The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday played an audio recording of some evidence at the resumed trial of the former Senator representing the Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The commission first arraigned the former federal lawmaker for an alleged $25,000 bribery in 2019. Sani was
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Kaduna Ex-Gov, Balarabe Musa, is dead —Shehu Sani
The first Civilian Governor of old Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, is dead. Former Kaduna-Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has announced the death of a former Governor of Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa. Balarabe, who was the first governor in the history of Nigeria to be impeached, was 84 years old. Announcing the death on Twitter, Sani
Read moreNorthern Political Leaders Responsible for Poverty in the Region – Shehu Sani
Former Kaduna Senator, Shehu Sani said on Thursday that the acute poverty and begging culture in the north were as a result of social injustice and the systemic failure of political leaders of the region. Sani, an activist and former senator representing Kaduna Central at the National Assembly, insisted that the poverty ravaging the region
Read moreCourt Berates EFCC for Publishing False Information About Shehu Sani’s Trial
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court on Wednesday in Abuja frowned at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly publishing false information on Senator Shehu Sani, who is standing trial in court. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the EFCC had, on January 27, arraigned the former lawmaker, who was arrested
Read moreEFCC Uses Their Arsenal Only to Crush Ants, Lacks Courage to Confront Snakes, Vultures in the Ruling ‘Establishment’ – Shehu Sani
Civil rights activist and former Senator of Kaduna central zone in the 8th National Assembly, Shehu Sani has urged President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to resist the temptation of turning the nation into a fascist state. Sani, who was recently released on bail from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) custody, queried the decline in
Read moreThey Kept Me in Underground Cell, Forced Me to Declare My Assets – Shehu Sani Narrates Experience in EFCC Custody
A former Senator representing Kaduna Central senatorial district, Shehu Sani, has said operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), breached his fundamental human rights during his 30 days incarceration. Sani in a statement on Saturday said apart from searching his houses and offices, the EFCC agents also forced him to declare his assets. The
Read moreBREAKING: Shehu Sani Regains Freedom After Four Weeks in EFCC Custody
Senator Shehu Sani, the former lawmaker representing Kaduna central senatorial district in the National Assembly, has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission after perfecting his bail conditions. Sani, who is facing trial for alleged name-dropping and extortion of $24,000, had spent four weeks in the EFCC custody before being
Read moreBREAKING: Shehu Sani Granted N10m Bail
An Abuja Federal High Court on Monday granted former Nigerian lawmaker Shehu Sani N10 million bail. Shehu Sani was arraigned on a two-count charge of bribery brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Details later.
Read moreEFCC Not Sincere, Allegations against Shehu Sani Stage-Managed – Aide
As the detention of the former Kaduna-Central lawmaker, Shehu Sani by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) enters the 14th day. Suleiman Ahmed, Senior Special Adviser to Sani, accuses the EFCC of not being sincere over the investigation of his principal. In a statement on Sunday, Ahmed also revealed that the EFCC has frozen
Read moreAlleged $24,000 Extortion: EFCC Freezes Shehu Sani’s Accounts
Report reaching Fox Channel indicates that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen the bank accounts of ex-lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani. This is according to his spokesman. In a statement on Sunday, Suleiman Ahmed, Senior Special Adviser to Sani, said the EFCC was not being sincere over the investigation of his principal. This
Read moreEFCC Ransacks Shehu Sani’s Houses, Office Over $24,000 Alleged Extortion
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday searched two houses and an office belonging to the embattled Senator Shehu Sani in Abuja. It was gathered that the action was part of the ongoing probe of the former lawmaker for alleged extortion of $24,000 from the Chairman of ASD Motors, Alhaji Sani Dauda. An official of
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