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APC Publicity Secretary: Dariye has picked our nomination form from prison, says ‘INEC can’t stop him from contesting in 2019’

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:08:40 +0000

Senator Joshua Dariye, who is currently serving a 14-year jail term over financial misdeeds while serving as Plateau State governor, has picked All Progressives Congress (APC) nomination form to contest next year’s election. “Yes, Senator Dariye has picked a nomination form to seek a third term. It is true. He is among those jostling for […]

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Dariye, going, going…bags 16-year jail term for fraud

Robby Akeju — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 22:43:05 +0000

An FCT High Court sitting in Gudu, Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced former Plateau State governor, Joshua Dariye, to 16 years in prison for misappropriation of N1.162 billion ecological fund for the North-Central state. Dariye was found guilty and convicted on 15 of the 23 count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and criminal misappropriation […]

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Ex-Immigration C-G, seven others eye Dariye’s seat

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 19:52:52 +0000

Former Comptroller-General of Immigration, Mr David Paradang, is among eight Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members aspiring to replace Chief Joshua Dariye (APC/Plateau Central), at the senate in 2019. The former Plateau State governor, who went to the senate on the ticket of the PDP, defected to the APC in 2016. Dariye, who was first elected […]

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Dariye begs court to adjourn N1.1bn scam trial on medical ground

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 15:40:57 +0000

Former Plateau State Governor, Senator Joshua Dariye, on Monday, begged an FCT High Court in Gudu to adjourn his trial over alleged N1.1 billion scam on medical grounds. Dariye, who is facing a 21-count charge of money laundering and diversion of state ecological fund to the tune of N1.162 billion, prayed the court for adjournment […]

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Witness: I don’t know source of Dariye’s N66m donation to PDP

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 23:11:38 +0000

Plateau State Deputy Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Maichibi Bwarji, has told an FCT High Court that he has no knowledge of the source of Joshua Dariye’s N66 million donation in 2001. Bwarji made this known during a cross examination by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Prosecutor, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), on […]

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Dariye’s defection criminal, unconstitutional, says PDP

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 23:24:04 +0000

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State said on Friday that the recent defection of Senator Joshua Dariye to the All Progressives Congress (APC) was criminal. State PDP Chairman, Chief Damishi Sango, stated this while addressing newsmen on Friday in Jos. Dariye, in a letter to the Senate read by Senate President, Dr Bukola […]

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Defection: PDP tells INEC to declare Dariye’s seat vacant

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 20:27:23 +0000

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the seat of Senator Joshua Dariye in the Senate vacant. Dariye, on Thursday at the Senate, announced his defection from PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing lingering leadership crisis in the party as reason. […]

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Dariye dumps PDP again, defects to APC

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:50:55 +0000

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday suffered a slight setback as one of its senators, Joshua Dariye, announced his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Dariye, a former governor of Plateau State who represents Plateau Central Senatorial District, announced his defection in a letter read by Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, at the […]

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Killing of Plateau monarch: Senators mourn, direct security agencies to check ‘dangerous trend’

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:02:50 +0000

The Senate on Wednesday called on security agencies in the country to take adequate steps to bring incessant killings of Nigerians across the country to an end. The call followed a “Point of Order’’ raised by Senator Joshua Dariye (PDP-Plateau Central) at plenary over the recent killing of Mr Lazarus Agaie, a first-class traditional ruler […]

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Dariye’s trial: Court told how Plateau Ecological Fund was provided to facilitate Obasanjo’s re-election

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 18:28:00 +0000

A defence witness, Mr Geoffrey Teme, on Monday, told an FCT High Court in Gudu District that the Plateau Ecological Fund was provided to facilitate the re-election campaign of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2003. Teme, the Majority Leader in the Plateau State House of Assembly from 2003 to 2006, said this during cross examination […]

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Dariye used defunct All States Trust Bank to transfer foreign currencies, says witness

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 19:56:08 +0000

A defence witness, Adonye Roberts, on Friday told an FCT High Court, Gudu, that he helped former Plateau governor, Joshua Dariye, transfer foreign currencies to the UK. Roberts of defunct All States Trust Bank and Dariye’s account officer, said this during cross-examination by the EFCC Counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN). He said that he was aware […]

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I stumbled on Dariye’s money laundering while investigating credit card fraud in London, says EFCC witness

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Mon, 09 May 2016 20:00:09 +0000

Mr Peter Clark, EFCC’s key witness in the money laundering charge against former Governor Joshua Dariye of Plateau State on Monday told an FCT High Court that he stumbled on the matter while investigating a credit card fraud in London in 2004. Clark made the disclosure in Abuja at the resumed hearing in the trial […]

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Absence of witness stalls Dariye’s trial

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 15:38:16 +0000

The alleged money laundering charge against former governor of plateau, Joshua Dariye, was on Tuesday stalled because of the absence of EFCC witness. The absence of the witness made, Justice Adebukola Banjoko of FCT High Court, to adjourn the case till May 9 and May10. EFCC counsel Leke Atolagbe said that the commission’s key witness, […]

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