Finally, Senate To Screen Magu For EFCC Chairmanship

The Senate is finally set to screen the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, about six months after his nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The upper chamber of the National Assembly is to conduct confirmation hearing on Magu’s appointment on Thursday.
Buhari had appointed Magu as acting Chairman of the EFCC in November 2015, following the removal of Ibrahim Lamorde, and has remained in the acting capacity for one year.

Patience Patience Jonathan Gets Permission To Amend Suit Against EFCC

 

The wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, has obtained a court’s leave to amend the N200m lawsuit she filed against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and six others.

Patience filed the suit to challenge the ‘No Debit Order’ placed by the EFCC on four bank accounts domiciled with Skye Bank Plc.

The four bank accounts were opened in the name of four companies linked with a former Special Adviser on Domestic Affairs to ex-President Jonathan, Waripamo-Owei Dudafa.

The EFCC froze the $15,591,700 found in the accounts in July while investigating Dudafa for money laundering.

Court Strikes Out Buhari’s Suit Against AIT

                             

The Federal High Court on Wednesday in Abuja struck out defamation suit filed by President Muhammadu Buhari against DAAR Communications, operators of the African Independent Television.

Justice John Tsoho held that the court was compelled to strike out the suit because it appeared abandoned.

According to him, no representations from the parties have been entered since the matter was assigned to the court.