How Obanikoro delivered N1.2bn cash to Fayose – Witness

How Obanikoro delivered N1.2bn cash to Fayose – Witness

The trial of Abiodun Agbele, an aide to governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti continued on Thursday with the EFCC first prosecution witness, PW1, Alade Oluseye Sunday, telling Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja that, it took about forty-five minutes to offload from the aircraft, the N1.2bn cash sent by... Read More

Abiodun Agbele, Alade Oluseye Sunday, Ayodele Fayose, EFCC, Mike Ozekhome, musiliu obanikoro

November 14, 2016

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversation today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. 1. We used 10 days to count the N1.2bn cash collected by Fayose’s aide – Witness A prosecution witness in the trial of Abiodun Agbele, an aide to Ekiti Governor, Ayodele Fayose on Monday said it took them ten days to count the N1.2bn cash collected from... Read More

Abiodun Agbele, Ayodele Fayose, boko haram, donald trump, Oritsefemi, quilox, The Late 5, Yakubu Dogara, Yemi Osinbajo

October 27, 2016

How Fayose’s aide distributed N1.2bn – Witness

A witness has given a vivid description on how the sum of N1.2bn was disbursed by an aide to Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose. The aide, Abiodun Agbele whose trial began on Thursday appeared before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on an 11-count charge of fraud for allegedly diverting N1.2... Read More

Abiodun Agbele, Alade Sunday, Ayodele Fayose, Col. Sambo Dasuki, Justice Dimgba, N1.2bn, Senator Musliu Obanikoro, Zenith bank

October 19, 2016

‘I gave Fayose N2.23bn for Ekiti poll’ – Obanikoro

Former Minister of State for Defence Musiliu Obanikoro says he gave Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose the sum of N2.23bn cash for the Ekiti governorship election, The Nation reports. Obanikoro who is being interrogated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for N4.745billion wired to a company by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) said... Read More

Abiodun Agbele, Ayodele Fayose. N2.23billion, corruption, Ekiti poll, Musuliu Obanikoro, ONSA

August 3, 2016

N1.2bn fraud: EFCC to arraign Fayose’s aide today

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will on Wednesday arraign an ally of Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, Abiodun Agbele on charges of N1.2bn fraud allegedly received from government purse. The money is alleged to be part of the N4.7bn received from the Office of the National Security Adviser in 2015 by Office of... Read More

Abiodun Agbele, Ayodele Fayose, BYKD Consult, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, Justice Olukayode Adeniyi, N1.2bn fraud, N4.7bn, office of the National Security Adviser, Rita Balogun, Sylvan McNamara

July 29, 2016

How Obanikoro moved N1.2bn to Fayose – Aide

Head of security to Former Minister of Defence (State) Musiliu Obanikoro’s has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) how his principal moved funds to Ekiti State for the June 21, 2014 governorship election. According to The NATION, Lt. Commander A. O. Adewale gave the revelation of how cash was moved when he was... Read More

Abiodun Agbele, Ayodele Fayose, ekiti election, Lt. Commander Adewale, musiliu obanikoro, N1.299bn, ONSA

July 22, 2016

Arms scandal: EFCC appeals Fayose’s aide’s bail

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has resolved to appeal the ruling of a Federal Capital Territory High Court, which, on Thursday, granted bail to Abiodun Agbele. Agbele is believed to be a close ally of the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose and was reportedly involved in the conveying of an alleged N1.219bn for Fayose.... Read More

Abiodun Agbele, alleged N4.7bn, Arms scandal, Ayodele Fayose, EFCC, musiliu obanikoro, Sylvan McNamara

July 21, 2016

Detention: Court orders EFCC to pay Fayose’s aide N5million

A High Court sitting in the Mataima district of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, while ruling on the bail application submitted by an aide of Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, Abiodun Agbele‎ ordered that he be paid the sum of N5m as damages by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission as compensation for the suspect’s... Read More

Abiodun Agbele, Ayodele Fayose, bail, EFCC, Ekiti State, N5m damages

July 21, 2016

Court grants Fayose’s aide, Agbele N50million bail

A FCT High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday granted a N50million bail to Abiodun Agbele, an aide to Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state. The accused is also expected to produce two sureties of the Director Cadre in the civil service. Agbele is being prosecuted by the EFCC for allegedly buying properties for Fayose... Read More

Abiodun Agbele, Ayodele Fayose, court, EFCC, Ekiti, Fraud, Musuliu Obanikoro

July 19, 2016

EFCC uncovers fresh details in probe of Fayose

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it has uncovered fresh details in the alleged corruption case against Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State and his associate, Abiodun Agbele. Agbele, who is currently in EFCC custody, was said to have received N1.219bn on behalf of Fayose during the build-up to the Ekiti governorship election in... Read More

Abiodun Agbele, Ayodele Fayose, Dasuki funds, DasukiGate, EFCC, musiliu obanikoro, N1.219bn

July 18, 2016

EFCC grills pilot who flew Fayose’s alleged N1.2bn cash

Captain Ahmed Borodo, the pilot whose plane was allegedly chartered by a former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, to transport N1.219bn to Governor Ayodele Fayose has been quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The N1.219bn is alleged to be part of the N4.7bn transferred from the account of the Office... Read More

Abiodun Agbele, Captain Ahmed Borodo, Fayose, musiliu obanikoro, N1.219bn, pilot, Zenith bank

June 28, 2016

‘Zenith Bank hasn’t denied funding my election’, says Fayose as EFCC arrests ‘best friend’

The ‘best friend’ of Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state, Abiodun Agbele has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the N4.7 billion allegedly received from the Office of the former National Security Officer, Sambo Dasuki in June 2014. Agbele is accused of collecting N4.7 billion from former Minister of state for... Read More