Tag: corruption
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President Buhari non-existent school certificate – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala Imagine a situation where you applied for a job in a bank, an oil company or any other organization, and one of the requirements is your degree certificate. So you tell your prospective employers: “My certificates are with the military.” Do you think you will get the job even in this Nigeria?…
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Oshiomhole moves to quash corruption probe
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday moved to stop a suit seeking to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe him over allegations of corruption. The former governor of Edo State has asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to strike out the suit against…
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President Buhari is not against corruption – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala Muhammadu Buhari ran for election as president of Nigeria in 2003, 2007 and 2011. He failed woefully on all three occasions. He failed because he did not have the attributes that Nigerians wanted in a president. Many, including this writer, felt he was too sectional. His stint as military head-of-state between 1984…
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Reject suit seeking to probe me for corruption, Oshiomhole tells court
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to strike out a suit seeking an order compelling the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate allegations of corruption against him. Justice Anwuli Chikere, on Tuesday, fixed November 19 for the hearing of the…
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Corruption still remains our major headache – Osinbajo
Vice president Yemi Osinbajo said on Tuesday that corruption remained the major challenge of Nigeria, saying the country was lucky to have President Muhammadu Buhari as the nation’s leader. Osinbajo made the statement in Bauchi when he paid a courtesy visit on the Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Adamu. “One of the things that have…
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Buhari misses NES24 plenary on corruption, rule of law
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday represented President Muhammadu Buhari, who was unavoidably absent at the opening of the 24th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES) scheduled for October 22 to 23 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports President Buhari was expected to address the summit opening, and also immediately headline a plenary…
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Atiku to jail looters in Buhari’s administration, fight system-wide corruption
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, will open a system-wide fight against corruption as soon as he is elected into office. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports this is contained in a Sunday statement signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of the party. According to the statement, “all those looting the…
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Corruption allegations: Court approves suit seeking Kachikwu’s suspension, probe
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted leave permitting a civil society group, Kingdom Rights Foundation International, to commence a suit which centres on allegations of money laundering, operation of a foreign bank account, corruption and assets declaration irregularities against the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu. An enrolled order…
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Alleged corruption: EFCC sets up special team to investigate Fayose as tenure expires on Monday
Indications emerged on Tuesday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has set up a special team to interrogate Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State next week. Recall that Fayose, who has been governor since October 16, 2014, will lose his immunity at exactly 11.59pm on October 15, 2018, thereby giving the EFCC the…
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2019: Atiku replies Buhari’s aides over allegations of corruption
Sequel to a statement credited to the Buhari Campaign Organisation shortly after the emergence of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar as the standard bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 presidential election, indicting the former Vice President as corrupt, the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation on Monday said the BCO team are…