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EFCC says the trial judge erred in dismissing the testimonies of all 13 prosecution witnesses who testified against the former minister in the money laundering case.

A federal high court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted, Kabiru Turaki, former minister of special duties and inter-...

Former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki, on Wednesday, indicated his interest to file a no-case submission after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) closed its case. | Pulse Nigeria

Alleged N714m scam: Witness tells court how N159m was traced to Turaki’s account Alleged N714m scam: Witness tells court how N159m was traced to Turaki’s account Share A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, told a Federal High Court in Abuja how the sum of N159,104,000 meant for the sensitisation of Muslim youths was allegedly diverted by a former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki. The former minister, hi...

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it hopes to overturn the rulings that freed Orji Kalu, current Senate chief whip and Olisa Metuh, former national publicity secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from prison this year. The commission, through its monthly publication entitled ‘EFCC Alert’ listed Babachir Lawal, former secretary to the government of the federation; Adesola Amosu, former chief of air staff; Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension ...

Share An operative with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Bello Hamma-Adama, on Wednesday, told a Federal High Court in Abuja that N75 million was recovered from Halima Tanimu Turaki, wife of a former Minister for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs. Tanimu Turaki who was a Minister in the President Goodluck Jonathan-led government between 2013 and 2015 served as supervising Minister for Federal Ministry of Labour between 2014 and 2015. Hamma-Adama, the 5th prosecut...

EFCC: How N75 million was recovered from ex-minister’s wife January 27, 2021 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s investigator, Bello Hamma-Adama, on Wednesday, revealed how N75 million was recovered from Halima Tanimu Turaki, wife of a former minister in the President Goodluck Jonathan-led government. Tanimu Turaki was a minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs between 2013 and 2015 and also served as the supervising minister for the Federal Ministry of La...

2 min read The wife of a former Nigerian minister was paid N75 million from public funds without executing any contract, an investigator told a federal court on Wednesday. An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) told the Federal High Court in Abuja that Halima Turaki, wife of a former minister, Tanimu Turaki, was paid the N75 million from funds earmarked by her husband’s ministry for a sensitisation project. Testifying as the 12th prosecution witne...

NAN reports that Justice Watila on Dec. 4, 2020 in a judgment, held that provision of legal services are essential services. Delivering the judgment in suit No. FHC/AB/FHR/57/20 between Olumide Babalola and the Attorney General of the Federation, the court held that having stated this, I have no choice but to firmly hold that Article 1(7) of the COVID-19 Regulation is plain and unambiguous as to what are and what not essential services is. Legal service with the context of the...

Federal High Court, AbujaActivities at the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, was on Monday, paralysed over the death of Justice Ibrahim Watila of the Abeokuta Division in Ogun. The news about Watila’s death filtered out at the Abuja Division of the FHC early in the morning as court workers, lawyers and litigants came in for the day’s business. x Most of the judges did not sit due to the unfortunate event to honour their departed colleague. NAN reports that...