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N2.1bn Fraud: Dokpesi Received Funds Without Executing Any Contract – Witness

Mr Usman Aliyu, a prosecution witness in the N2.1bn fraud case filed against Chief Raymond Dokpesi, on Monday told the Federal High Court, Abuja, that the defendant received the money without executing any contract. Dokpesi, a chieftain of the PDP, was docked by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for allegedly receiving the money from the office of former National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Col. Sambo Dasuki. Aliyu, an operative of the EFCC, led in evidence by the Commission’s counsel, Mr Oluwaleke Atolagbe, said that Dokpesi received the funds through his company, DAAR Investments and Holdings Ltd. Dokpesi, former Chairman of DAAR Communications, is facing a seven-count charge, OVER money laundering and procurement fraud. Aliyu further said that N60million out of the N2.1billion was transferred to two companies, including Archithesis Ltd and Wood Country Investment Ltd. “We invited the owners and promoters of these companies, one Ayonbani, who volunteered his

Family Accepts Buhari’s GCON Honours on Gani Fawehinmi, Gives Reasons

The family of late Gani Fawehinmi would accept the latest attempt by the Nigerian government to honour the iconic rights activist for his pro-citizens advocacy and other legacies of bravery, Premium Times reports. President Muhammadu Buhari announced Wednesday that Mr Fawehinmi would be posthumously conferred with the Grand Commander of Nigeria (GCON), Nigeria’s second highest honour, in an unexpected gesture that has since rippled through the nation’s sociopolitical structure. Mohammed Fawehinmi, the first son of the late activist, had said in the family’s first statement since the announcement that they would accept the GCON because it truly honoured the memory of Fawehinmi. Fawehinmi died in September 2009 after a prolonged battle with lung cancer. He was 71. His life was replete with widely-recognised acts of selflessness and remarkable moments of candour. He confronted repressive military regimes, including Mr Buhari’s, and fought for the entrenchment of a just and democratic Nige

Court sends 12 oil thieves to prison

A Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has sentenced 12 oil dealers to six years in prison for dealing in 600,000 liters of diesel without lawful authority. Mohammed Idris, the judge, convicted the defendants on all four counts of conspiracy, forgery, and dealing in petroleum products without lawful authority, offences for which they were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in October 2015. The convicts had been charged alongside their vessel, MV PSV DEBY, and two companies – Phonic Marine Services Limited and Banquet Chambers Nigeria Limited. The judge convicted the suspects on counts one and two and sentenced each of them to five years in prison, while the conviction on counts three and four earned them six years each. The sentences would run concurrently, the judge added. The convicts include Christopher Okorie, John Mbah, Tammy Bami, Osi Prince, Chukwuji Festus, and Kabiru Adeyemo. The rest are Ayannubi Moses, Sopuruchukwu Chukwudi, Obinna Ebu, Abdulla

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