Tag: bribery allegation
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Alleged £100k bribery: Diezani’s case adjourned till Nov, 2025
The Westminster Magistrates Court in the United Kingdom (UK) has adjourned hearing on the suit involving former minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to November 2025. Recall that President Bola Tinubu’s administration had written to the UK authorities to extradite her. Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), Nigeria’s Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has submitted…
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NUC, VCs deny bribery allegation against Reps C’ttee
The National Universities Commission (NUC) and Committee of Vice Chancellors (VCs) have denied bribery and extortion allegations against the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee probing job racketeering and mismanagement of IPPIS in MDAs. Prof. Chris Maiyaki, the acting Executive Secretary, NUC, and Prof. Isiah Tanko, the VC of University of Jo
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ICPC begins investigation of bribery allegation against Reps C’ttee on job racketeering
The ICPC has commenced investigation into bribery allegations against the House of Representatives Committee on job racketeering and gross mismanagement in government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Azuka Ogugua, spokesperson for Independent Corrupt Practices and Other
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Bribery allegations within the APC trail constitution of 10th Assembly leadership
Barely days after the Vice National Chairman (North-West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, alleged that some aspirants eyeing prominent positions in the incoming 10th National Assembly had started offering “bribes” in foodstuff to members of the National Working Committee (NWC), there are new concerns that some aspirants may be set for a…
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I have proof to support bribery allegation – Obasi
Former Super Eagles forward, Chinedu Obasi, says he has evidence to show he was asked to pay bribe to be included in Nigeria’s squad to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Obasi in an Instagram Live interview with Kelechi Bernard on March 8, said officials asked him to pay a bribe to be included…
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$30,000 bribery allegation: We didn’t collect bribe to change election sequence – Reps
Members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday denied an allegation that they received $30,000 bribe to back down from overriding President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto on the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill, 2018. They described it as “pure falsehood” intended to intimidate lawmakers to abandon their insistence of changing the sequence of elections ahead of the…