Tag: Dikko
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Katsina governor orders implementation of TSA
T he Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Radda has announced the commencement of Treasury Single Account (TSA) in the state with immediate effect. The governor in a circular issued on Monday in Katsina tagged, ‘Treasury Single
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Guber Polls: INEC declares APC’s Dikko winner in Katsina state
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in Katsina State, Dikko Umar Radda as the winner of the March 18th governorship election in the state. Dikko, a former director of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency, polled 859,892 votes to beat Garba Yakubu Lado of PDP, who scored…
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[JUST IN] Alleged N1.1bn fraud: Court dismisses charge against ex-Customs boss Dikko
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a charge of fraud brought against former Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Inde Dikko and two others by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, in a ruling on Wednesday, dismissed the charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/21/2019 in view…
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Court orders arrest of ex-Nigeria customs chief, Dikko
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the arrest of a former Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Abdullahi Dikko. The judge issued the bench warrant against Mr Dikko for his continued failure to appear in court in respect of corruption charges instituted against him and two others…
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Court orders arrest of ex-Custom boss Dikko
A Federal High Court has ordered the arrest of former Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Inde Dikko over his continued failure to attend court to answer to a charge of fraud brought against him and two others by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). The presiding judge,…
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EFCC arrests former UBEC boss, Dikko over alleged involvement in N20bn fraud
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arrested a former Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Mallam Suleiman Dikko, for alleged N20billion fraud. The anti-graft agency also arrested contractors and top directors of UBEC, including those in charge of Finance and Procurement. Dikko’s and some contractors’ passports have…
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Court grants ex-COAS, Dikko permission to travel abroad over ailing health
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday granted the former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Umar Dikko, permission to travel abroad for a medical check-up. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Dikko, who was head of the Nigeria Air Force from September 9, 2010 to October 4, 2012, is facing a seven-count charge of money laundering before…