a former Presidential aide, Okoi Obono-Obla, as positive proofs of the commitment of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to a successful war against corruption. The group said this […]

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Omoyele Sowore trial: Court orders prosecution counsel to put house in order

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2020 0

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered the counsel from the Attorney-General of the Federation’s office to put their house in order in the trial of Omoyele Sowore, convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement.

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Prosecution continues evidence in trial of Usman, Fani-Kayode, Danjuma

Ihesiulo Grace 25 February 2020 0

Lagos – The trial of a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenadi Usman,  and three others, resumed before a Federal High Court in  Lagos on Tuesday with cross-examination of a prosecution witness, Mr Shehu Shuaibu. Shuaibu is the third witness for the prosecution. He began evidence since November 2019, and is now being cross-examined […]

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Prosecution counsel’s absence stalls Melaye’s trial

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2020 0

The trial of Senator Dino Melaye in an FCT High Court, Maitama was on Monday stalled due to the absence of the prosecution counsel, Shaibu Labaran. Melaye is being prosecuted by the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami on behalf of the federal government on two counts bordering on giving false […]

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Influential people not paying for power will be prosecuted- Fashola

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2017 0

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola on Friday said that the Federal Government would begin the prosecution of energy thieves soon. He said that this would begin when the ministry concluded its ongoing audit to tackle issue of metering. Fashola made this known at an Interactive Session with members of 21 […]

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Prosecute Fasehun, says factional UPN

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2015 0

As the crisis rocking the Unity Party of Nigeria ( UPN) lingers on, some factional members of the party, under the leadership of Chairman, Okuwa Bankole has called for immediate prosecution of Frederick Fasehun, who according to them had seized to be the party’s National Chairman. In a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday […]