A prosecution witness, Ismail Lawal, in the trial of former governor of Taraba, Darius Ishaku told an Abuja High Court that he was instructed to collect all allowances due to the defendant. Ishaku and a former Permanent Secretary, Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero, are charged with 15 counts…
An EFCC witness on Tuesday told an Abuja High Court that former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika approved a 100 per cent payment for a contract awarded to a company owned by his daughter and son-in-law. Adekunle Adekunle, told the court that Sirika approved the payment to Al Buraq Global Investment Limited. Sirika is charged alongside…
A former Executive Director of Credits at the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Mr Muhammed Jega, told an Ikeja Special Offences Court that Arik’s debt fell under the category of non-performing loans. Jega stated this while being cross-examined at the ongoing trial of former AMCON Managing Director, Ahmed Kuru, and four others charged with…
A Prosecution Witness, Ms Joy Tyokghri, on Wednesday, told an Abuja High Court that her younger brother, ,, Godspower Vandefan, admitted he befriended a 12-year-old girl and got her pregnant. Tyokghri made this known while being led in evidence by the defence counsel, Ameize Obi. The Attorney-General of the Federation charged Vendefan with rape. “The…
A witness and an operative of Department of State Services (DSS), identified as BBB, on Wednesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that his office was not involved in the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu in Kenya. BBB, who was the 2nd prosecution witness (PW-2) in the ongoing trial of Kanu, the leader of the…
An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ‘s witness told an Abuja high Court how contract for the construction of the terminal building at Katsina Airport was inflated from N800 million to N2.7 billion. The witness, Isaiah Yesufu, a Director of Certification, Compliance and Monitoring at the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), made this known while…
