Tag: Bribe
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EFCC denies chairman received $2m bribe from Matawalle
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied it’s Chairman, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa received a $2m bribe from Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State.
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Bawa chose to blackmail me over $2m bribe, I have evidence – Matawalle reveals
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has revealed that the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa requested a $2 million bribe from him which he rejected. The governor noted that the anti-graft agency boss is blackmailing him for refusing his request.
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Take bribe, get sacked – FRSC warns personnel
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has vowed to dismiss from service any of its personnel found extorting motorists or involved in any form of corrupt practices. The Corps Public Education Officer, (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Bisi Kazeem
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How my dad bribed me to complete my degree – Davido
Popular Nigerian singer, David ‘Davido’ Adeleke has recounted how his billionaire dad, Chief Adedeji Adeleke bribed him to complete his degree program. Davido graduated with a second-class upper degree from the Music Department of Babcock University in Osun State.
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Soldier reportedly shoots Okada man, kills nursing mother, baby over N200
A soldier has reportedly shot an Okada rider and his passenger, a nursing mother and her baby, in Babanna community in Borgu LGA of Niger State. It was gathered that the incident happened on Monday evening when the victims were returning home from the Babanna weekly market. The soldier according to residents fired a gunshot…
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Man arrested for offering N1m bribe to secure release of suspected kidnapper
The Police Command in Kano State, said it has arrested one Bamuwa Umaru, 62, for offering N1 million as bribe to secure the release of a suspected kidnapper. SP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, the Command Spokesman confirmed
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COVID-19: Protesting contractors shut down FCTA over non-payment for PPE deliveries
Close to 200 contractors, on Monday, protested at the office of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja, blocking the major entrances over unpaid sum for the supplies of COVID-19 medical and non-medical items to the FCT Administration. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports the contractors claimed they executed various COVID-19 contracts for the…
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President Buhari awards police officer for returning $200,000 bribe
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has presented a Public Service Integrity Award to a police officer, Daniel Amah, for returning $200,000 bribe. Amah was said to have displayed exceptional courage and integrity in the discharge of his duties. The Plateau indigene received the award by President Buhari in Abuja at the 4th National Summit on Diminishing…
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$92.39m bribe: Former minister gets death sentence
Sun Lijun, former vice minister of public security, was on Friday sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes, manipulating the stock market, and illegally possessing firearms. Sun was also deprived of his political rights for life, and all his personal assets were confiscated, said the Intermediate People’s Court of Changchun in northeast…
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BREAKING: Former first lady sentenced to 10 years in jail for graft
Rosmah Mansor, the wife of Najib Razak, former Prime Minister of Malaysia has been sentenced to ten years in prison for seeking and receiving bribes in exchange for government contracts.