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Jun 30, 2016

Court dismiss Chief Femi Fani-Kayode Application for release.

Yesterday, A Court in Abuja dismissed the fundamental rights enforcement application that the former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, lodged against his detention by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Fani-Kayode, who is currently facing corruption charges by the EFCC before the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court, had approached the Abuja court, praying it to order his release from custody of the anti-graft agency.

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Former Minister, Ojo Madueke dies at 71.

Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Chief Ojo Maduekwe has died at the age of 71.

He slumped at the airport after arrival from London, he was then rushed to an hospital in Abuja, died few minutes after.

Maduekwe served variously as Minister of Culture and tourism, and Minister of Transport in the Olusegun Obasanjo administration and also Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Yar’Adua administration. He also served as National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Deputy President to the Senate while mourning him said he was a

“political colossus, public administrator par excellence and uncommon patriot who gave his best to the fatherland ".

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