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Yakubu Gowon Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s former military head of state from 1966 to 1975, has described allegations of fraud levelled against him by a British member of parliament as concocted. MP Tom Tugendhat while proposing sanctions for the Nigerian Government officials complicit in violating the rights of #EndSARS protesters on the floor of the British Parliament, said Gowon looted half of Nigeria’s treasury when he was ousted from office in a coup and fled to the United Kingdom. Yakubu Gowon He said, “Some people will remember when General Gowon left Nigeria with half of the Central Bank, so it is said and moved to London.” Reacting to the allegation, Gowon speaking with the BBC according to The Cable said, “I don’t know where he got that rubbish from, I served Nigeria diligently and my records are there for all to see. “What the MP said was just mere ridicule and I don’t know as to where he cooked up such statement. I served Nigeria as much as I could and my achievements...

Alex Akpa The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission has arrested the Acting Director-General of the National Biotechnology Development Agency, Prof Alex Akpa, for allegedly defrauding the Nigerian Government of N400m. Akpa was arrested by operatives of the commission to answer questions on how the said amount was misappropriated under his watch. Alex Akpa In a statement on Wednesday, ICPC spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, said the money, which the professor of Microbiology and Biotechnology claimed to be an intervention fund for the biotechnology agency was diverted into private pockets. The professor was alleged to have shared the above sum of money with some other top management staff of the agency. The acting DG is also facing questions bordering on conspiracy and abuse of office. The statement reads, “His actions are contrary to and punishable under sections 19 and 26 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000. “Further inves...

A prosecuting witness, Mrs Rouquayya Ibrahim, has narrated how a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, stole over N14bn from the federal pension account. Testifying before the Federal High Court in Abuja as the ninth prosecution witness, Ibrahim said Maina looted the fund through more than 60 bank accounts in connivance with a former Head of Service, Stephen Oronsaye. The witness, who is an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission attached to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering of Financing of Terrorism, said she was a member of the pension fraud task team that uncovered how names of fake pensioners were used to siphon funds by Maina and his alleged accomplices. She said a payment mandate bearing the names of several individuals totaling N94m was discovered during the cause of the verification, while some of the pensioners’ names on the list were fake. The witness said, “Part of what our investigation revealed...

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A team of policemen have opened fire on traders in Bayelsa, leaving four people terribly injured. The policemen went berserk and opened fire on traders at Tombia Market after claiming their activities led to traffic that affected their passage through the area. A 17-year-old girl and three other women, who sustained severe injuries, are currently battling for their lives, TheGuardian reports. An eyewitness disclosed that the policemen, numbering six, started shooting into the air for traders and pedestrians to leave the roadside and make way for their vehicle to pass. He said when the traders hesitated to leave, one of the policemen opened fire on the traders, causing pandemonium. The 17-year-old girl was shot in her two legs, leaving her currently paralysed. Her father expressed fear if she would be able to walk like her colleagues. “It was in the course of searching for her that we were told she was shot on her two legs by the police. I wonder if my daughter can still g...