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October 8, 2017

Order Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest, extradition from the UK | Kinsman tells court

Ugochukwu Kenneth, a native of Afara Village, in Abia State has filed a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja for an order directing the British High Commission and the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Mohammed Babandede, to arrest and extradite the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, from the United Kingdom. The IPOB... Read More

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August 25, 2017

Sagay applauds Buhari for signing extradition pact with UAE

Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for signing an extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates. President Buhari had on Thursday signed an extradition pact with the UAE to strengthen the Federal Government’s anti-corruption war. The pact would enable be able to extradite and prosecute Nigerians who... Read More

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Senate halts planned extradition of Kashamu Buruji

by Azeez Adeniyi The Senate on Tuesday halted the planned extradition of Senator representing Ogun East, Buruji Kashamu to the United States of America. This was following the submission of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions report. The report said there were various cases pending against Senator Buruji Kashamu over drug allegation... Read More

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January 30, 2017

I will hire 40 OPC guards to protect me against extradition – Kashamu

Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial district, Buruji Kashamu has said two to five persons would have to die before he can be extradited to the US. Kashamu has been accused of being the ring leader of a gang which transport’s heroin in Chicago in the 1990s. The lawmaker has however claimed his dead brother was... Read More

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January 30, 2017

We will ensure Kashamu is extradited to the US – NDLEA

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said it would ensure the extradition of Senator Buruji Kashamu to the United States, following a ruling by an American court that he can be extradited. A US appeal court had ruled that Kashamu must face drug charges and can be extradited by the authorities without being... Read More

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January 26, 2017

My extradition case was dead a long time ago – Kashamu

Senator representing Ogun East senatorial district, Kashamu Buruji has said the allegations of drug trafficking against him was a case of mistaken identity. Kashamu said this on Thursday after a US court upheld the trafficking case against him, ruling that he can be extradited. In a statement, Kashamu said “two British courts had adjudicated upon... Read More

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January 26, 2017

Kashamu Buruji can be extradited, US court rules

US security agents can arrest Senator Buruji Kashamu for drug trafficking, a US court has ruled. The court rejected Kashamu’s appeal to prevent his abduction by US authorities to face heroin trafficking charges. The court said his arrest in collaboration with local authorities will not be seen as an abduction. Kashamu was alleged to have... Read More

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December 22, 2016

‘FG begins extradition process of ex-Delta governor, James Ibori’

The Federal Government has started the process of extraditing former Delta State governor, James Ibori who has just been released from jail in the United Kingdom, Punch reports. Ibori was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2012 after pleading guilty to money laundering and diversion of state funds. He was however released on Wednesday... Read More

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September 9, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: Senator Buruji Kashamu’s many woes

Senator Buruji Kashamu representing Ogun East senatorial district is in a lot of trouble but Nigerians are not talking so much about it because “all man for himself”. The embattled Senator has been receiving fresh jabs from different sides, some of which are tied to the drug-related charges brought against him by the United States... Read More

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August 30, 2016

Court asks Police, SSS why Kashamu should be extradited

An application to stop the extradition of Senator Buruji Kashamu to the United States has been served to the State Security Services and the Police by a Federal High Court in Abuja. Justice Okon Abang on Tuesday did not make a decision whether Kashamu should be extradited to the U.S to face drug-related charges or... Read More

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Alleged drug trafficking: Fresh suit filed for Kashamu’s extradition to U.S.

Advocacy for Integrity and Economic Development, a non-governmental organization said it has sued the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the Attorney-General of the Federation for their failure to extradite Senator Buruji Kashamu to the United States where he is said to be wanted over alleged drug trafficking. In a statement made by the group... Read More

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February 14, 2016

Kashamu’s extradition: Senate, NDLEA, AGF reach compromise

The Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu, will not be harassed, intimidated nor forcefully extradited to the United States- for now. The Nigerian Senate, the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and authorities of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have reached a compromise to put on hold, the plot to extradite Kashamu.... Read More

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February 7, 2016

‘NDLEA is a lawless organisation in the eyes of right thinking people’ – Kashamu

Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial district, Buruji Kashamu has denied the existence of any extradition order issued against him. This denial is coming in the heels of an alleged statement by the Public Relation Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mitchell Ofoyeju, claiming that there is a subsisting extradition order against him.... Read More

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October 11, 2015

‘APC killed Alamieyesiegha’ – Izon Brotherhood

The All Progressive Congress has been blamed for the death of former governor of Bayelsa state, Diepreye Alamieyesiegha. Socio-cultural organisation in diaspora, Izon Brotherhood, has accused APC of being responsible for Alamieyesiegha death. The spokesman of the group, Pere Jones, released a statement, stating the obvious- that the extradition notice by the United Kingdom worsened Alamieyesiegha’s health, which ultimately... Read More

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UK requests for Kola Aluko's extradition from Switzerland over links with Diezani Alison-Madueke | YNaija.com

October 8, 2015

Kola Aluko, Diezani’s stooge to be probed, extradited

Oil baron, Kola Aluko, who’s one of the collaborators of former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, may soon be extradited from Switzerland to the United Kingdom. Alison-Madueke, who was arrested in the UK last week for alleged bribery and money laundering, is believed to have carried out many shady dealings with Aluko. The Office of the... Read More

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October 5, 2015

‘Jonathan cannot pardon Alamieyeseigha for his crimes in the UK’

Professor Itse Sagay, says a former Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, could possibly be extradited to the United Kingdom to face his outstanding criminal charges. Sagay, who’s the Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee on Corruption, says the UK has every legal right to demand for Alamieyeseigha’s extradition to London after skipping bail from the country. His... Read More

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NDLEA: Kashamu’s extradition is not over yet

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said it is still continuing moves to extradite a senator representing Ogun-East at the National assembly, Buruji Kashamu, to the United States for alleged drug-related offences. NDLEA said it is appealing the various orders and court injunctions granted the senator, which are preventing his arrest and extradition. A Federal... Read More

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Kashamu walks a free man as court dismisses FG’s suit on his extradition

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the Federal Government’s suit seeking the arrest and extradition of Buruji Kashamu, a Senator, to the U.S over alleged drug charges. Justice Gabriel Kolawole on Wednesday dismissed the suit for lack of jurisdiction and abuse of court process. Kolawole held that the suit was filed after orders were... Read More

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UK clears Kashamu, says no plans for extradition

From the look of things, Ogun state senator Buruji Kashamu will be let off the hook easily. Fresh facts have emerged in the case of extradition between him and the National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). According to Leadership, the UK government through the British High Commission in Abuja explained its own findings to... Read More

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“Arrest or extradition of Kashamu is illegal” – Federal High Court gives judgement

by Kolapo Olapoju Security agencies in Nigeria have been restrained from arresting and transporting the Senator-elect for Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu, to the United States to stand trial on drug-trafficking charges. The judgement was given on Wednesday, May 27, by a Federal High Court in Lagos. Delivering the judgement, Justice Okon Abang, declared the... Read More

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Briton to get extradited by Lagos DPP over $8.8million

by Ranti Joseph Well, not only Nigerians that get extradition as foreigners too can also get extradition in Nigeria. The Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) may soon be filing a request for the extradition of a British citizen, Deepak Khilnani, to face criminal charges in Nigeria. Khilnani, an Indian-Briton chartered accountant, was alleged,... Read More

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Kashamu fights back, submits motion to hold AG Adoke, NDLEA chairman criminally contempt

by Ranti Joseph Senator-Elect, Buruji Kashamu won’t go down without a fight in his case of extradition as Federal High Court today ordered the NDLEA to vacate his premises but it seems that just didn’t happen without Kashamu doing anything. According to SaharaReporters, it said it received exclusive court papers revealing Kashamu’s latest attempt to avoid... Read More

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Kashamu fails to show up in court, remains locked up at home

by Kolapo Olapoju Troubled Senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu, has failed to show up in court in the suit to oppose his extradition to the United States to face drug-related charges. Kashamu has locked himself in his home in Lekki Phase 1, in Lagos, since Saturday, May 23, when operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency stormed his... Read More

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“US mind your business” | Kashamu’s supporters are not playing (PHOTOS)

by Ranti Joseph Ogun-East Senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu’s supporters invaded Federal High Court, Lagos on Monday to halt the extradition process. It would be recalled that on Saturday, the Attorney General of the Federation, and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke (SAN), revealed that the United states requested the extradition of Kashamu. Adoke revealed that the extradition request was received last... Read More

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Buruji Kashamu’s home surrounded by NDLEA

by Damilola Jagun The home of Ogun state Senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu, has been surrounded by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). According to Channels TV, the NDLEA is making moves to extradite the Kashamu to the United States of America to answer drug related charges against him in the country. Kashamu had... Read More

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This PDP chieftain believes Kashamu is as sinless as a baby

by Kolapo Olapoju A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, in Ogun State, believes that Prince Buruji Kashamu has done nothing wrong to warrant being shipped to the United States of America to face drug-related offences. Chief Toyin Umar says that the Senator-elect has no sin to warrant such a treatment, adding that the move... Read More

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October 23, 2014

Former Mint boss’s extradition to UK for bribery to wait

by Laila Ibrahim Justice E.S Chukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja has adjourned to December 1, 2014 for ruling on the extradition proceeding instituted against Ehidiamhen Okoyomon, former managing director and chief executive officer, Nigeria Security Minting and Printing Company, NSPMC, by the office of Attorney General of the Federation. At Wednesday’s sitting, Okoyomon’s... Read More

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October 15, 2014

Former MINT boss dares federal government to extradite him to the UK

by Godwin Akanfe The former Managing Director of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company of Nigeria, Mr. Ehidiamhen Okoyomon, during his trial on Monday, 13 October, challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal Government to extradite him to United Kingdom for prosecution. The UK government is seeking Okoyomon’s extradition over his alleged role in the... Read More

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August 20, 2012

Julian Assange calls on Obama to “end the witch-hunt” on whistleblowers

by Isi Esene Julian Assange made his first public appearance on Sunday after taking refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy about two months ago. He used the opportunity to call on the U.S. authorities to stop what he called a “witch-hunt” of his website, Wikileaks. Assange was recently granted asylum by the Ecuadorian government which expressed... Read More

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