Tag Archives: Babachir Lawal

The Cable News: Oke Leaves Nigeria Ahead of EFCC Trial

The Cable reports that the former National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Director General, Ayodele Oke, has flown out of the country ahead of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)‘s case against him. The former NIA DG had arraigned, along with his wife Folashade Oke and the

Grass-Cutting Scandal: Senate Panel Indicts Suspended SGF, Recommends Prosecution

The Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Mounting Humanitarian Crisis in the North-East has indicted the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal, for mismanagement. The investigative panel specifically asked relevant agencies to prosecute the suspended SGF

President Buhari orders Probe of Magu, Lawal, & Other “top Government officials Accused of wrongdoing”

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to commence investigation of all government officials allegedly accused of wrongdoing. Garba Shehu, the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, made

Reps Cry Foul Over Use of N270m to Clear Grass at IDPs Camps

House of Representatives committee investigating alleged diversion of funds and materials meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS), especially the alleged use of N270m just to clear grass by the office of the Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF) said