Olu Agunloye
3 Feb
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday re-arraigned former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr Olu Agunloye, before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court Apo. He was re-arraigned on allegations bordering on the award of a contract for the construction of 3,960MW Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Station in Taraba. The anti-graft agency re-arraigned…
15 Nov
Judge Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Apo has cautioned Adeola Adedipe, the counsel representing
13 Jun 2024
A prosecuting witness in the trial of Olu Agunloye over the $6 billion Mambila Power Project contract fraud on Monday, June 10, 2024, narrated how the former Minister of Power and Steel received the sum of N5.2m. Appearing before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital City (FCT) High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja, the…
16 May 2024
A former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr Olu Agunloye, has vowed to appeal the ruling of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Apo, which dismissed his preliminary objection challenging the powers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prosecute him.
15 May 2024
Former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr. Olu Agunloye, has vowed to appeal the ruling of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court, Apo, which dismissed his preliminary objection challenging the powers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to Prosecute him. At the proceedings on Wednesday, the Court ruled that the EFCC has…
15 Apr 2024
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT ) High Court on Monday dismissed an application by a former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr Olu Agunloye inviting some legal luminaries to hear his case on alleged infractions in the Mambilla Hydroelectric plant.
1 Mar 2024
Dr Olu Agunloye, former Minister of Power and Steel under ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, has filed a N1 billion suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations that it published his name on its website’s wanted list.
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