Tag: Babangida Aliyu
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2019: No intention to defect to APC – Former Niger Governor, Babangida Aliyu
The former Governor of Niger, Dr Babangida Aliyu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says that he has no intention of defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Aliyu made the remark on Monday in Minna following the defection of 34, 826 politicians from other political parties including Alhaji Aminu Yusuf, deputy chairman of PDP…
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PDP won’t need much campaign to defeat Buhari come 2019 – Babangida
Babangida Aliyu, former Governor of Niger State, has said the People Democratic Party, PDP, “won’t need much campaign to take back Aso Rock in 2019.” The former governor predicated his claim on the abysmal performance of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He also noted that Nigerians had realised that the PDP churned out people…
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EFCC re-arraigns Ex-Niger gov, Babangida Aliyu, gets N200m bail
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arraigned former governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, in a Federal High Court, Abuja, on eight counts of money laundering. Aliyu was arraigned alongside his former Chief of Staff, Umar Nasko, while both were admitted to bail in the sum of N200m each, with two sureties…
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BREAKING: Court grants former Niger Gov Babangida Aliyu N150m bail
Minna High Court on Wednesday granted bail in the sum of N150m to former Gov. Babangida Aliyu of Niger State, charged with N4.568bn misappropriation. Aliyu was arraigned last Tuesday on a six-count charge alongside Umar Nasko, the Chief of Staff under his administration. The former officials were accused of conspiring and dishonestly converting for personal…
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Just in: Court detains ex-Niger gov, Aliyu in prison
A Minna High Court on Tuesday ordered that former Governor of Niger state, Babangida Aliyu, alongside the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the 2015 election, Umar Mohammed Nasko, be remanded in Minna medium Prisons pending a ruling on bail application on May 3rd, 2017. According to the presiding Judge, Justice Aliyu Mayaki, the case…
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EFCC arrests, detains ex-Niger Gov, Babangida Aliyu, over alleged N5bn scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arrested the immediate past Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, over an alleged scam involving N5bn. TheNewsGuru.com gathers that Aliyu, who served as governor on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, between 2007 and 2015, was arrested by the anti-graft agency after honouring an…