Tag: Ex-Minister
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N650m Fraud: EFCC re-arraigns ex-minister, Jumok Akinjide
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Jumoke Akinjide before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. Akinjide was re-arraigned before Justice Muslim Hassan on a 24 count charge. She was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission alongside a former Minister of Petroleum…
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Benue Massacre: Ex-minister writes open letter to Buhari, says ‘You have betrayed democracy and promoted suicide’
A second republic senator and former minister, Prof. Iyorwuese Hagher, has written a provocative open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari over the recent killings allegedly perpetrated by the Fulani herdsmen. Hagher, also a former Nigerian Ambassador to Mexico noted in his letter that the killings in Benue and other parts of the country has escalated…
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Somalia releases jailed ex minister, govt critic
Somalia has released without charge a former minister and fierce critic of the government who spent two days in jail after being arrested for alleged treason, a lawmaker told Reuters on Thursday. The arrest of Abdirahman Abdishakur, who was a candidate in a February election won by President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, followed mounting pressure on…
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Why Buhari’s goons are after me, ex minister, Bala Mohammed cries out
*Talks about his ambition to join the Bauchi governorship race Former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Mohammed, has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administrations of deliberately persecuting him, stressing that Buhari’s men are putting up desperate effort to “nail” him at all cost. However, Mohammed who was also a one time senator told…
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PDP will recover mandate from defected senator, says Ex-minister
Chief Nduese Essien, the former Minster of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, says the Peoples Democracy Party (PDP) will recover its mandate from the defected PDP senator, Nelson Effiong. Essien made this known during an enlarged stakeholders’ meeting of Eket Senatorial District on Saturday to deliberate on the recent political development in the district. He…