Abdulrasheed Maina

November 17, 2017

Former pension boss, Maina writes to appear before House of Reps panel

The wanted former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, has written to appear before a House of Representatives investigative panel. Why it matters: Maina is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the House is probing the circumstances of his controversial promotion and reinstatement into the federal civil... Read More

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November 14, 2017

The Big 5: Pensioner’s protest march, the concern for Ikoyigate’s whistleblower and, other stories

These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today. There is a scheduled friendly match between Argentina and Nigeria today in Russia and the Super Eagles, Gernot Coach has assured that he has a game plan. He said this as Lionel Messi has been dropped for the game, where Aguero and Dybala lead... Read More

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Maina

November 14, 2017

Reps write EFCC to immediately arrest former pension boss, Maina

The House of Representatives has written the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu to arrest and prosecute the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina. The November 7 letter was in line with the House’s resolution of October 24. Highlights: In the letter, the House urged... Read More

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November 8, 2017

#Mainagate: Senate panel meets with FG officials

The Senate ad hoc committee investigating the controversial reinstatement of the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, AbdulRasheed Maina, into the service of the Federal Government on Wednesday, met with officials of the Federal Civil Service Commission behind closed doors. The committee had invited members of the Senate Press Corps to the... Read More

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November 6, 2017

I am not aware if Buhari ordered Maina’s reinstatement – Femi Adesina

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has said he does not know if President Muhammadu Buhari was involved in the reinstatement of former pension boss, Abdulrashed Maina. Maina, who was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was discovered to have been reinstated into the civil service. In a... Read More

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November 5, 2017

Maina says 7th Senate “aided” pension thieves in explosive letter

In a letter written to Senate President, Bukola Saraki, the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, had asked for a fair hearing on his case. The letter dated June 19, 2015, one week after the inauguration of the present Senate, indicated that the wanted ex-pension boss returned to the country shortly after... Read More

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Maina

November 4, 2017

How I recovered N1.6trn from pension thieves – Maina

Wanted former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina has accused the 7th senate of aiding pension thieves. The 7th senate was led by senator from Benue state, David Mark. Background: Maina was said to have committed N2bn fraud in 2011 before fleeing the country. He was later discovered to be... Read More

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Maina

November 3, 2017

Opinion: Nigeria’s best hope for 2019 is Abdulrasheed Maina

by Bayo Oluwasanmi In 2019, Nigeria will return to the polls to elect a new president. The ballot will boast the usual cast of characters in the Nigerian political arena. But Nigeria’s best hope for 2019 is Abdulrasheed Maina the erstwhile Chairman, Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms. His candidacy will challenge the front-runner –... Read More

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Mainagate

November 3, 2017

EFCC knows where Maina is but he is surrounded – Former DSS Director

A former Assistant Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Dennis Amacree says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) knows where the former Chairman of the defunct Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, is. Mr Amacree said this during an interview on a breakfast television show, Sunrise Daily, on Channels Television on Thursday.... Read More

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November 2, 2017

FG files 6-count charge against wanted former pension boss, Maina

The Federal Government has reportedly filed a six-count charge against the wanted former Chairman of the Pension Reforms Commission, Abdulrasheed Maina. Highlights: According to Punch, the charges, filed before a Chief Magistrates’ Court in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, formed the basis on which the court issued a fresh warrant for the arrest of Maina,... Read More

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Mainagate

November 1, 2017

Why wanted ex-pension boss Maina is hiding – Aide

Olajide Fasakin, one of the aides of wanted former Chairman of the defunct Presidential Task Force on Pension Reform, Abdulrasheed Maina has said he is hiding to avoid being killed. Background: Maina was dismissed in 2013 by the Federal Civil Service Commission following a recommendation by the Office of the Head of Service. He was accused of massive... Read More

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November 1, 2017

‘EFCC may place bounty for the arrest of former pension boss, Maina’

Having said there are a couple of people protecting the wanted former boss of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, making his arrest almost impossible, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is considering placing a bounty on him. According to Punch, this was disclosed by a senior EFCC official (who asked to... Read More

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October 31, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 31st of October

Jonathan asks Metuh to pay N1bn travelling expenses to appear as witness Buhari aware of the reinstatement of Maina, I warned him about it | Head of Service says in leaked memo The National Assembly is “the cog in the wheel” of Buhari’s progress – IPAC

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October 31, 2017

Buhari aware of the reinstatement of Maina, I warned him about it | Head of Service says in leaked memo

The Head of Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita has said President Muhammadu Buhari is aware of the reinstatement of the former Chairman of the Pension Reforms Commission, Abdulrasheed Maina, into the civil service and, she warned him (Buhari) against it. Oyo-Ita said that her warning was based on the implications such reinstatement would have on... Read More

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October 30, 2017

The Late 5: What you need to know about the new SGF, Boss Mustapha, Why Buhari met with Tinubu, and other top stories

Good evening. Here are the top 5 stories that drove conversation today: Today’s biggest story: President Muhammadu Buhari fired the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, who had been on suspension for six-months, and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Amb Ayodele Oke. Both were initially suspended — and eventually... Read More

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October 30, 2017

Some people are protecting Maina, making it difficult to arrest him – Magu

The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu says some people are offering protection to the embattled former chairman of Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina and so, the agency has been unable to arrest him. Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a programme on Channels Television, Magu said the anti-graft agency would... Read More

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October 30, 2017

The Big 5: Skales says he didn’t copy Olamide in his video, Adeosun extols the whistleblower policy and, other top stories

Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: Abdulrasheed Maina, a former pension boss, got fired from his job recently after allegations of about N100billion pension fraud he partook in 2013 resurfaced. But, as if that was not enough, Maina has once again been linked to another N17 billion pension... Read More

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October 30, 2017

Simon Kolawole: Can Maina be Buhari’s turning point?

by Simon Kolawole To cut a long story short, Alhaji Abdulrasheed Abdullahi Maina came into national limelight in 2013 when, as chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reform, he was accused of perpetrating a fraud running into over N100 billion. The Senate committee probing the matter invited him to testify but he refused... Read More

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October 29, 2017

Suspend those involved in Maina’s reinstatement | NANS tells Buhari

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has issued a 7-day deadline to President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend those complicit in the reinstatement of former chairman of the Presidential Pension Task Force to the civil service. NANS President, Chinonso Obasi, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said that such action would ensure a credible... Read More

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Mainagate

October 29, 2017

‘Despite Buhari’s order, civil service commission yet to sack wanted Maina’

Wanted former chairman of the Presidential Task Team on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina is yet to be disengaged from the Federal Civil Service, despite a sack order by President Muhammadu Buhari days ago, Punch reports. Background: Maina was said to have committed N2bn fraud in 2011 before fleeing out of the country. He was later discovered to... Read More

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October 28, 2017

People are just determined to find fault | Sagay reacts to the Maina scandal

The chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption (PACAC), Prof Itse Sagay has commended the anti-graft war of the administration, downplaying criticisms over President Muhammadu Buhari‘s handling of allegations against top government officials. Sagay said Buhari’s critics were being “extremely unreasonable” and desperate to find fault. He disagreed with critics – in the wake of the... Read More

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October 28, 2017

“Nobody on earth is as corrupt as this thief called Buhari” | Asari Dokubo attacks President Buhari, again (WATCH)

A former militant leader, Mujahid Dokubo-Asari has again, attacked President Muhammadu Buhari. He said, “everything about President Buhari, is a ‘lie.” Dokubo was reacting to the saga surrounding the reinstatement and disengagement of former Pension boss, Abdulrasheed Maina. “When the judgement of God comes it’s very brutal, He disgraces those who claim to be what they are not.... Read More

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October 28, 2017

Farooq Kperogi: How about the Other “Mainas” in Buhari’s Government?

by Farooq Kperogi President Muhammadu Buhari is infamously impervious to, and even contemptuous of, public opinion. That’s why his order to fire Abdulrasheed Maina who was surreptitiously reinstated into the civil service and promoted to the next level in spite of weighty allegations of corruption against him was both refreshing and pleasantly surprising. Of course,... Read More

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October 28, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – The 28th of October

Follow these links to read our cover stories and analyses on YNaija No one is planning to Islamise Nigeria – Osinbajo Nigerian Immigration places wanted former pension boss, Maina on watch list “Nigeria needs a new tribe for a new Nigeria to emerge” – Osinbajo

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October 28, 2017

Nigerian Immigration places wanted former pension boss, Maina on watch list

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has directed its operatives at border formations and other command posts to look out for the former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, and prevent his escape from the country. It said all NIS personnel across the country had also been issued strict... Read More

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October 27, 2017

Opinion: Mr President, you need to fire somebody

by Alexander O. Onukwue For what it’s worth, Mr President, it is very likely that you were really not aware of the reinstatement of Maina. 2017 has not exactly been your best year of health. You have needed to leave the country twice for treatments and spent over 150 days in total. In your absence,... Read More

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October 27, 2017

The Big 5: Why Saraki and Dogara angrily left Aso Villa yesterday, Nigeria set to receive $321 million Abacha loot from Switzerland, and other top stories

Good morning. Here are the top 5 stories you should be monitoring today: President Muhammadu Buhari hosted Senate President Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara, and some principal officers of the National Assembly, to dinner at the Aso Villa yesterday. However, things didn’t go as smoothly as planned. The legislators were... Read More

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October 27, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: Buhari apologises as Saraki, Dogara ‘angrily’ leave presidential villa | ISIS claims responsibility for death of 8 soldiers in Yobe | More stories

From the papers this morning – a tracklist. Court, INTERPOL issue fresh arrest warrants on wanted Maina – YNaija Buhari apologises as Saraki, Dogara ‘angrily’ leave presidential villa – YNaija I don’t need it | Justice Salami explains rejection of appointment – YNaija ISIS claims responsibility for death of 8 soldiers in Yobe – YNaija... Read More

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October 27, 2017

Court, INTERPOL issue fresh arrest warrants on wanted Maina

The Presidency on Thursday said the international police (INTERPOL) and a Magistrate Court in Abuja have issued fresh arrest warrants on wanted ex-chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this while speaking with journalists. Background: Maina was dismissed in 2013 by the... Read More

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October 26, 2017

The Late 5: FEC approves 2018 budget draft estimate, Why Magu has remained silent on Mainagate scandal, and other top stories

Good evening. Here are the top 5 stories that drove conversation today: President Muhammadu Buhari presided over the Federal Executive Council meeting held in Abuja today and led the approval of the draft budget estimates for 2018. However, the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, who is currently under scrutiny for his alleged role in Abdulrasheed... Read More

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