•Soldiers Military intelligence traced about N11 billion to the bank accounts of a Colonel detained over the alleged coup plot involving some senior military officers. Top-level security sources told our correspondents that the discovery connected the detained officer to the alleged coup, reports Sunday PUNCH. According to an officer familiar ...
•Mele Kolo Kyari A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered a temporary freezing of four Jaiz Bank accounts linked to the former Group Managing Director (GMD) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kolo Kyari, over allegations bordering on fraud. Justice Emeka Nwite issued the order today while ruling on an ex parte [&hell...
•House of Representatives The Federal High Court in Lagos will on July 18 hear a suit by Sterling Bank and its subsidiaries challenging the House of Representatives’ authority to investigate the management of funds in the accounts of two of its customers – Dr. Innocent Usoro and Miden Systems Limited. The plaintiffs – Sterling Bank, […]...
•Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State, today, ordered the freezing of all state-owned bank accounts with immediate effect, until further notice. The governor has also warned commercial banks, heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to comply with the order immediately without any delays. This...
A new bill has been proposed in Nigeria that will require individuals engaged in banking, insurance, stock-broking, or other financial services to provide a Tax Identification Number as a precondition for opening a new account or operating an existing one, reports The PUNCH. According to the bill, titled “A Bill for an Act to Provide […...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja today issued an order to freeze 13 bank accounts linked to a suspected terrorist, Henry Okocha. Justice Peter Lifu issued the order following an ex-parte application filed before the court by the Department of State Services, represented by its counsel, Yunus Umar, reports The PUNCH. The ex-parte applicati...

