Some Nigerians have called for strengthening of anti-corruption agencies, by ensuring their independence to enable them tackle rising cases of high profile corruption cases in the country. They said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) should...
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with International Police (Interpol) to grant the commission access to interpol database. ICPC will utilise the access in profiling Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), and money laundering and illicit financial flows suspects. The...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed the money laundering suit filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) against Mrs. Ochuko Momoh. Momoh is the wife of a former Managing Director of Pipelines and Products Marketing Company, Haruna. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in a...
Nigerians in North Central have expressed displeasure on the rate at which electoral processes have been tied to the use of money and other values in recent times. A cross section of those who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) expressed on Sunday across the zone displeasure...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will partner with Nigeria’s anti-graft agencies to stop vote buying in the June 18, governorship election in Ekiti. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti during a meeting with traditional rulers in the state ahead of the...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, fixed July 27 for further mention of a suit filed by former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and others. Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned the matter to enable parties file and exchange their processes in the...
The United States (US) has accused the Nigerian Department of State Services (DSS), police and army of corruption and violation of human rights with impunity. It also added that there were credible evidence and reports that members of security forces committed numerous rights abuses, extrajudicial killings and stifling of...
….Says only corrupt politicians can afford such amount By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has been petitioned to probe the source of wealth of any APC presidential aspirant who buys the party’s N100m...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says its has recovered and handed over a hospital worth N150 million to the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike Ikwo (FUNAI), Ebonyi. Mrs Azuka Ogugua, ICPC spokesperson in a statement on Monday, said the recovery of the hospital...
…. Don’t just fear EFCC, ICPC, also fear Allah – Bauchi gov tells politicians ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAHANI, Bauchi – The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has warned politicians seeking for elective offices not to perceived the process as a do-or-die affair just as he reminded them that it is...
By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – The inter-agency Joint Regulatory and Enforcement Task Force (JRETF); particularly FCCPC, NITDA and ICPC have advanced investigations with respect to digital money lenders. In a joint statement on the issue and signed by Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the FCCPC, Babatunde Irukera, said...
Former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo has said some presidential aspirants for next year’s general elections should be in jail if the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) did their jobs effectively. Obasanjo stated this while speaking during an...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has emerged the second highest ranking agency with a score of 89.6% out of 360 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government in the 2021 Ethics and Integrity Compliance Card (EICS) of the Independent Corrupt Practices...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, gave an interim order forfeiting 10 properties of former Governor of Zamfara, Abdulaziz Yari, to the Federal Government. Justice Obiora Egwuatu gave the order following an ex-parte motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1342/2021 moved by counsel for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences...
Mr Bako Nathan, Head, Special Operations, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), says the commission has blocked unspent funds of government agencies totaling N189 billion in 2019 and 2020, collectively. Nathan disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja before the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating...
The House of Representatives committees on Anti-Corruption and Public Service Matters on Tuesday summoned the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha and heads of Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) for failing to honour an invitation to an investigative hearing. The joint committee is furious that none...
Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed has dragged an online publication, Pointblank News, before an Abuja High court over alleged libel. In a copy of the Writ of Summon obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, the minister is seeking the sum of N50 billion aggravated...
The Federal Government has said that the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) had tracked 2,000 projects worth over N300 billion, between 2019 and 2021, through its Constituency and Executive Projects Tracking Initiative. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this, in Abuja, while briefing the media...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced an investigation into the utilisation of the N950 million Coronavirus (COVID-19) Intervention Fund by the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. Mrs Azuka Ogugua, Spokesperson of ICPC, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday said that all...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello has commissioned the 5 storey office complex of the Abuja Property Development Company (APDC) located at Plot 1329, Peace Drive, Central Business District, Abuja. The Minister in his address commended the pioneer as well as the current management...