Former Minster of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Mohammed who is currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been unable to account for over N1.6 trillion, Premium Times reports. Mohammed was arrested for alleged extensive land racketeering while he was minister. A source in the EFCC said the former minister... Read More

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August 6, 2016

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How ex-FCT Minister, son used ‘unconventional methods’ to launder money

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has seized four houses worth N872 million, belonging to a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Mohammed, and his son, Shamsudeen Bala. The anti-graft agency is investigating Bala for fictitious contracts of about N1billion, allocation of 12 choice plots worth billions of naira and 37... Read More

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December 13, 2013

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Court clears El-Rufai of Abuja land grab case

by Oke Efagene Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nasir El-Rufai, has been cleared by an Abuja High court over charges of abuse of power. The verdict exonerating the former minister of criminal charges was given by the court today. El-Rufai has been on trial since 2008. Vanguard reports: The former FCT minister,... Read More

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February 8, 2013

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“Fiction, half-truths, exaggeration, and reflection of selective memory”- Former VP, Atiku dismisses El-Rufai’s book

by Rachel Ogbu The new book from former FCT minister, Nasir el-Rufai titled; ‘The Accidental Public Servant’ which highlights mistakes of President Olusegun Obasanjo’s regime has been criticised by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar regarding it as fiction and not fact. According to reports, Abubakar dismissed the book out rightly describing it as a book used for self-glorification at the expense of... Read More

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