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June 29, 2016
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Why Buhari ordered arrest of ‘a man he trusted’

An ally of President Muhammed Buhari and a key member of the presidential panel investigating the looting of funds meant for the purchase of weapons, Mohammed Umar, has been arrested on the orders of the President. According to Premium Times, the President ordered for his arrest after he received reports that Umar, who is a... Read More
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June 21, 2016
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‘We won’t be distracted by dark forces, negative propaganda’ – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has challenged anyone who has evidence that a member of the Presidential Committee on Arms Procurement was arrested by the Department of State Services to come forward and present it. This is in reaction to a report titled ‘DSS Nabs Member of Presidential C”ttee on Arms Procurement over Alleged... Read More
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June 11, 2016
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No out-of-court settlement for ex-Airforce chief, Dikko Umar

In the trial of former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Dikko Umar for an alleged N7.8billion fraud, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said a plea bargain would be acceptable as against the out of court settlement suggested by Umar’s legal team. The anti-graft agency wants the plea bargain to include... Read More
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June 7, 2016
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Former Airforce boss pleads for out-of-court settlement

Former Chief of Air Staff, Mohammed Umar, has commenced an out-of-court negotiation on the money laudering charges preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Umar’s lawyer, Hassan Liman initiated the move for settlement during his trial at an Abuja Federal High Court on Tuesday. The former Airforce boss is currently facing a... Read More
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May 17, 2016
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Umar Danladi says he was ‘under serious influence’ during Bola Tinubu’s trial

The chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, on Tuesday, admitted that he was “under serious influence” during the false asset trial of former governor of Lagos state and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu. Danladi, who stated this during the resumed trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki,... Read More
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May 6, 2016
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YNaija Says: It’s time for integrity-challenged Danladi Umar to withdraw from Saraki’s trial

It wouldn’t be far fetched to assert that the Nigerian judiciary has suffered an integrity crisis with the way the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, has been handled thus far. Repeated calls have been made for the chairman of the tribunal, Danladi Umar, to embrace some modicum of... Read More
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April 28, 2016
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Justice Danladi Umar to Saraki: ‘I have not been charged to any court’

The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, on Thursday, turned down an application to disqualify himself as judge in the false asset declaration trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Saraki had applied to Umar to step down from the trial because of an ongoing investigation by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission... Read More
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April 27, 2016
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‘EFCC is holding a sword of Damocles over Justice Umar’ – Saraki’s lawyer

The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, again on Wednesday, threatened to throw out Senate President, Bukola Saraki’s lawyer, Ajibola Oluyede (SAN), for being unruly in court. Oluyede had requested the CCT chairman to disqualify himself from the case but the judge threatened to throw him out of the court for speaking... Read More
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April 20, 2016
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Falana to Senate: ‘Stop embarrassing Nigerians, you lack the power to summon CCT chairman’

Prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), on Tuesday, decried the decision of the Senate to summon the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, to answer allegations of corrupt practices. Falana, in a statement, noted that the decision of the Senate to summon Umar was geared at frustrating the criminal trial... Read More
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November 20, 2015
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Saraki gives Senate 2 weeks deadline to probe CCT Chairman, Danladi Umar

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has given a 2-week deadline to the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, to conclude the probe of corruption allegation against the chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar. The probe on Umar began as a result of the petition sent to the Senate, containing allegations of fraud, bribery and inflation... Read More
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July 4, 2015
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Former governor Umar advises Buhari on bailout for troubled states

Former military governor of  Kaduna state, Abubakar Dangiwa Umar has weighed in on the financial trouble some states are currently in. Vanguard reports that Umar, who is also the Chairman of Movement for Unity and Progress, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that he was not lured by the governors. He also asked Buhari to discourage frequent... Read More
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