Reps Issue Bench Warrant For The Arrest Of Magu Over Refusal To Appear Before It

A bench warrant for the arrest of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been issued by the House of Representatives. Following his refusal to appear before it to answer questions regarding a petition filed by the former first lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, the House of Representatives committee on Public Petitions on Wednesday issued a bench warrant on the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, The Independent has reported. The bench warrant will force him to appear before the committee. While issuing the arrest warrant on Wednesday, the committee noted that four letters of invitation had been sent to the EFCC chairman with acknowledgement copies without Mr. Magu attending the hearings which have held three times. The motion for the bench warrant was moved by Hon. Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers), and seconded by Hon. Brown Randolph also from Rivers. Chinda said: “It’s not only for the workings of this committee but for any other institutional body.‎ So I move that the EFCC chairman be issued a bench warrant to appear before this committee to explain his role so that we can conclude this investigation”.‎ It would be recalled that the former first lady petitioned the House wherein she alleged incessant and unwarranted harassment of her person, businesses and family members by security agencies.

There Is No Need To Bring Diezani Back To Nigeria – Attorney General Of The Federation

The Attorney general of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has said that embattled former petroleum minister, Diezani Allison Madueke will not be permitted to return back to Nigeria to face corruption charges. The AGF stated that Diezani is currently facing charges of Money laundering in the UK and that it was important for her to face the charges there than to come back as a mere witness to a case here in Nigeria. Madueke had filed a suit to be joined to a corruption case levelled against her associates so that she will be able to testify and defend herself in a Nigerian court. Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Malami said; “The truth of the matter is that the government is doing something especially on issues of corruption and litigation in Nigeria and outside the country. Considering the fact that there is an existing understanding between Nigeria and other countries especially the United Kingdom on the recovery of stolen funds, you cannot say government is not doing anything. If Nigeria feels strongly that there is need to bring Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke here to face charges of corruption, government will not hesitate to do that. As things are now, there is no need for that since the UK government is already investigating her and government will not take any decision that will jeopardise what the UK government is doing. The issue is not about fair hearing now, we are talking about investigation first and it is not within Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke’s power to ask the federal government to bring her to testify in any case in Nigeria.” Some quarters believe that the former petroleum minister is attempting to escape being convicted abroad due to their strict justice system unlike that of Nigeria that has a poor record of incarcerating high profile individuals.  

AVAILABLE FOR SALE – BESTPOTECH 2017/18 ND Full-Time UTME Admission Form Is Out

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into Best Solution Polytechnic, Akure in any of the under-listed programmes. NATIONAL DIPLOMA 1) School of Business and Management Studies Department of Accounting Department of Business Administration and Management 2) School of Engineering Technology Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department of Computer Engineering 3) School of Science Department of Computer Science Department of Science Laboratory Technology 4) School of Social Science and Communications Studies Department of Mass Communication ORDINARY NATIONAL DIPLOMA 1) Public Administration 2) Marketing 3) Office Management Technology 4) Legislative and Management Studies 5) Local Government Studies 6) Criminology Studies METHOD OF APPLICATION Prospective candidates are to refer to the Polytechnic’s website http://ift.tt/2wC1ViG. All candidates MUST come to the polytechnic to pick up the form for a token of #6,000. FOR ALL ISSUES, MAIL: info@bestpotech.edu.ng CALL 08169633600, 08168591960, 07036097640,08060159821 SIGNED Registrar.

300Level OAU Pharmacy Student Drowns, Dies Inside Hotel Swimming Pool

A 300 level student of the department of pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University lost his life yesterday after drowning in a swimming pool at Hilton Hotel. He’s identified as Fatile Emmanuel...........See More