Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered widespread manipulation of government payroll systems, including cases involving ghost workers, multiple salaries and fictitious employees, its Chairman, Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN), has said. Aliyu disclosed this on Thursday August 13 in Abuja while delivering the keynote...
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Human rights activist and 2027 presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has condemned the continued detention of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, describing it as an alleged case of political vendetta rather than justice. Sowore, in a post on X on Wednesday, said El-Rufai’s prolonged...
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered two additional fake government agencies linked to Adeniyi Matthew Adeyemi, the self-proclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, as investigations into the alleged fraud deepen. ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, disclosed this on Thursday, while...
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has cleared the Presidency of any involvement in the appointment of Adeniyi Adeyemi Mathew, declaring that the appointment letter he presented as Director-General of the purported Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) was forged. ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu...
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has formally handed over forfeited landed properties at Kaba District, Abuja, to the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), in compliance with a final forfeiture order of the Federal High Court. The handover, which took place on Tuesday at the...
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has challenged the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to make public the full, unedited video recording of the interrogation of the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, over the ongoing investigation into the controversial...
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested and detained four police officers accused of extorting ₦53,000 from the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Aliyu (SAN), during an illegal stop-and-search operation in Abuja. Speaking at a press briefing on Monday,...
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar says silence, indifference and passage of time cannot kill the unfolding corruption allegations against Tinubu’s Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila. Reacting to the latest report by the Gazette newspaper, accusing the Chief of Staff...
Director-General of the phantom Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to broaden the ongoing investigation into the alleged PFIPC scandal, insisting that only an independent, multi-stakeholder panel can guarantee transparency and public confidence in the process. In an...
A coalition of civil society organisations under the umbrella of the Civil Society Alliance Against Corruption and Abuse of Office (CSAACAO) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately suspend and remove the Surveyor General of the Federation, Abuduganiyu Adebomehin, over allegations of abuse of office, land-related disputes,...
Senate has decided to hold off on any action over the controversy surrounding the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) until the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) concludes its investigation. The resolution followed a motion by Senator Suleiman Abdulrahman Kawu, who raised concerns over the...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi has called for fairness, transparency and strict adherence to due process in the administration of justice, following a viral video featuring Hajiya Asiya El-Rufai. In a post shared on his X account on Wednesday, Obi said he was emotionally touched after...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to conduct a thorough investigation into the activities of a “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council” (PFIPC) and all related matters. The President directed that the investigation be concluded and a comprehensive report submitted...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) of preventing former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai, from receiving medical treatment, alleging that operatives also assaulted his wife and arrested his personal physician. In a statement signed by its National Publicity...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced a two-day Anti-Corruption Education and Sensitisation Workshop for members of staff, themed “Corruption-Free Election: Integrity Matters (C-FEIM),” at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Declaring the workshop open on Monday 6th July, 2026, the INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, represented by National...
Former Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, is in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over allegations of certificate forgery. The anti-corruption agency confirmed on Wednesday that Nnaji was arrested after operatives executed a bench warrant issued by the Federal High...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Wednesday morning, arrested former Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, as he made to board a private jet to Abuja. Security sources said Nnaji, who resigned last October under controversial circumstances, was...
More than 300 civil society organisations have called on Nigeria’s anti-corruption agencies to immediately investigate the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, over allegations of financial misconduct, abuse of office and an alleged multi-billion naira scandal. The coalition urged the Economic and Financial Crimes...
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, alongside his former adviser, Jimi Lawal, and five others over an alleged N8.68 billion CCTV surveillance contract. The defendants were brought before the Federal High Court in Kaduna on an amended...
A coalition of more than 300 civil society organisations has called for the immediate investigation and possible arrest of officials of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) over an alleged expenditure of N339 million on a capacity-building training programme for 120 stakeholders. The groups, under the umbrella of the Civil...