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The security aides of the first lady were later arrested and detained by the police. Believed to be one of the wealthiest young men in Nigeria, Yusuf until his appointment by President Buhari, was said to be surviving on proceeds from the sale of call cards in his native Daura, a small community in Katsina State in the northern part of the country where Buhari hails from. During Buhari's 77th birthday in December 2019, Yusuf is said to have worn a Patek Phillipe leather wristwatch valued at $99,995.00 – about N36 million. However, it was not the first time that individuals in the presidency...

  The trial of a former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina continued in Abuja on Monday. At the resumed trial, the judge, Justice Okon Abang ordered the embattled former pension boss to open his defence on January 26, 2021. Maina’s lawyer, Anayo Adibe had earlier asked for an adjournment on the ground that he is unable to proceed with his no-case submission due to his inability to access the certified true copy of the court’s record of proceedings. The application for adjournment was opposed by the prosecutor who insists that it is only a ploy to stall t...

Views: Visits 25 The trial of a former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina continued in Abuja on Monday. At the resumed trial, the judge, Justice Okon Abang ordered the embattled former pension boss to open his defence on January 26, 2021. Maina’s lawyer, Anayo Adibe had earlier asked for an adjournment on the ground that he is unable to proceed with his no-case submission due to his inability to access the certified true copy of the court’s record of proceedings. The application for adjournment was opposed by the prosecutor who insists that it is...

Maina’s counsel, Anayo Adibe had earlier applied for leave to bring a no case submission challenging the trial before the court. But Justice Abang foreclosed his right to make the application. According to the judge, having jumped bail in the course of the trial, Maina caused the court to rule that his trial would proceed in his absence, adding that the order was not challenged. Maina was on October 25, 2019 arraigned on 12-count charges alongside his son, Faisal on three-count charges bordering on money laundering, and concealment of proceeds of unlawful act. He was eventually released in ...

TODAY December 21, 2020 A federal court has foreclosed the right of Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the Defunct Pension Reform Task Team, to present a no-case submission. Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered Mr Maina to begin his trial in January. Mr Maina had on Monday asked the court to dismiss the suit and declare that he has no case to answer. Last Thursday, during the hearing of his no case submission, Mr Maina collapsed inside the courtroom of the Federal High Court. The hearing was abruptly suspended in order for court and prison health o...