The Big 5: APC hits hard at Saraki, declares him a traitor; EFCC releases ex-DSS chief, Ekpenyong | Mores stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, came under heavy criticism from his erstwhile party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) with the ruling party, declaring him unfit to preside over the country’s upper and revered legislative house. The knocks, seen as a reaction to Saraki’s World... Read More

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November 23, 2017

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Preventing EFCC from arresting Ekpeyong, Oke is obstruction of justice – SERAP

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the rivalry between the Economic and financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Department of State Services (DSS). What happened: The DSS had prevented the anti-graft agency from arresting Ita Ekpeyong, former director-general of DSS, and Ayo Oke, sacked director-general of the National... Read More

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November 21, 2017

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EFCC, NIA, SSS clash over arrest of Oke, Ekpeyong

The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, clashed with operatives of the State Security Service (SSS), and the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), in a bid to arrest former heads of the two agencies. What happened: The EFCC had invited Oke for questioning in connection with the $43 million found in an apartment... Read More

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September 5, 2015

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Kidnappers abduct brother of former boss of DSS

Kidnappers have abducted Chief Asuquo Ekpeyong Ekpe, the older brother of Ita Ekpeyong, immediate former Director-General of Department of State Security Service. The older Ekpeyong was abducted around 4am on Saturday, at his residence, in Creek Town, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State. Punch Newspapers reports that a family source, George Okon, said the kidnappers... Read More

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