Willie Obiano
13 Nov
Three witnesses from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) testified on Wednesday in a Federal High Court in Abuja, confirming that transactions in bank statements presented as evidence in the money laundering case against former Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, followed standard banking procedures. Obiano, who served as governor of Anambra State from March…
23 Apr
An activist, Ifeanyi Okonkwo, has dragged Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, and his predecessors, Chris Ngige, Peter Obi and Willie Obiano, to court for allegedly running the affairs of the 21 local councils in the state with unelected officials.
18 Apr
Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the application by a former Anambra State Governor, Willie Maduabuchi Obiano which sought to quash the N4billion money laundering charges brought against him by the federal government. The Judge in a ruling delivered on Thursday faulted and rejected all grounds upon which…
5 Mar
The trial of former Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on money laundering charges brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been adjourned till March 7.
4 Mar
The Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed March 7 to hear a motion filed by former Anambra Governor, Willie Obiano.
25 Jan
Chief Joe-Martins Uzodike, the Director general Obiano campaign organisation in 2013, has expressed sadness over the arraignment of Chief Willie Obiano, immediate past governor of Anambra, for graft allegations.
25 Jan
Amid tight security, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, arraigned former governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, on charges bordering on money laundering and financial crime.
24 Jan
Amid water-tight security, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned the former governor of Anambra State, Willie Maduabuchi Obiano on charges concerning money laundering and financial crime. Obiano who dressed in a Navy Blue suit with a back cap to match was escorted into the courtroom by more than ten EFCC operatives.…
10 Jan
Recently, the Senate unanimously asked the Federal Government to halt the statutory allocation of funds to local government areas whose chairmen and councillors were not democratically elected.
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