$40million Fraud :Court Strikes Out Azibola Suit Against EFCC

Justice Candid Johnson of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere yesterday, June 21, 2016, struck out a motion filed against the EFCC by Azibola Robert, a cousin of the former President Goodluck Jonathan, asking the court to restrain the Commission from arresting, detaining or investigating him.

The motion was struck out on grounds of lacking diligent prosecution.

In the motion, Azibola requested for an order nullifying and setting aside the remand order obtained by the EFCC to remand him, an order directing the Commission to release him from custody, an order of perpetual injunction restraining the EFCC or any person whatsoever acting for/on behalf of the Commission from arresting or detaining him and demand of special damages in the sum of N200, 000,000 (Two Hundred Million Naira Only).

JUST IN: Senate in closed-door session over the bid by FG to file fresh charges against its principal officers, others for forgery

Set to Amend standing Order of the Senate 2015!

Senate Summons AGF

The Nigerian Senate is currently in a closed-door session over recent events & bid by FG to file fresh charges against its principal officers and others for forgery.

The FG has failed to arraign the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekwerenmadu, before an Abuja High Court on charges of forgery of the Senate Standing Rules used to conduct the election that brought them into office, as principal officers.

ElRufai sues PDP, Metuh, demands N1.5bn

A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has filed a N1.5bn libel suit before an Abuja High Court in Gudu, against the Peoples Democratic Party and its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Olisa Metuh.

According to el-Rufai, Metuh had in an allegedly defamatory statement which was issued on behalf of the PDP, linked him and the All Progressives Congress to Boko Haram insurgency.

In another publication, el-Rufai said Metuh claimed that he (el-Rufai) collected N5bn as consultancy fee from the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Sanusi.

Metuh was said to have made the claims in separate publications in the March 17 and 23 editions of This Day Newspaper.