Tag: bribery
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Kano court bans posting of more Ganduje bribery videos
Following an interim injunction sought by the Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, a Kano State High Court has granted an order restraining Daily Nigerian and its publisher, Ja’afar Ja’afar, from publishing videos of the governor allegedly collecting bribe. The online news platform has been under scrutiny following the publication it made of the governor collecting…
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Nigerians await how Buhari’ll handle bribery allegations against Oshiomhole – Saraki
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has stated that Nigerians are eagerly awaiting how President Muhammadu Buhari will handle the serious allegations of bribery levelled against the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, over the conduct of the just concluded primary elections in the party. The Senate President in…
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Alleged $55m bribe: DSS urges Buhari to prosecute Oshiomhole
The Department of State Services (DSS) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to probe the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, for allegedly receiving over $55 million in bribes. The former Edo State governor had initially been detained by the agency on November 4, 2018 and interrogated for nine hours on…
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Instruct AGF to investigate allegations of bribery against Gov Ganduje – SERAP tells Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to use his “good offices and leadership position to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, SAN, and/or appropriate anti-corruption agencies to without delay investigate allegations of bribery against Governor Abdullahi Ganduje…
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Bribery scandal: Super Eagles coach, Rohr backs assistant, says he’s innocent
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has backed his assistant Salisu Yusuf who was implicated in a sting operation by controversial Ghana journalist, who caught Yusuf on tape accepting bribe to fix a player in his team during the African Nations Championship in Morocco. Rohr argued that Yusuf was just a victim of people who “just…
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Salisu Yusuf: NFF commences preliminary investigations into alleged bribery case
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Friday in Abuja said it has noted some media reports arising from a BBC documentary on one of its national team coaches. The documentary was on the Chief Coach of the senior men’s national team, Salisu Yusuf. “For now, the NFF has commenced preliminary investigation into the matter to…
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Bribery allegation: Provide evidences or keep shut, Senate tells Jega
The Senate on Wednesday challenged Prof. Attahiru Jega, former chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to prove bribery allegation he levelled against members of the National Assembly. The decision followed a Point of Order moved by Sen. Isah Misau (APC-Bauchi), drawing the attention of the Senate to the comment attributed to the former INEC…
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Bribery: Court sentences Magistrate to three years imprisonment
An FCT High Court, Maitama, on Thursday sentenced Magistrate Mohammed Balogun, to three years imprisonment for demanding gratification to influence judgment. Justice Ishaq Bello who convicted Balogun, however, gave him N500, 000 option of fine. The convict was charged to court by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), on a two-count…
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Allegations of corruption, bribery won’t stop me in 2019 – Shittu
The Minister of Communications, Barrister Adebayo Shittu has said allegations of corruption and fraud leveled against him by his former public relations assistant won’t make him back out of the 2019 governorship race in Oyo State. Recall that the minister’s aide, Victor Oluwadamilare had in a March 12 letter, published by Sahara Reporters on March…
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ICPC arrests former Court of Appeal justice over alleged N200 million bribe
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested a retired Justice of the Court of Appeal, Mohammed Tsamiya, for allegedly demanding N200 million bribe. The spokesperson of the commission, Rasheedat Okoduwa, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Mr. Okoduwa alleged that the suspect demanded the bribe from one Nnamdi Orji…