Tag: Sule Lamido
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Money laundering: Court adjourns Sule Lamido’s trial till Nov 15
Justice Babatunde Quadri of Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned trial of former Governor of Jigawa, Sule Lamido, until Nov. 15. Lamido is being prosecuted alongside his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, and two others by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on 27-count charge bordering on abuse of office and money laundering.…
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2019: Photo: Sule Lamido’s campaign posters flood Abuja
Barely two years into the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, the 2019 Presidential campaign posters of an ex-governor of Jigawa state, Sule Lamido have flooded some parts of Abuja – the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). As early as 6am on Thursday, the posters of Lamido with the inscriptions: “Dr Sule Lamido for President 2019”, written beside…
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Alleged inciting comments: Ex-Jigawa Governor, Sule Lamido remanded in prison
Former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has been remanded in prison custody by a Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Dutse, the state capital. The Chief Magistrate, Usman Lamin, on Tuesday ruled that the ex-governor be remanded in Dutse prison until May 4 when applications for his bail will be decided. In his ruling,…
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Police deny Sule Lamido bail, to charge matter to court
Mr Kayode Aderanti, the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 1, Kano, says the arrested former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido would remain in their custody for further investigation. Aderanti, who, spoke through the Public Relations Officer, Zone 1, DSP Sambo Sokoto disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Kano on Sunday.…
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Sule Lamido, Former Jigawa Governor arrested in Kano
The police in Kano on Sunday has arrested the immediate past governor of Jigawa, Alhaji Sule Lamido. According to a report by News Agency of Nigeria, Lamido was arrested for allegedly inciting his supporters to stop the conduct of state’s upcoming local council polls. NAN reports that the arrest of Lamido may be connected with…
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Only God can stop me from becoming president in 2019 – Sule Lamido
Immediate past governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has said that only God can stop him from becoming Nigeria’s president in 2019, if he decides to contest. According to a report by The Sun, Lamido made this claim on Sunday night, after policemen were reportedly deployed to Bamaina village of Birnin Kudu, to stop…