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Former Minister, Abba Moro Granted Bail

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A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro and two others accused of defrauding graduate applicants to the tune of N675m in the March 15, 2014 National Immigration Services recruitment exercise.

Justice Anwuli Chikere granted bail to Moro on self-recognition, but imposed on the two others, bail sum of N100m each with one surety in like sum.

All the accused persons including Moro are, however, to deposit their passports and other travel documents with the court registrar throughout the period of their trial.

The other accused persons, who were granted bail, are a former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Mrs. Anastasia Daniel-Nwobia?, and former director in the ministry, Mr. F.O Alayebami.

Moro, Daniel-Nwobia and Alayebami? were on Monday arraigned along with the firm contracted to execute the recruitment exercise, Drexel Tech Nigeria Ltd.

The prosecution said one of the suspect, Mahmood Ahmadu, who was also involved in the alleged scam was on the run.

Shortly after they pleaded not guilty to the charges on Monday, Justice Chikere had remanded Moro and Alayebami in prison pending the hearing and determination of their bail applications.

The judge had on the other hand, allowed Daniel-Nwobia to continue enjoying the administrative bail earlier granted to her by the EFCC.

Moro and Alayebami were, however, ordered to remain in prison until they would be able to meet the bail conditions.

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EFCC Arrests Former Minister, Others Over Alleged $2billion Arms Deal

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda, and a number of top officials from the office of the National Security Adviser over the controversial arms procurement scandal surrounding former NSA, Sambo Dasuki.

Multiple sources at the EFCC said Mr. Yuguda was arrested Monday afternoon and was currently being quizzed by detectives.

Our sources said a huge amount of money; “running into billions” was allegedly traced to the former minister from funds meant for arms procurement.

“The funds were directly transferred to him from the NSA office and he has been unable to explain the rationale for the transfer,” a source said.

“The transfers were made to his account between December 2014 and May 2015.”

Also arrested over the same matter, according to our sources, are some senior officials at the NSA office, including the director of finance.

“The suspects are being grilled by crack detectives and may not be allowed to go home soon,” one source said.

The spokesperson for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said he was yet to be briefed on the arrests.

“I’m aware that our detectives are looking into the case but I’m not sure who and who has been taken in,” Mr. Uwujaren said on telephone.

He promised to revert as soon details become available.

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Former Minister Says Buhari Lied About Empty Treasury, Claims Jonathan Left Behind $30billion

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A former Deputy Chairman of the National Planning Commission (NPC) Dr. Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari lied for claiming that he inherited an ‘empty treasury’ from the immediate past administration.

Suleiman, who was a federal minister disclosed that the former administration under the leadership of Goodluck Jonathan left behind the sum of US$30billion. The ex-minister strongly warned the Buhari government against accusing Jonathan of milking the nation’s treasury dry.

Suleiman was reacting to a statement credited to President during an interactive session with journalists in Abuja, where he was quoted as saying that his government met “virtually an empty treasury.”

In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, Sulieman described the claim as “unscientific and unfair”, noting that the immediate past administration “left behind close to US$30billion.”

He said, “Government can’t tell us that there is no Excess Crude Account (ECA), Sovereign Wealth Fund(SWF) or are we saying the Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIR) and related agencies had not in the last one month been generating revenue?

“Until they are able to prove they had no receipts from these government agencies in the last one month before Nigerians can now buy into Mr. President’s claims of an empty treasury.”

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Aide Of Former Minister To Be Arraigned Over N60m Scam

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Muhammed Gital, a former chief of staff to the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Mohammed is set to be arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over a N60m scam.

Gital will be arraigned on Thursday alongside Sani Abba, the Deputy Director, Mass Housing at the Federal Capital Development Authority over their involvement in a N60million land scam.

They allegedly conspired and defrauded Duru Ejiogu, the managing director of Visioni and Strauss Nigeria Limited on the pretext that it would be used to facilitate the change of Land Use in respect of Plot No: 523, Cadastral Zone BOO Kukwaba District, from Passive Recreation to Residential.

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Former Minister Dumbs PDP for APC

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A former Minister of Health, Ali Pate, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Pate defected with other chieftains of the party and their supporters in Bauchi State.

Pate, who contested the PDP’s governorship primary, has donated his campaign office to  the APC’s presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari.

Other notable chieftains of the PDP that joined APC include the 2011 coordinator of President Goodluck Jonathan/Sambo campaign organisation in the state,  Haruna Ningi and Umar Gwadabe.

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