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Alleged N400m fraud: ICPC arraigns NABDA ex-DG, Prof. Akpa, others

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The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), on Wednesday, arraigned Prof. Alex Akpa, former acting Director-General, National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), and others over alleged N400 million fraud.Prof. Akpan, Famous Daunemigha, ex-member, Governing Board of NABDA and Wesley Ebi Siasia, ex-Director, Finance and Accounts of the agency, were arraigned on four-count amended charge before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja.The three of them, who are 1st to 3rd defendants respectively, however pleaded not guilty to the charges.Counsel to the anti-corruption commission, O.G. Iwuagwu, informed…

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Alleged N3bn fraud: ICPC arraigns NDDC director, FCT official

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The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), on Tuesday, arraigned a director with Niger-Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Solomon Okpa Ita for alleged diversion of N45 million.The ICPC also arraigned Gabriel Nathaniel, a staff in the Accounts Department of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) over allegations bordering on diversion of about N3 billion from his office.They were arraigned separately before Justice Zainab Abubakar of a Federal High Court, Abuja, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them.Ita, a director in the Department of Community and…

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Court fixes Nov. 22 to hear Saraki’s suit, challenging EFCC, ICPC to probe him

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A Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday fixed Nov. 22, 2021 for hearing two separate suits filed by former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to restrain the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and others from probing him and seize his assets.Justice Anwuli Chikere fixed the date after Saraki’s counsel, Kehinde Ogunwumiju, SAN, sought to withdraw a motion filed on June 30, 2021 seeking for a stay of proceedings.Earlier, Ogunwumiju had told the court that the matter was slated for hearing.He, however, said that he had two applications before the court.“We…

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