Former Nigerian Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been charged with bribery offences relating to her time as Nigeria’s oil minister, the United Kingdom (UK) National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Tuesday. Alison-Madueke, 63, has been on bail since first being arrested in London in October 2015. She will...
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The Centre for Human Rights and Socio-Economic Justice has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to speed up investigations of its petition, requesting probe of Mr Timipre Sylva, immediate past minister of state for petroleum. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the group...
Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has expressed worry over the pervasive corruption in Nigeria’s electoral system. He, however, called for an urgent need for Christians to engage in politics to drive positive change. The former president made the call while delivering a speech during the 57th...
A former staff member of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Mr Haruna Kolo, has alleged that job seekers paid millions of naira into his personal account for remission to the commission’s Chairman, Mrs Farida Dankaka. Kolo said this on Monday in Abuja at the resumed investigative hearing of...
“Any man whom Allah has given the authority of ruling some people and he does not look after them in an honest manner, will never feel even the smell of Paradise.” – Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Before going to my topic, please allow me a little digression. I want...
Chairman of the Federal Character Commission, FCC, Dr Muheeba Dankaka, said the Commission was “a marketplace for selling job slots” before her appointment to the office by immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari on April 28, 2020. Dankaka said that her attempts to check the alleged corruption and obvious...
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission says it has commenced investigation of over N4 billion missing government funds from the state Kano Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO). The Chairman of the commission, Mr Muhyi Rimingado, confirmed this when he lead an investigation tour to the warehouses where alleged...
Some commissioners in the Federal Character Commission (FCC), have accused the chairman of the commission, Mrs Farida Dankaka of ”selling jobs” in dollars in Federal Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) of Government. The commissioners made the allegations during the House of Representatives Ad hoc committee investigating MDA and parastatal...
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Tuesday fixed Sept. 22, to deliver judgment on a fundamental right enforcement suit filed by the former governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the court on July 7, restrained the Kano State...
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday, discharged Sen. Rochas Okorocha from corruption charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ((EFCC). Justice Yusuf Halilu freed the former Imo governor after dismissing the charges filed by the anti-graft agency for being...
The House of Representatives has resolved to Investigate alleged fictitious contract awards, gross mismanagement of billions of naira and lopsided placement of directors by the Nigerian Maritime Administration And Safety Agency (NIMASA). The resolution followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Kingsley Chinda (PDP-Rivers) and five others on...
While we knew and respected each other from a distance, I first met Ja’afar Ja’afar in 2015 when I was serving my second stint as the editor of Friday Leadership. Journalists have a way of knowing themselves through various networks even if they had never met. Journalism is a profession...
Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa sits with the host of #WithChude, Chude Jideonwo few weeks before he was suspended from office. Jideonwo shared an excerpt of the interview on his Instagram page on Monday, June 19, 2023. “A few weeks ago, as part...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has called for fully-integrated and multiple approaches in combating the scourge of economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has called for fully-integrated and multiple approaches in combating the scourge of economic and...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has urged the newly sworn-in Judges of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) to flee from temptations as their reputation and integrity mattered most. Ariwoola made the call on Monday in Abuja while administering oath on them.cjn “I am...
A civil society group, Justice and Equity Forum, has urged President Bola Tinubu not allow interested individuals to interfere in the ongoing investigation of former Ekiti Governor, Kayode Fayemi by the anti-graft Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged money laundering. The forum made the call in a...
The Chairman, Independent and Corrupt Practices and Other related Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, has described corruption as a dream killer that must be fought to a standstill by the youth. The Chairman, represented by Alhaji Alli Goni Gujba, Board Member, ICPC, said this on Wednesday in Abuja, at...
Rev. Stephen Baba-Panya, President, Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to tackle corruption and insecurity while paying special attention to the economy. He made the appeal on Saturday in Jos during the installation of ECWA’s General Secretary, board of trustees and the send-off of...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) Resource Centre has stepped up its efforts in anti corruption campaign through promotion of education in rural areas with support of the Rural Education Needs Assessment Project (RENAP) for the purpose of the designing policy papers on...
The newly appointed Account-General of the Federation, Dr Oluwatoyin Madein, has urged staff of the office to shun all forms of corruption in the discharge of their duties. Madein said this on Friday in Abuja, as she officially took over duties as AGF. President Muhammadu Buhari had appointed Madein,...