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    Politics Arms Deal: Counsel's Absence Force Court to Adjourn Dasuki's Trial

    The trial of the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki and others, for a N13.5billion money laundering charge has stalled over the absence of counsel to the second defendant in the trial. Dasuki and four others are facing a 19-count charge bordering on money laundering and...
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    Politics Olisa Metuh Offers to Return N400m, Supports Buhari's Anti-Corruption Campaign

    Former Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh has disclosed that talks have begun between his legal team and officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to facilitate his return of N400million traced to him from defence funds. The funds which were...
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    Metro Names of Pastors and Imams Who Benefited From $2.1b Arms Deal to be Published Soon- Sheikh Bello

    A list of religious clerics who benefited from the $2.1 billion arms deal fraud will soon be made public by the federal government, Sheikh Muhydeen Ajani Bello, the National Missioner of Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria has said. Hinting on possible disclosure of identities of the beneficiary...
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    Metro Nigeria's Arms Deal: Court Adjourns Commencement Of Dasuki's Case

    The High Court sitting in FCT has adjourned the commencement of trial of former NSA Boss, Col. Sambo Dasuki to May 3rd, 2016. This is following a directive by the presiding judge, Hussein Baba-Yusuf that the prosecution give full access to the counsel to Dasuki during business hours to enable...
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    Politics Tinubu Reacts to Allegations of Being Involved in $2.1bn Arms Deal Fraud

    APC National Leader, Bola Tinubu, has said there is a deliberate plot by some individuals to rub his name in the mud through fictitious reports in various blogs and the social media. “In the last six weeks, the Tinubu Media Office has monitored the stream of false, distorted media accounts...
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    Politics Arms Deal: Metuh's Firm, 77 Others Received N1.4bn for Doing Nothing -ONSA Official

    A witness in the ongoing trial of PDP Spokesman, Olisa Metuh has testified that the accused person’s company was listed among alleged beneficiaries of the arms funds. A document, tendered through an official of the ONSA, Bali Ndam, was said to have been issued by former NSA, Sambo Dasuki, to...
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    Politics PDP In Fresh Crisis over Arms Deal Scandal

    Fresh crisis is currently rocking the Peoples Democratic Party as some national officers of the party on Monday called on the party’s Acting Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Alhaji Haliru Bello, and others to step down with immediate effect over involvement in the arm procurement scandal with...
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    Politics Abdullahi Jalo, Olisa Metuh’s Deputy Disowns Him

    Deputy national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abdullahi Jalo, wants Olisa Metuh, the party’s spokesman, to quit office based on the allegations of fraud levelled against him. Metuh has been named among the beneficiaries of the $2.1 billion meant for arms procurement...
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    Politics Arms Deal: Olisa Metuh Denies Tearing and Swallowing Statement Paper With EFCC

    Embattled National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, has denied reports that he tore his confessional papers and attempted to swallow them after interrogation by the EFCC on January 12th According to a report, on Monday, Metuh made the denial when he was reached at the weekend by...
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    Politics Arms Deal: Buhari Is Planning to Arrest Jonathan – CDD Raises Alarm

    The Committee for the Defence of Democracy (CDD) has raised the alarm over an alleged plan by the federal government to arrest former President Goodluck Jonathan over frivolous allegations surrounding the purported 2.1 million dollars arms deal. The group through its Publicity Secretary...
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    Metro Arms Deal: 10 Serving Generals to Face Military Panel Setup by DHQ [See Names] - PUNCH

    According to a PUNCH report, 10 army generals and a colonel will face a military panel set up by the Defence Headquarters this week over the arms deal scandal. The 11 serving officers that will also be investigated by the EFCC, and they include: Air Marshal A.M. Mamu (Chief of...
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    Metro Arms Deal: Dasuki Son's House Sealed By The EFCC [See Photo]

    A house purportedly belonging to the son of the immediate past National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, has been sealed by the EFCC in connection to the arms deal scandal.
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    Politics Arms Deal: Court Remands Olisa Metuh In Kuje Prison

    A federal High Court in Abuja, today, has remanded the spokesman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, in prison following his ‘not guilty’ plea to a seven-count charge of corruption and money laundering, Channels Television reports. Metuh was arrested by officials of...
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    Politics Arms Deal: Court Adjourns Metuh's Trial Till January 19

    The Federal High Court in Abuja, has adjourned sitting in the case involving the embattled Peoples Democratic Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh till Tuesday, January 19. Metuh had been under the detention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over his...
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    Politics PDP's Spokesperson, Olisa Metuh to Appear In Court Today

    After declaring hunger strike for several days, the National Publicity Secretary of the People's Democratic Party(PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh will appear in court today, 14th January 2016. Metuh, who was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) early January 2016 will be...
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    Politics Metuh & Jafaru Isa: 3 Reasons Why They Are Different - EFCC

    Nigerians and most especially Peoples Democratic Party have criticized the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for being selective in its fight against corruption because of its continued detention of PDP's spokesperson, Olisa Metuh while it released an associate of President...
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    Politics Olisa Metuh: I'd Rather Starve Than Refund The N400m To EFCC

    Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesman Olisa Metuh told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that he would rather go on hunger strike than refund the money, which is believed to be part of the $2.1 billion arms cash allegedly diverted at the Office National Security Adviser...
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    Politics PDP Urges Members To Return Money Collected From Dasuki

    The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has called on its members, who collected money from the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), to return it immediately. The party said it didn’t ask any of its members to collect money on its behalf during the last...
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    Politics OPINION: 'Northern Leaders are a Disgrace to Northerners and Nigeria as a Whole' by Aliyu Bello

    From Abubakar Tafawa Balewa to Ahmadu Bello, we have lost great leaders, visionary leaders, selfless leaders, who are there to protect the interest of their people, to provide sustainable development for their people, to improve the standard of living of their people. What we have today, I...
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    Metro Arms Deal: SERAP Writes Strong-Worded Open Letter to Ex President Jonathan, Demands Apology

    The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has written an open letter to Nigeria's ex President Goodluck Jonathan seeking explanations from him on the $2.1bn arms deal fraud spearheaded by ex NSA Sambo Dasuki. SERAP wants Jonathan to say what he "knew or had reason to know on...
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