…Calls for thorough investigations to sustain prosecution Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in the 2023 Kogi State Gubernatorial Election, Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for taking a bold and commendable step by arresting and detaining the former Governor...
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The former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Thursday, sought to amend her suit challenging the order obtained by the EFCC for final forfeiture of her seized assets. Alison-Madueke, through her lawyer, Godwin Iyinbor, told Justice Inyang of a Federal High Court in Abuja upon resumed hearing in the...
A former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has faulted the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, saying the country is becoming a “failing state”. Obasanjo spoke in his keynote address at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum held at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. “The more the immorality and corruption of...
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, on Monday, said two of the agency’s staff members were, recently, dismissed over allegation of corruption. Olukoyede disclosed this during the opening of the 6th Annual Criminal Law Review Conference organised by the Rule of Law...
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the suit filed by 16 states challenging the legality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two other anti-corruption agencies. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the other agencies are the Independent Corrupt Practices and other...
The former Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said public servants should be restricted from taking traditional titles while in service, to curb the high rate of corrupt practices. Jega made the call on Wednesday at the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission...
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, has attributed the frequent collapse of national grid to activities of corrupt contractors. The EFCC boss said this while receiving members of the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes during an oversight visit to...
The All Progressives Congress(APC) Youths leaders Forum (AYLF), on Tuesday said that Nigeria’s ruling party would require former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello’s political sagacity while planning for the 2027 elections. The forum, in a statement by its President, Alhaji Abdullahi Danbaba, and Secretary, Dr Chike Ihedioha, said that...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, says that the Nigerian Judiciary has a lot of upright knowledgeable, hardworking and courageous judges, but lamented that there are a few tarnishing this reputation. The CJN made this known on Saturday at a public discourse in Lagos which had the...
Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Olanipekum Olukayode, has underscored the need for collaboration and capacity building of security agencies to tackle corruption. Olukayode said this during the graduation of the Executive Leadership and Strategic Management Course, Batch 5/2024, of the Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC),...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former governor of Delta, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, over alleged N1. 3 trillion fraud. A credible sources within the anti-graft agency confirmed that the vice presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections was arrested in Port Harcourt, when...
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday, ordered a final forfeiture of 2.04 million dollars, linked to the suspended Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Isaac Dipeolu also ordered final forfeiture of landed properties as well as share certificates of Queensdorf Global Fund Ltd Trust, all linked to...
A former Secretary at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr John Ogah, on Wednesday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how the immediate past CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, allegedly directed payment of money into his niece’s bank account. Emefiele is standing trial for abuse of office and $4.5...
Panelists at a peace summit on Saturday urged Nigerians to take ownership of public funds and hold leaders accountable to eliminate corruption and engender development. The panelists spoke at the 2024 Justice Development Peace Commission (JDPC) Summit of the Catholic Church. They said that non-chalant attitude of Nigerians toward...
Kebbi State Government has constituted a committee to recover money fraudulently removed from the individual accounts of orphans out of the N2.1 billion funds disbursed by the World Muslim League. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on Oct. 10, the League disbursed N2.1 billion to 1,849 orphans...
Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been removed from office marking the first impeachment of a deputy president under the country’s 2010 constitution. Senate Speaker Amason Kingi announced that “senators have this night voted to impeach the deputy president of the Republic of Kenya. “Senators found him guilty on...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, called its 15th witness in the money laundering trial of a former Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose. The witness, Mr Joseph Machleb, was led in examination by the prosecutor, Mr Rotimi Jacobs (SAN). In his examination in chief, on...
The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) says its five-year Strategic Action Plan (SAP) with special focus on the youth will sustain its efforts in the fight against corruption in the country. The Chairman of the ICPC, Dr Musa Aliyu, said this on Wednesday at the unveiling of SAP in...
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has reaffirmed President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s commitment to fighting corruption. Speaking at the unveiling of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) Strategic Action Plan 2024-2028 in Abuja on Wednesday, Fagbemi described corruption...
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has announced the recovery of N13 billion diverted public funds in September. ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Aliyu, SAN, who made the announcement in his address of welcome at the launch of ICPC Strategic Action Plan 2024-2028 on Wednesday in Abuja,...