Tag: Obanikoro
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Obanikoro reclaims N500m houses, land from EFCC
A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, his wife and children have recovered three properties worth about N500m from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. A report published in Punch revealed the properties retrieved by Obanikoro – four terrace houses located at 44 Mamman Kotangora Crescent in the highbrow Katamkpe Extension area…
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Obanikoro moved N1.2bn to Ekiti for Fayose in three aircraft – Witness
The trial of the immediate-past Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose for alleged theft and money laundering opened on Monday with a prosecution witness narrating to the court how a former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, helped the ex-governor to move N1.2bn cash from Lagos to Ekiti by loading the cash in three aircraft.…
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EFCC list Obanikoro as witness in Fayose’s case
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has concluded arrangements for the commencement of the trial of the immediate past former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose. The agency filed 11 count charges against Fayose, accusing the former governor of benefitting from N4.65billion slush funds allocated by the Office of National Security Adviser(ONSA) during the…
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Despite Buhari's travel ban, Obanikoro, Omisore recover passports from EFCC, jet to US
Indications emerged on Sunday that a former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has retrieved his passports from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This is despite a directive by the Federal Government that 50 persons under investigations for fraud exceeding N50m are restricted from travelling. Quoting an anonymous in the EFCC,…
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Obanikoro makes U-turn, denies joining APC
Former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro on Tuesday denied joining the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the former minister today attended the town hall meeting of Senator Oluremi Tinubu (APC, Lagos Central). TheNewsGuru.com reports that the former senator also recently stormed the home of a national leader of the…
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PDP commiserates with Obanikoro over mother’s death
The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday condoled with the former Minister of State for Defence, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, over the death of his mother, Alhaja Wosilat Obanikoro. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Alhaja Obanikoro died at the age 95 years on Saturday at her residence in…
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Ex-minister, Obanikoro loses 95-Yr-Old mum
Ex-Minister for State Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro has lost his 95-year-old mum. According to family sources, the ex-Senator’s mum, who is widely referred to as Iya Lati, breathed her last in the early hours of Saturday, June 3, 2017. The remains of the late mother of the politician is scheduled for burial in Lagos on Saturday,…
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I was never comfortable that I lost personal relationship with Tinubu – Obanikoro
Former Senator, Musiliu Obanikoro has said he has always been unhappy about his frosty relationship with ex-governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “I was happy that the reconciliation was done successfully. I was never comfortable all along that I lost personal relationship with Asiwaju Tinubu,” he said. The politician said he has learnt…
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BREAKING: Court strikes out Obanikoro’s N100m suit against EFCC
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday struck out the N100m fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by a former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Obanikoro, his wives, Fati and Moroophat, and his sons, Gbolahon and Babajide, had sued the anti-graft agency for what they termed…
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Obanikoro sues EFCC over seized property, demands 100m damages, apology
Former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC over the seizure of his property. Obanikoro filed the suit on Wednesday at the Federal High Court in Lagos. Obanikoro and his family are suing the commission, seeking court’s declaration that the forceful seizure of their personal effects…