Tag: dokpesi
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Immigration lied against me – Dokpesi
The controversy surrounding the detention of High Chief Raymond Aleogho Dokpesi by the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, when he returned from a medical trip to Dubai has taken a new dramatic turn with Chief Dokpesi accusing the NIS of deliberately lying against him. He is also consulting a team of lawyers led by Chief Kanu…
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Dokpesi opens up on ‘arrest’ by Immigration
The founder of Daar Communications PLC, Raymond Dokpesi, on Wednesday said he was invited by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on issues related to his international passport. Mr Dokpesi speaking with journalists at the gate of the Immigration Head office in Abuja, shortly after an interrogation that lasted for about two hours, said that the…
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Looters’ list not a violation of your rights, Court tells Dokpesi
The federal capital territory (FCT) high court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, has declared that the looters’ list released by the minister of information, Lai Mohammed, is not a violation of the rights of those named. In a ruling on Tuesday, the presiding judge, Justice Olukayode Adeniyi, said the suit filed by Raymond Dokpesi, a…
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Alleged N2.1bn fraud: Direct your probe at Jonathan, Dasuki – Dokpesi tells EFCC
…Queries EFCC’s failure to question ex-President …Court to rule Nov 12 Businessman, Raymond Dokpesi has faulted the money laundering charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Dokpesi queried the exclusion of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan from EFCC’s probe of the allegation that he (Dokpesi) and his firm, Daar Investment and Holdings…
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Dokpesi paid me N68m to renovate country home, build studios, witness tells court
Mr Ayobami Oluwarinu, a witness in the ongoing trial of former DAAR Communications Chairman, Mr Raymond Dokpesi told the Federal High Court, Abuja, that he received about N68 million for renovation and building work. Oluwarinu, the 13th prosecution witness, told the court on Wednesday while being led in evidence by the prosecutor, Mr Oluwaleke Atolagbe…
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PDP chieftain, Dokpesi’s U.S. visa revoked over looters list
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain Raymond Dokpesi’s United States (U.S.)visa has ben revoked because his name is on the looters list released by the Federal Government, the media mogul has said. He has sued Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who announced the list, seeking payment of N5billion damages. No date has been…
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Dasukigate: Dokpesi did not execute any project for N2.1bn received – Witness
The trial of a former Chairman, DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi, continued on Friday before Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with Abubakar Madaki, the twelfth prosecution witness (PW12), revealing how the defendant received funds from the Office of National Security Adviser, under the leadership of Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), for…
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Alleged N2.1bn fraud: Court adjourns Dokpesi’s trial till February 6
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned until Feb. 6, the trial of erstwhile Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, Raymond Dokpesi, over alleged N2.1bn fraud. Justice John Tsoho fixed the date after the 11th prosecution witness, Mr Gabriel Agorye, testified on Friday. Agorye, led in evidence by Mr Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), the prosecuting counsel, said…
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Dokpesi, Adeniran reject outcome of PDP convention
Two national chairmanship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Raymond Dokpesi and Prof. Tunde Adeniran, have rejected the outcome of the party’s national convention and the process that led to the emergence of key officers. The candidates announced their positions in separate interviews with newsmen at the Eagle Square venue of the convention…
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Again, Dokpesi denies backing out of PDP chairmanship race
A national chairmanship aspirant in Saturday’s national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, Raymond Dokpesi, has debunked report making the rounds that he had dropped out of the race. Baba Kachalla, Director-General of Dokpesi Campaign Organisation, made this known in a news conference on Friday in Abuja. Kachalla said the report was untrue and mischievous,…