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₦2bn Fraud - Babangida, Nasko Face Fresh Trial

₦2bn Fraud: Babangida, Nasko Face Fresh Trial

October 28, 2020 6:00 am

Former Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu, and his former Chief of Staff, Umar Gado Nasko are to face a fresh trial.

On Tuesday, Justice A. B. Aliyu of the Federal High Court, Minna, relisted the fraud case involving the duo.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Aliyu and Nasko (first and second defendants) on three-count amended charge of breach of trust and money laundering to the tune of ₦2billion.

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The case was struck out on June 19, 2020.

On October 13, prosecution counsel, Faruk …

'Arrest Him Video': Leave Gambari Alone - Presidency To PDP

‘Arrest Him Video’: Leave Gambari Alone – Presidency To PDP

August 24, 2020 6:47 am

The Presidency has condemned the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), for twisting the import of a video showing the Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari and former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole.

A presidential source described the PDP action as ”a complete waste of time”.

The PDP had in the last few days addressed several press briefings over the video clip, where the word ‘arrest’ was mentioned and had imputed many interpretations to it.

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However, a Presidency source told State House correspondents that the …

How Ibrahim Gambari Betrayed Me - Amb. Fafowora

How Ibrahim Gambari Betrayed Me – Amb. Fafowora

May 14, 2020 5:59 am

Former diplomat, Dapo Fafowora, has made damning comments circulating on social media about President Muhammadu Buhari yet-to-be-officially-named Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari.

79 years old Fafowora was Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations from 1981 to 1984.

The comments made as soon as speculations of Gambari’s appointment hit the public space and was confirmed by his nephew, the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Zulu Gambari, reads

I know Ibrahim Gambari quite well.

I was the one who in 1981 brought him to the UN at his request as a member of the Nigerian delegation.…

Gambari, Buhari’s New Chief Of Staff Arrives Aso Villa

Gambari, Buhari’s New Chief Of Staff Arrives Aso Villa

May 13, 2020 10:33 am
President Muhammadu Buhari’s yet-to-be announced Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, has arrived the Aso Villa in Abuja.

He is expected to be announced today.

On Tuesday, the Emir of Ilorin, Mai-Martaba, Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, had thanked Buhari for the “appointment”.

The Chairman, Kwara State Council of Chiefs, expressed gratitude in a statement by his spokesman, Abdulazeez Arowona.

But the presidency is yet to publicly confirm or deny the appointment.

Read Also: About Buhari’s New Chief Of Staff Ibrahim Gambari

The monarch described Gambari’s emergence as a great honour to the entire people of Ilorin Emirate and Kwarans.

Gambari noted that

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Buhari 'Buhari Should Appoint Igbo As Abba Kyari's Replacement'

‘Buhari Should Appoint Igbo As Abba Kyari’s Replacement’

April 19, 2020 6:57 am

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC) has highlighted why President Muhammadu Buhari should appoint an Igbo as his new Chief of Staff.

In a statement on Sunday, they described the passing of Abba Kyari, as a “colossal loss”.

Buhari, had in a tribute, penned that Kyari was his loyal friend of 42 years and an individual who “never wavered in his commitment to the betterment of every one of us”

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A statement by Okechukwu Isiguzoro, OYC President and Okwu Nnabuike, the Secretary, prayed God to give Buhari the fortitude to bear the

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Abba Kyari, Most Misunderstood Personality – Presidency

Abba Kyari, Most Misunderstood Personality – Presidency

April 18, 2020 6:40 am
The Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Malam Bashir Ahmed, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, late Abba Kyari, as one of the most misunderstood persons in the history of Nigeria.

The Presidency had in the early hours of Saturday announced the death of Abba Kyari, who had tested positive to the ravaging COVID-19.

Kyari died on Friday.

In what appears to be a tribute to late Abba Kyari, on his Twitter page, @BashirAhmaad, on Saturday, the presidential aide also described the deceased as a man of honour, who sacrificed his life for Nigeria.

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‘Aso Rock Is Vacant’ – Nnamdi Kanu Mocks Nigerians

‘Aso Rock Is Vacant’ – Nnamdi Kanu Mocks Nigerians

April 9, 2020 5:59 am
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra group, IPOB, has said the positions of the President, Vice President and Chief of Staff is vacant.

Kanu noted that the radio silence at the Presidential Villa showed that all is not well with some key actors of the government.

Kanu had earlier claimed that Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is seriously ill with Coronavirus.

Read Also: ‘Nnamdi Kanu Is Igbo’s Greatest Enemy’ – Ohanaeze

Recall that the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, tested positive for COVID-19 and has since been on admission while nothing has

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Kanu Reacts As Lagos Govt Denies Knowing Kyari’s Location

Kanu Reacts As Lagos Govt Denies Knowing Kyari’s Location

April 1, 2020 1:33 pm

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has reacted to reports that the Lagos State government does not know the whereabouts of Abba Kyari, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff.

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, had on Tuesday said he did not know the whereabouts of Abba Kyari, contrary to reports that the CoS is at the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) Isolation Center in the State.

Recall that Kyari on Sunday informed Nigerians, via a letter, that he tested positive for COVIID-19 and would be in Lagos on Monday for

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Ajimobi Has Not Replaced Abba Kyari – FG

Ajimobi Has Not Replaced Abba Kyari – FG

April 1, 2020 6:41 am

The Presidency has reacted to the news making the rounds on social media that President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari.

A claim about Kyari’s sack went viral on social media on March 31, 2020, after a WhatsApp broadcast message which claimed that President Buhari had sacked him.

The message forwarded to many Nigerians mostly in the Northern part of the country also claimed that the President had replaced Kyari with a former Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi.

Read Also: Abba Kyari Arrives Lagos In Air Ambulance

The circulated WhatsApp message further said that the

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