Alleged N15m fraud: My story, high-wire politics, by Speaker Akindele
Rt. Hon. Jumoke Akindele is the first female Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly. Akindele survived two impeachment moves by the male-dominated assembly before the latest move to unseat her. In this interview, she speaks on her travails and how what she describes as the desperation of some of her colleagues to sack her on trumped-up charges is heating up the system, saying it is a bad pointer to a seamless transfer of power in the state on February 24 from Governor Olusegun Mimiko to the gov-elect, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.
Agent bags 2 years jail over N320,000 fraud
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a 32-year-old clearing agent, Olabamiji Samson, to two years imprisonment over a N320,000 fraud.
Alleged $2bn fraud: FG asks court to revoke Dasuki’s bail
The Federal Government, yesterday, asked the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court to revoke the bail it granted the former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, retd.
Zungeru Dam: Communities allege large scale fraud over compensation
Communities affected by the construction of Zungeru Hydroelectric Dam project in Niger State have alerted the Federal Government over a large scale fraud in respect of payment of compensation to members whose lands were acquired for the multimillion Naira project.
I won’t attend FG’s meeting with govs on TSA – Fayose
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, has said he will not attend the meeting called by the Federal Government with State governors on the Treasury Single Account (TSA), pointing out categorically that the State Government was not interested in the TSA policy, which he said was a fraud against Nigeria and its people.
Jigawa commissioner’s husband arrested over fake currency fraud; bailed
The police in Jigawa State have apprehended the husband of one of the commissioners (name withheld) in the state.
