The Senate, on Wednesday, called for the resignation and prosecution of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, David Babachir Lawal over infractions involving public procurement, particularly, contract awards by the Presidential Initiative on North East, PINE.

Also, Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), AOCED Chapter said: “We are appealing to civil society groups, the NLC, eminent lawyers, journalists, student union leaders, religious leaders and traditional rulers, judges and the masses to prevail on AOCOED Council to do the needful on the report to save the College from being financially crippled.”

A 34-year-old employee of a thrift collection company, CNN Credit Limited, Jackson Umem, who was alleged to have fraudulently obtained N1 million from customers, appeared before a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos Island, Wednesday.

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, arraigned a former community leader of Uruoji Nri in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, Chief Emma Emelife, on a 13-count charge for allegedly embezzling N64 million belonging to his community.

ABUJA — Former Director of Finance and Accounts at the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, Air Commodore Salisu Abdullahi Yushau (retd), yesterday, revealed before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, that all past Air Chief Marshals, diverted N558.2 million monthly from funds meant for the payment of salaries of Nigerian Air Force officials.

ABUJA — Still shopping for evidence to nail top Nigerians who might have benefitted from the $2.1 billion arms cash, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have raided the Abuja office of former Vice President, Namadi Sambo, carting away $50,000 from his safe.

LAGOS—An Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court in Lagos has remanded in prison custody a cleric, Reverend (Mrs) Precious Amanze, for allegedly defrauding a widow, Oluwatoyin Simonson, of N2 million under false pretence of assisting her to clear her debt.

Lagos lawyer, Ebun Adegboruwa, says President Muhammadu Buhari ought to be properly advised on human rights issues amid to the on-going anti-corruption crusade so that he is not accused of vendetta.

Last week, the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, went to town with the news that N1.34 trillion had been stolen from the treasury by 55 public officials in eight years, that is, between 2006 and 2013.

Lagos—A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, was, yesterday, told how former Managing Director of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolokemi, allegedly disbursed the N2.6 billion stolen by him.