Tag: corruption
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Corruption: NASS arm-twisted us to pay N17bn before passing 2015 budget – Okonjo-Iweala
Former Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has revealed that the president Goodluck Jonathan-led administration had to pay a whooping N17 billion to get the 2015 budget passed by the 7th National Assembly. Okonjo-Iweala who made the revelations in her book, entitled “Fighting Corruption is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines,” stressed that the N17 billion…
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Corruption: Court admits more evidence against Badeh
A Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, presided over by Justice Okon Abang, on Thursday admitted more evidence against a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh (rtd). Badeh is standing trial along with Iyalikam Nigeria Limited on a 10-count charge bordering on abuse of office, criminal breach of trust…
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Me too! Buhari not the only corrupt-free Nigerian – Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has declared that there were millions of Nigerians spread across the globe who are corrupt-free aside President Muhammadu Buhari. This as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday said it recovered a total of N500 billion between 2015 and 2018 while 486 convictions were…
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WITH ELECTION IN VIEW: Buhari wax lyrical on how he was ousted, detained for fighting corruption
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said his tough stance against corrupt practices in public office led to his removal from office in 1985 under the military junta. Recall that the president’s short stint as Nigeria’s military ruler ended in August 1985 following a palace coup by unhappy elements within the military ranks led by his…
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Corruption: Magu rubbishes TI’s rankings, says ‘it is politicized’
…reinstates commitment to fight against corruption The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, on Wednesday rubbished Transparency International’s ranking of Nigeria in its latest Corruption Perception Index. Speaking to journalists at the Commission’s new headquarters, Magu said while he was worried by the ranking, he remained undeterred in his anti-corruption…
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EFCC selective in fight against corruption, says Magu
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has said the Commission is selective in the fight against corruption. TheNewsGuru reports Magu made this known on Wednesday while addressing journalists in the new headquarters of the Commission. The anti-graft agency boss refuted the claim that the fight against corruption is…
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Osinbajo silent on thieving, corruption under Buhari-led govt – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party has accused Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) of being a beneficiary of corruption stressing that he [Osinbajo] is silent on the several corruption happening under the Muhammadu Buhari-led government. It said that Nigerians, particularly the younger generation, were thoroughly disappointed in Osinbajo for allegedly allowing himself to be used to divert public…
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Corruption: Two Naval officers forfeit Lekki houses, N11m to FG
Justice M.S. Hassan of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday ordered the final forfeiture of two different properties and N11 million belonging to two Naval officers and their company to the federal government. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had on Tuesday moved a motion on notice for an order of final…
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U. S. accuses Buhari led govt of corruption, human rights abuses
The United States Government has released a report accusing the President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government of encouraging corruption and festering human rights abuses in the country. Recall that the president had earlier met President Donald Trump in Washington DC. The US Department of State in its “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2017”…
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It’s now dangerous, risky to be corrupt in Nigeria – Prof Owasonoye
Prof. Bolaji Owasonoye, Executive Secretary, Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption said it is more risky to be corrupt now in Nigeria than before because of the stance of President Muhammadu Buhari. Owasonoye told the Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York that Buhari had been unequivocal about his abhorrence and disgust…