The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a 17 count charge

EFCC files N1.5bn charges against FFK, Nenadi Usman, others

 

 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a 17 count charge against a former Aviation Minister and spokesman for the PDP Presidential campaign in the 2015 general election, Femi Fani-Kayode over an alleged N1.5 billion fraud. Also included in the charge sheet are former Minister of Finance, Senator Nenadi Usman, a company named Joint Trust Dimensions Limited, one Danjuman Yusuf and another Olubode Oke, who is reportedly on the run.

The case is yet to be assigned to a judge and so a date for the hearing has not been fixed. While Fani-Kayode was named in all 17 counts, the former Finance Minister, Nenadi Usman was named in only four of the charges.

Part of the charges against them reads

"Usman, Fani-Kayode, Yusuf And Jointrust Dimensions Nigeria Limited on or about January 8, 2015, within the jurisdiction of the Court conspired to indirectly retain the sum of 1.5 Billion Naira, a sum the EFCC said they reasonably ought to have known formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful act of stealing. They, therefore, committed an offence contrary to Section 18 (a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2012. The Offence is punishable under Section 15(3) & 4 of the same Act,2".

Bank representatives  and others have been listed as witnesses.

Kingdom Lottery: Man wins N1million

Man wins N1million as Kingdom Lottery holds June raffle draw in Abuja

The popular Wuse Market in Abuja came alive on Saturday, June 4, 2016 as Kingdom Lottery thrilled traders and visitors during the official launch of the company’s offerings in Abuja where Mr. Martins Okechukwu won N1,000,000.00 (one million naira) from a transparently conducted raffle draw.

The colourful launch came with lots of activities with performances from comedians, musicians, dancers and comic Nollywood actor, Mr. John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu, who is the Brand Ambassador of the lottery company.

Licensed by the National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Kingdom Lottery has, in less than one year of its operation in Nigeria, offered Nigerians more by giving customers who did not win originally in their games a second chance to win big. It does this with an innovative and transparent monthly raffle draw where losers can still win big.

Mr Ibu told the impressed crowd that transparency and sincerity were the key reasons why he agreed to become the Brand Ambassador of Kingdom Lottery. He encouraged his fans not to entertain any fear or reservation about playing the games offered by Kingdom Lottery.

An elated Mr Okechukwu, who emerged as the winner of the monthly draw, expressed gratitude to God for the blessing and thanked Kingdom Lottery for making good their promise.

He then encouraged those present at the launch to take advantage of the opportunity presented them by Kingdom Lottery to become millionaire, adding that he won because he did not give up on Kingdom Lottery.

Also speaking, the company’s Head of Operations, Mr Kingsley Ugwuanyi said the company decided to have a transparent draw where participating members of the public can smile home with the N1,000,000.00 up for grabs.

He disclosed that the company will move from state to state every month to launch Kingdom Lottery, adding that the highlight of each of the launch will be a raffle draw that will produce a millionaire every month.

Mr. Ugwuanyi encouraged the general public to keep playing the Kingdom Lottery Scratch and Win and not to despair even when they lose as they stand a chance of winning a bigger prize at the end of every month.

He also hinted that apart from the Scratch and Win, the company has more mouth-watering games that will be released to the public very soon.

The Head of Operations urged youths across the country to take advantage of what Kingdom Lottery is offering and become Agents so that they can be useful to themselves and the society.

He reiterated that the next event will hold at Owerri, the Imo State capital on Saturday, July 2, 2016, enjoining customers not to allow the opportunity pass them by.

Minister of Defence Brigadier General Mansur Dan-Ali

Sacked officers ‘professionally corrupt,’ says Defence Minister

 

Defense Minister, Mansur Muhammad Dan-Ali

Minister of Defence Brigadier General Mansur Dan-Ali yesterday justified the retirement of 38 senior officers of the Nigeria Army, saying they were found guilty of “professional corruption,” hence they were sent packing.

Dan-Ali said this while answering questions after presenting a paper to the participants of National Defence College (NDC) Nigeria Course 24, Abuja that the investigation into the issues that led to the compulsory retirement of the senior officers was thoroughly carried out, as it is the tradition in the Nigeria Army and the officers were found to be guilty, even after given their testimonies through interrogation.

The minister said, “Of course they were giving fair hearing, a board called them and they went and testified. Don’t forget that in the military there is no half way of doing things, the moment you are found wanting, you have to succumb and you will go,” he said.

Also, Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai yesterday explained that the Nigerian Army followed due diligence before arriving at the decision to retire the 38 officers.
Answering questions from newsmen after a visit to Communication Technology Minister Adebayo Shittu, Buratai explained that the process that led to the retirement of the officers started with enquiry from one division GOC to the other after which the findings were subjected to legal review before the recommendations were forwarded to higher authority for consideration.

Buratai said, “We started with enquiry from one division GOC to the other. After that, we subjected it to legal review, after the legal review, we forwarded our recommendations to higher authority for consideration. So, it took us time.”

“Like court process, we have our own process also. Our administrative process, dovetailing into our legal review and so on. I think this is the better time, there is no other better time than now.”
In a related development, Acting Director Army Public Relations (AgDAPR) Col. Sani Usman said the lists of officers published by some media organisations (not The Guardian) are false and contrary to what truly obtained.

Usman, therefore, said members of the public should disregard the unconfirmed published names, describing the conduct of the media houses as unethical and unfair.
“This is worrisome as some individuals and media houses went to the ridiculous extent of publishing up to 50 unconfirmed outrageous names, even of still serving officers as being retired,” Usman said.