Nigeria approaches Niger Republic, US as hunt for Maina begins

The Federal Government has reached out to Niger Republic and the United States of America, in a bid to execute the arrest warrant issued by an Abuja court against a former Chairman of Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, who is believed to have jumped bail. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) revealed […]

Lawyer withdraws from ex-pension chairman Maina’s case

A lawyer, Adeola Adedipe, has applied to withdraw his services from the former chairman, Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina’s case of money laundering. Adedipe, who is representing Maina’s company, Common Input Property and Investment Ltd, told Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday at the resumption of proceedings in […]

Drama as Court Sends Senator Ndume to Prison for Failure to Produce Maina

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday, ordered that Senator Ali Ndume be remanded in Kuje Custodial Centre of the Nigerian Correctional Service, NcoS, for failure to produce Abdulrasheed Maina in court. Ndume who stood surety for Maina, former chairman, Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) was given the options of being […]

‘I need six weeks to recover before attending trial’ — Maina 

Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), says he needs about six weeks to recover before he can attend the trial in court. Maina has been absent from trial since he was released after meeting his bail conditions. Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, who is standing as a surety for […]

Drama as Maina bleeds in court

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, stepped down proceedings in the continuation of trial of Abdulrasheed Maina, Chairman, defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTM), over his failing health. Justice Abang, who made the remark, said the order was to allow Maina, who was in court take his medication. The development […]

Court sends ex-Pension Chairman, Maina to prison

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to remand former Chairman, Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, in the Nigerian Correctional Service’s centre pending the determination of the case. Justice Okon Abang who gave the order adjourned the matter till October 30 for the commencement […]

EFCC arraigns Maina, son in Abuja High Court

Security in and around the Federal High Court, Abuja, was on Friday beefed up by operatives of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, Pension Reform Task Team, is to be arraigned. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Maina’s son, Faisal, is also being arraigned in the same court on a separate […]