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Livingstone Wechie has recanted two years after launching a smear campaign against former Governor of Rivers state and now Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi over allegations...

Alleged Corruption: How Dariye Diverted N204m to Own Company - Witness The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has presented more evidence against a former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, who is being prosecuted on a 23 - count charge bordering on money laundering and diversion of funds, before Justice Adebukola Banjoko, of the Federal Capital Territory, -LSB-...]

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on Friday closed its case against a former Governor of Abia, Orji Kalu and two others charged...

The judgment secured against the former Governor of Adamawa State is a victory for Nigeria.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has presented more evidence against a former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, who is being prosecuted on a 23 - count charge bordering on money laundering and diversion of funds, before Justice Adebukola Banjoko, of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Gudu, Abuja.

An official of the Code of Conduct Bureau, Mr. Samuel Madojemu, on Thursday explained why the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, was not invited by the bureau before charges were filed against the former Governor of Kwara State before the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other - Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Wednesday withdrew charges filed against a former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Jonah David Jang.

The police through the Office of the Inspector - General of Police, have filed two separate set of fraud charges against a former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, and two others.

Not exact matches

The former Bank of Italy governor, when asked by a reporter in 2013 what role gold plays in a central banks portfolio, answered that the metal was «a reserve of safety,» adding, it gives you a fairly good protection against fluctuations against the dollar.

Richard Lamm, the former governor of Colorado who has campaigned against excessive medical costs, recently cited the case of a patient in a Washington, D.C., hospital who has been in a comatose state since Lamm was a high school student.

A former deputy governor of Osun state and a key chieftain of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, Iyiola Omisore, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of blackmail over allegation of fraud being leveled against him.

To the extent that that had not been done, Mr Anyidoho believes Dr Bawumia's action constitutes a criminal offence under Section 251 of Act 29 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960, hence he intends filing a suit against the former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana.

A guy who invested in downtown buffalo when everyone else gave up on the inner city while his opponent was carefully reinventing himself as a calm, aloof, controlled and experienced outsider, who just happened to have a former governor (a crappy one at that), married a Kennedy for her name and got cuckolded in the process, wasted billions on bad sub-prime mortgages and canal money, ran against Carl McCall earning the everlasting respect of the African - Americans in NYS, and now sounds suspiciously like Elliot Spitzer.

The federal corruption conviction of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former fixer and longtime top aide, Joe Percoco, further yoked the two - term governor to a broken culture in Albany that he has long tried to campaign against, marking a nadir in Cuomo's governorship and only the start of a political headache that is likely to intensify.

In the political calculations, alignments and re-alignments of 2014 which brought back Aregbesola for a second term, Adeleke emerged a factor that was required to complete the rank of all former governors of the state to be on one side (that of Aregbesola) as against ambition of the then candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Iyiola Omisore.

The jury of seven women and five men has spent about 31 hours over six days deliberating the bribery charges against former top governor's aide Joseph Percoco and Syracuse businessmen Steven Aiello and Joseph Gerardi.

Lawmakers grilled Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development chair Wednesday at a budget hearing, as some of the programs are embroiled in a corruption scandal that's led to charges against several former associates of the governor.

Aiello was one of 23 possible witnesses mentioned by the defense this morning in the trial against Aiello, fellow Cor executive Joseph Gerardi, former top governor's aide Joseph Percoco and Hudson Valley energy executive Braith Kelly.

The case will be a test for the Democratic governor, but also for federal prosecutors in New York, where former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara brought a parade of indictments against people in state politics.

Disgraced former governor Eliot Spitzer showed up at Manhattan court Friday to testify against the reputed high - priced hooker arrested for allegedly extorting thousands of dollars from him.

Before I saw him, Christie was meeting with Phil Murphy, the next governor and a former Goldman Sachs executive who cast much of his campaign on a referendum against Christie.

The last time two Empire State residents battled it out for the presidency was in 1944 when the Democratic incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt faced off against Republican Thomas Dewey, a former governor of New York.

The legislation was proposed after bid rigging charges were filed against prominent upstate developers, a former close aide to the governor and the ex-president of SUNY Polytechnic.

That stance, attributed to an unnamed aide, comes days after his administration was hit with its biggest scandal to date with the unveiling of a criminal complaint against former Cuomo aide and longtime friend of the governor Joseph Percoco and now - suspended SUNY Polytechnic Institute President and CEO Alain Kaloyeros, among others.

A human rights advocacy group, Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project, on Sunday described as unjustified the threat of legal action against it by a former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi.

Armsgate: Dasuki, Bafarawa, Yuguda Others Deny 19.8 bn Alleged Fraud Former National Security Adviser Colonel Sambo Dasuki, former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda, former Governor of Sokoto State Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa and three others have denied allegations of diversions, misappropriation and breech of public trust in respect of N19.4 billion criminal charges brought against them -LSFormer National Security Adviser Colonel Sambo Dasuki, former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda, former Governor of Sokoto State Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa and three others have denied allegations of diversions, misappropriation and breech of public trust in respect of N19.4 billion criminal charges brought against them -LSformer Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda, former Governor of Sokoto State Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa and three others have denied allegations of diversions, misappropriation and breech of public trust in respect of N19.4 billion criminal charges brought against them -LSformer Governor of Sokoto State Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa and three others have denied allegations of diversions, misappropriation and breech of public trust in respect of N19.4 billion criminal charges brought against them -LSB-...]

Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has declared that former President Olusegun Obasanjo will never endorse the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, against President Goodluck Jonathan.

Federal corruption charges were announced on Thursday against two former close aides to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a senior state official and six other people, in a blow to the governor's innermost circle and a repudiation of the way his prized upstate economic development programs were managed.

Republicans» first choice is state Sen. Tom Kean Jr., the son of the revered former governor, and a second place finisher in the 2000 Republican primary against Ferguson.

Wilson, with the League of Women Voters, says that measure alone is far from enough to reverse a wave of corruption that's led to charges against the two former legislative leaders and nine of Governor Cuomo's former associates.

The former minister said it is «unconscionable» for Governor Oshiomole to embark on a campaign of lies against her because she thwarted his dubious loan request.

In his press release, Mr. Astorino also alluded to a recent scandal in which former Democratic Assemblyman Vito Lopez of Brooklyn, who owns a second home in Peconic, was fined for allegedly sexually harassing an intern on his staff as a knock against the governor's record on women's rights issues.

Lamont, a former owner of a cable television company, lost two previous statewide races: one for U.S. Senate, running against Joe Lieberman in 2006, and the other to be the Democratic nominee for governor in 2010 against Dannel Malloy.

said he does not care if Gbenga Daniel, former governor of Ogun state, exist, describing the allegation levelled against him by the ex governor as a «hoax».

Controversial Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu has said he does not care if Gbenga Daniel, former governor of Ogun state, exist, describing the allegation levelled against him by the ex governor as a «hoax».

Catsimatidis said the heavy focus was on how to use the upcoming federal corruption trials of former Cuomo aides and associates, including one set to begin next week involving long - time close aide and friend Joseph Percoco, against the governor.

It added that the arm - twisting tactic was a panicky measure to divert attention from the criminal libel suit by the former governor against a member of the House, Dr Samuel Omotoso, and the governor's aide, Lere Olayinka, over allegations of fraud.

Jurors in a Manhattan federal court will start hearing testimony next week on charges of bribery and corruption against a former top aide to the governor, two Syracuse business executives and an energy company official.

The former governor of Edo, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari - led Federal Government, to adopt a «ruthless» measure against alleged looters...

Heastie says he hopes that there can be a «three - way agreement» between the Assembly, Senate and governor on another key end of session issue - increasing oversight of the state's economic development contracts, in light of a scandal that's led to corruption charges against several of Governor Andrew Cuomo's former assgovernor on another key end of session issue - increasing oversight of the state's economic development contracts, in light of a scandal that's led to corruption charges against several of Governor Andrew Cuomo's former assGovernor Andrew Cuomo's former associates.

The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has lampooned the state House of Assembly over threat to issue warrant of arrest against former Governor Kayode Fayemi if he failed to appear before it.

In an open letter to the governor, four parents of former Success Academy students, and one whose child is still enrolled in the network, criticize Success Academy's disciplinary policies and say its practices are «discriminatory against students with special needs.»

The U.S. Attorney fired by President Trump's Justice Department, has also brought cases against nine former associates of Governor Cuomo, including the governor's former closest Governor Cuomo, including the governor's former closest governor's former closest top aid.

A former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has reacted to a verbal attack launched against him by Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, over the...

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on Wednesday freed former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, of the one count charge slammed against him by...

Paterson spoke at the end of the first day of the so - called Bridgegate trial against two former aides to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.

In one of the closest Senate races in the nation, Democratic Wisconsin Rep. Tammy Baldwin is running against Republican Tommy Thompson, the state's former governor, to take the retiring Sen. Herb Kohl's seat in the Senate.

The Democrat ran against former GOP Sen. Mark Grisanti, who was the last of the Republicans who voted «yes» on same - sex marriage during Cuomo's first term, earning the governor's support and gratitude.

Magu spare - headed many high profile investigations against former governors including James Ibori of Delta State and Bukola Saraki of Kwara State.

Panepinto was not endorsed by Cuomo last fall, and his victory against now - former GOP Sen. Mark Grisanti was one of the few bright spots for the Senate Democrats in their failed quest to re-take the majority — in which they received considerable assistance from de Blasio, but not much from the governor (despite his promises to the contrary).