Shehu Sani regains freedom after spending one month in EFCC custody
A former lawmaker representing Kaduna central senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission after perfecting his bail conditions. Sani, who is facing trial for alleged name-dropping and extortion of $24,000, had spent four weeks in the EFCC custody before being released on Thursday. Photographs showing the embattled ex-lawmaker had flooded the internet and social media. An EFCC official confirmed the development according to the Punch Newspaper. The Federal High Court in Abuja had, on Monday, granted bail to the former senator in the sum of
Shehu Sani Arraigned, Pleads Not Guilty To Bribery, Fraud Charges
former member of the Senate representing Kaduna Central, Senator Shehu Sani, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of bribery and advance fee fraud. The charges were brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Get the latest news at your fingertips by Downloading our news App via Google Play Store Senator Sani, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges on Monday during his arraignment by the anti-graft agency at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Upon pleading not guilty to the charges, his counsel, A. Ibrahim, asked the court to grant his client bail. The lead
EFCC has frozen Shehu Sani’s account – Aide
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has frozen the bank accounts of ex-lawmaker, Shehu Sani, according to his spokesman. This is just as the former Kaduna-Central lawmaker’s detention has entered the 14th day. In a statement on Sunday, Suleiman Ahmed, Senior Special Adviser to Sani, said the EFCC was not being sincere over the investigation of his principal. The EFCC had on December 30, 2019, arrested Sani for allegedly collecting $24, 000 (N8.6m) from Sani Dauda, owner of ASD Motors who was under investigation by the EFCC. The money, according to the EFCC, was handed to the former lawmaker after
Shehu Sani Releases Fresh Revelations, Explains Why APC Lost Zamfara
Shehu Sani, lawmaker representing Kaduna Central at the Senate has given reasons the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) lost the state. The Supreme Court on Friday nullified the candidature of all APC candidates in the state, describing their votes as a wasted one. The apex court also validated the position of the Court of Appeal which earlier held that no valid party primaries produced the candidates for the election held in the state. Reacting to the new development, the Kaduna lawmaker said the ruling party lost the state because they did nothing to confront the security situation in the state.
Northern Nigeria Is Under Siege, Shehu Sani Warns
The senator representing Kaduna Central at the Senate, Shehu Sani, on Tuesday urged governments to take more proactive measures to address the overwhelming security challenges facing the Northern part of the country. Sani spoke while receiving groups from Birnin Gwari, Chikun Local Government Areas and representatives of Zamfara indigenes resident in Kaduna. The groups presented a letter of complaint on the insecurity challenges facing them in their various communities for onward submission to the National Assembly. Sani said the entire Northern region was currently under siege and being faced with various security challenges. “Today the entire Northern Nigeria is under
Shehu Sani Throws Shade At Govs Who Hang Out In Abuja While Their States Are On Fire
Senator Shehu Sani has thrown shade at governors who run off to the nation’s capital and lodge in comfort while their states are on fire. Channels TV reports that Sani said this in a tweet on Monday that these governors spend days in Abuja all in the name of meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. He said the governors spend Monday to Thursday in the FCT and on Friday they head to the mosques to pray with the president while their states are on fire. He accused the current political class and governing elites in Nigeria for placing more emphasis on political
Why APC Senators Can’t Remove Saraki — Shehu Sani Reveals
The senator representing Kaduna Central who recently defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC), Shehu Sani, has revealed why his colleagues in the ruling APC backed out of a plot to remove the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Mr Sani, who is now a stalwart of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) after he lost out in getting the senatorial ticket of the APC, said the senators were unable to remove Mr Saraki because it was “constitutionally impossible”. The vocal lawmaker who spoke with reporters in Abuja on Sunday also said the ruling party did not have the number of lawmakers required
Kaduna Central: Senator Shehu Sani Is Our Only Candidate — APC Spokesman
The national publicity secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) Yekini Nabena, has confirmed that the Senator representing Kaduna Central , Senator Shehu Sani is the only Candidate cleared by the party. Speaking to Kaduna journalists via Telephone Friday evening , Mr . Nabena said other candidates stand disqualified.According to him , any document contrary to this is fake and should be disregarded . He insisted, ” The only candidate APC cleared for Kaduna Zone 2 is Shehu Sani” . Credit: Daily Times,
R–APC: Now On Exodus, Departing Pharaoh Thutmose’s Egypt; Leaving Land of Cruelty–Sen Sani
Senator Shehu Sani (APC, Kaduna) has hinted Nigerians on twitter about the plans by aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the 36 States to leave the party. Speaking in parable in two separate tweets, senator Sani said that all the persecuted members of the party (APC) are leaving on exodus movement. He also said today July 4, 2018 marked the breakaway of the aggrieved members from colonialism. Read his tweets: "We the persecuted are on Exodus, riding on horses,chariots and caravans, departing Pharaoh Thutmose’s Egypt;we are now at the coast of the Red Sea,about to leave the
