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Sultan of Sokoto confers traditional titles on 3 sons of Dasuki, 17 others

Muhammad Nasir Apr 4, 2021 0

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Sunday, turbaned no fewer than 20 dignitaries, including three sons of the 18th Sultan of Sokoto, late Ibrahim Dasuki, with traditional titles of the caliphate. The News Agency of…

Politics

I did not Betray Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 – Sambo Dasuki

Tony Abu Momoh Jul 12, 2020 0

Former National Security Adviser under former president Goodluck Jonathan, Gen. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has reiterated that he didn't betray his former boss in 2015 as being speculated on social media. Dasuki said he did not campaign for…

News

Sheikh Gumi tells Buhari what to do about Dasuki, El Zakzaky, Shiites

John Ogunsemore Jun 2, 2019 0

Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi has advised the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government on what to do about detained former NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki and leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim…

Politics

Dasuki disburses N1m scholarship grant to 200 students

Muhammad Nasir Bello Feb 7, 2019 0

Abdussamad Dasuki, the member representing Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency, Sokoto State, has disbursed N1 million as scholarship grant to 200 students in the constituency. The beneficiaries were drawn from Tambuwal Local Government…

Metro

Former NSA Dasuki to be Tried in Absentia

Tony Abu Momoh Nov 20, 2018 1

The Nigerian Government has resolved to continue the trial of former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), in his absence. Boko Haram Attacks Three Military Bases in Renewed Onslaught against Nigerian Troops The trial…

News

CAN Visits Buhari, Begs For Release Of Dasuki, El-Zakzaky

John Ogunsemore Nov 16, 2018 0

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Friday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to enforce the release of former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki and Founder of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim…

Media

Allegation of Illegal Arms Possession: FG Applies to Try Dasuki in Absentia

Martins Odeh Nov 13, 2018 0

The Federal Government on Tuesday applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja to continue the trial of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki in absentia. Federal Government Borrowed N2trillion to fund 2017 Budget The News…

News

BREAKING: Dasuki Granted N200m Bail

News Agency of Nigeria Jul 2, 2018 0

Col. Sambo Dasuki the previous National Security Adviser, has been granted bail from the custody of the Department of State Services where he had been detained for two and a half years,the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday announced.…

Government

EFCC re-arraigns Dasuki, 4 others on 25 amended charges

Edith Nwapi May 17, 2018 0

The EFCC on Thursday re-arraigned Rtd Col. Sambo Dasuki, and four others in an FCT High Court, Maitama, on a 25- count amended charge. Dasuki, a former National Security Adviser under former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration,…

News

Atiku Denies Promising To Send Buhari To Join Dasuki In Prison

John Ogunsemore Apr 28, 2018 1

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied a report in an online news medium that he vowed to send President Muhammadu Buhari to prison to join detained former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) should he be elected…

Government

1983: How Dasuki Planned Coup That Brought Buhari To Power – Jokolo

John Ogunsemore Apr 4, 2018 0

A former Aide-de-Camp to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mustapha Jokolo has disclosed how embattled former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) facilitated and financed the 1983 coup that toppled the government of Shehu Shagari…

Government

Alleged N400m fraud: I did not enter any unlawful transaction with Metuh -Dasuki

News Agency of Nigeria Nov 3, 2017 0

Retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, former National Security Adviser (NSA), has denied embarking on any unlawful N400 million transaction with the former PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisah Metuh. Dasuki, currently in DSS detention, said…

Government

I need to consult records over Metuh’s case – Dasuki

News Agency of Nigeria Nov 1, 2017 0

Retired Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki, former National Security Adviser (NSA), said on Wednesday he needed to consult relevant documents to enable him to recall any transaction with former PDP spokesman, Olisah Metuh, being tried over alleged…

Government

Metuh’s trial: Again, court fixes Oct.31 for ex-president Jonathan, Dasuki to appear

News Agency of Nigeria Oct 25, 2017 0

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday again fixed Oct.31 for former President Goodluck Jonathan to appear before it as a defendant witness in the N400 million criminal suit filed against Olisa Metuh. Metuh, a former National…

Government

Dasuki mandated to appear in Court for Metuh’s trial

Priscilla Sep 30, 2017 0

An Abuja Division of the Appeal court has ordered that former National Security Advisor to former president Goodluck Jonathan, Sambo Dasuki, be made to appear in the ongoing trial of former spokesman of the People's Democratic Party(PDP ),…

Government

Lai Mohammed is Possessed by a Lying Spirit – FFK

News Agency of Nigeria Jun 20, 2017 1

Femi Fani Kayode has lashed out on the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, describing him as being possessed by the spirit of lying. A former Aviation minister, FFK as he is popularly known, said in a lengthy article that…

Government

Quit Notice, Secession Threats: Lai Mohammed Blames Jonathan’s Adminstration

News Agency of Nigeria Jun 19, 2017 1

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has blamed former President Goodluck Jonathan's administration for the hate speeches and threats by some groups to other ethnic nationalities to leave their region. Channels TV reports…

Metro

Court rejects EFCC’s documents in Dasuki aide’s trial

News Agency of Nigeria Jun 12, 2017

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday rejected an e-payment document tendered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the ongoing trial of Col. Nicholas Ashinze, an aide to retired Col. Sambo Dasuki. The judge,…

Metro

Dasuki’s absence stalls trial, case adjourned until May 17

News Agency of Nigeria May 16, 2017

The absence of retired Col. Sambo Dasuki on Tuesday stalled his trial in a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama. Dasuki, a former National Security Adviser (NSA) to former President Goodluck Jonathan, was arraigned by the…

Metro

Dasuki: Again court to rule on FG’s application on witness protection

News Agency of Nigeria May 11, 2017

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday fixed June 15 to rule on a fresh application by the Federal Government seeking to protect witnesses in the ongoing trial of former National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki. Similar…

Metro

Ashinze, Dasuki’s aide, others received N5.6bn from ONSA, witness tells court

News Agency of Nigeria Mar 8, 2017

A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former aide to retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, Col. Nicholas Ashinze, on Tuesday told the Federal High Court, Abuja, how Ashinze and others got N5.6 billion from Office of National Security Adviser.…

Metro

Court adjourns till March 16 to rule on Dauski’s motion

News Agency of Nigeria Mar 3, 2017

An FCT High Court Maitama on Thursday adjourned till March 16 for ruling on Retired Col. Sambo Dasuki’s motion seeking for the consolidation of his two cases. The judge, Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf, adjourned after listening to the…

Politics

EFCC arraigns Dasuki’s aide, others for N36bn fraud

News Agency of Nigeria Nov 23, 2016

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned Col. Nicholas Ashinze, a former Special Assistant to the embattled ex-National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, for money laundering. Ashinze was docked along…

Metro

Sheikh Yusuf, 90-year-old kidnapped cleric, regains freedom

News Agency of Nigeria Nov 19, 2016

Sheikh Abdulazeez Yusuf, the 90-year-old Administrative Secretary of Plateau chapter of the Jama’atu Nasirul Islam, who was kidnapped on Wednesday, has been released, according to JNI spokesman, Sani Mudi. “The cleric has regained his…

Metro

Photos: House Of Reps Speaker, Others Visit Late Sultan Dasuki’s Family

Owolabi Oluwasegun Nov 16, 2016

The Speaker of the House of representatives, Yakubu Dogara has along with other members of the house paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Sultan of Sokoto, Ibrahim Dasuki. Recall that the news of the Sultan's demise broke…

Government

Dasuki Rejected FG’s Offer To Bury His Father – Danbazau

News Agency of Nigeria Nov 16, 2016

Federal Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Danbazau (rtd), has said that former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), declined an offer to visit his late father Ibrahim Dasuki, in an Abuja hospital on Monday.…

Religion

JNI pays tribute to late Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki

News Agency of Nigeria Nov 16, 2016

Jamaatul Nasrul Islam (JNI) on Wednesday paid tribute to late Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki, the 18th Sultan of Sokoto, who died on Monday in hospital in Abuja. The Secretary General of JNI, Dr Kalid Aliyu, said in a statement made available in…

Metro

Photos: Sultan Dasuki’s Funeral Rites

Imam Imam Nov 15, 2016

Metro

Sokoto Govt. Mourns Dasuki

Imam Imam Nov 15, 2016

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has described the late 18th Sultan of Sokoto, Ibrahim Dasuki, as a pioneer reformist who deployed his wide knowledge of Islam and vast experience as a technocrat to make profound impact on his family,…

Metro

Reuben Abati, Former Spokesperson for Goodluck Jonathan Granted Bail by the EFCC

News Agency of Nigeria Oct 28, 2016

Reuben Abati, the former spokesperson for ex-President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, who was arrested on October 24, 2016, has been granted bail by the EFCC. He was arrested in connection with the misappropriation of over $2.1 billion arms…

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