N4.9bn money laundering: Court Remands Nenadi Usman, Fani - Kayode in Prison

The EFCC on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 arraigned Nenadi Esther Usman, a former Minister of Finance and Director of Finance PDP Presidential Campaign Organization in the last general election; Femi Fani-Kayode also a former Minister and Director Media/Publicity of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organization; Danjuma Yusuf and Jointrust Dimensions Nigeria Limited before Justice M. S. Hassan of the Federal High Court Lagos, on a 17-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing, corruption and making cash payments exceeding the amount authorized by law.

The accused were alleged to have stolen and illegally disbursed about N4.9 billion Naira belonging to the Federal Government of Nigeria for political and personal uses. The defendants pleaded not guilty to all the charges preferred against them. The Judge, however, ordered that the defendants be remanded in prison custody and adjourned to Friday, July 1, 2016 for hearing of bail applications.

Money Laundering: How Stella Oduah Stole N3.6b, Shared It Between 8 Companies

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has traced N3.6b in stolen funds to former Minister of Aviation Stella Oduah, according to EFCC sources.

As Minister of Aviation, Ms. Oduah secured several multi-billion naira contracts to upgrade Nigeria’s 22 airports. It was later revealed that much of this money went into the minister’s pockets and that the program’s progress that she touted was grossly overstated. 

Documents made available showed that of the 192 contracts awarded in the second phase of the program, only six were completed.

Ms. Oduah first came under scrutiny after compelling the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority to buy her two bulletproof BMWs valued at N255m. 

Olisa Metuh: Fani-Kayode’s Revelation Vindicate Us

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the decision by the former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode to dump the APC where he was founding member and return to the PDP as a clear vindication of its stand that the APC is a party of bloodthirsty, religious and ethnic bigots averse to the unity of the country.

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh in a statement on Tuesday also said “the revelation by the former minister that the APC has sympathies for insurgents further confirms PDP’s earlier position linking APC’s utterances to the spate of insurgency and sectarians violence in the country”.

My Visit To Aso- Villa: Stop Bad Speculations, Presidency Belongs To Every Nigerian - Fanoi-Kayode

Following his visitation to the Presidential Villa yesterday, and purported closed door meet with the President Goodluck Jonathan and an alleged speculations that he may dump the newly merged opposition political party in the country, All Progressive Congress, APC, the former Minister of Aviation and a vocal member  of the leading opposition party, Femi Fani-Kaayode has raised concerns that such speculations that he may leave the party should stop that the presidency belongs to every Nigerian.

 The Former Minister said; "I was at the Villa yesterday and what transpired there has been the subject of much online speculation. What I said to the media whilst there was very clear and I chose my words carefully. Let those that are interested read those words in today's newspapers rather than speculate. Other than that I will say no more on this matter until I am ready to do so."

FRESH 200 die as Fulani herdsmen storm Three Kaduna villages - Police

FRESH 200 die as Fulani herdsmen storm Three villages in Kaduna State.Houses in the villages in Kaura Local Government Area of the State were also razed.

The attacks came in the wake of yet another in Tse Ortom – Adorogo in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, home town of Dr Samuel Ortom, the Minister of State for Trade and Investment and Supervising Minister of Aviation.

The Kaduna villages in which about 200 were reportedly killed were identified as Sankwai, Tekum and Unguwarr Gata inhabited by native Moroa people in Manchok chiefdom, about 250km south of Kaduna metropolis, the capital of Kaduna State.