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Hearing on DSS ₦5bn defamation case against SERAP begins

Hearing on DSS ₦5bn defamation case against SERAP begins

ABUJA: A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on Friday began hearing the case of defamation instituted by two operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) against the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The officers instituted the case last September following SERAP’s refusal to apologise to the DSS after accusing operatives of …

Probe ‘missing N26bn in Ministry of Petroleum Resources, PTDF’, SERAP tells Tinubu

Probe ‘missing N26bn in Ministry of Petroleum Resources, PTDF’, SERAP tells Tinubu

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly probe allegations that over N26 billion of public funds are missing, diverted or stolen from the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) and …

Alleged attempted murder: Absence of defendant stalls trial of 20 tanker drivers

Court dismisses SERAP’s suit against NASS budget

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit by the Incorporated Trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, challenging the powers of the National Assembly to amend its budget in the 2024 Appropriation Act. Justice James Omotosho ruled, among others, that SERAP lacked the locus standi to institute the suit. The …