An Abuja High Court has dismissed the application to quash bribery charges filed against former chairman of the House of Representatives on Fuel Subsidy scam, Farouk Lawan, and the committee's secretary Boniface Emenalo, over the receipt of $620,000 bribe from oil mogul; Femi Otedola. Presiding Judge; Justice Mudashiru Oniyangi on Friday, rejected the application in favor of the prosecution, the Independent ...

Embattled former Chairman of the ad hoc committee on Fuel Subsidy Regime; Representative Farouk Lawan and the Secretary of the Committee, Boniface Emenalo  have commenced moves to thwart their trial as they asked an Abuja High Court to quash the charges brought against themby the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The duo was accused of receiving $620,000 from oil mogul, Femi Otedola as an ind ...

The House of Representatives has explained that the removal of Mr. Farouk Lawan as the chairman of the House committee on education was not to confirm his alleged involvement in a bribery scam but to allow the committee operate optimally while the case is being handled in the court. Briefing correspondents, spokesman of the House, Mr. Zakari Mohammed, however, raised concerns that out of the two parties all ...

The Federal Capital Territory high court, Abuja has granted bail to the former chairman of the House Ad- Hoc committee that investigated the fuel subsidy fraud, Farouk Lawan as well as the secretary of the committee, Boniface Emenalo. Both men were granted bail at N10 million each and are also expected to provide two sureties each. The presiding judge, Justice Mudashiru Oniyangi also asked the lawmakers to ...

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo is seeking divine intervention for President Goodluck Jonathan as Nigeria’s number one citizen strives to move the country forward. The former president was among the congregation that worshipped with President Jonathan and his wife Patience on Sunday at the Aso Villa Chapel in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The prayer session, which was attended by the president, his fam ...

The chairman, Zenon Petroleum and Gas Limited, Mr  Femi Otedola has filed  a N250 billion suit against  the Speaker of the  House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal,  and former chairman of the House ad hoc committee on fuel subsidy probe, Honorable Farouk Lawan. The oil mogul dragged the two legislators before an Abuja High Court, where he is claiming the sum of N250 billion as compensation for busi ...

The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee is to investigate the transaction between Zenon Oil and Gas Limited, Forte Oil PLC and the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), over an alleged repayment of  the outstanding debt of over N140 billion by the companies. This followed a motion presented by Honourable Abimbola Daramola who said that the debt repayment transaction was doubtful, and point ...

The House of Representatives, on Monday night, said it would probe the alleged debt of N140.9 billion, being outstanding debt of a businessman, Femi Otedola, to Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). The Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Zakari Mohammed, in a statement, said “we have observed with interest, the payment of N140.9 billion, being outstanding debt of Mr Otedola to ...

The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has named the preferred bidders for some of the five power generation plants that are to be privatised with the ongoing reforms of the power sector. A consortium which included Transcorp PLC was the highest bidder for the Ughelli Power Company, with an offer of $300 million, the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) announced at the bidding ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday. T ...

The former chairman of the adhoc committee of the House of Representatives on fuel subsidy, Hon Farouk Lawan has said that he is not on the run. Honourable Lawan who is on the Lesser Hajj in Mecca stated on Monday, that there is no reason for him to be on the run because he is not afraid of anything. The embattled lawmaker made the statement while reacting to insinuations that he has absconded the country a ...