Tag: corruption
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‘Fight against corruption getting tougher,’ says EFCC boss, Magu
The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Magu, has said that the fight against corruption is becoming tougher, urging all Nigerians, including children, to use every weapon at their disposal to fight it. Magu said this in Lagos on Friday during the sensitisation forum on the plan to launch “EFCC-Creative Youth Initiative…
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Corruption: Misau gets bail over allegations against IGP
An Abuja High Court on Thursday granted bail to Isah Misau, a senator standing trial in a case of alleged injurious falsehood brought against him by the Federal Government. Mr. Misau, a serving senator, is facing a five-count charge bordering on injurious falsehood against the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, and the Chairman, Police…
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South African court upholds ruling reinstating corruption charges against Zuma
South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday upheld a ruling by the High Court that reinstated corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma. Zuma approached the court seeking to have a Pretoria High Court judgment in April 2016 that ordered a review of a decision by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to set aside the…
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Sagay lambasts FG over delayed action on suspended SGF, DG NIA
The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption (PACAC), Professor Itse Sagay has faulted the delay of the Presidency in deciding the fate of the suspended Secretary to the Federal Government (SGF), Babachir Lawal, and Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ayo Oke. In an interview on Channels Television, Sagay said that action had…
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Nigerians have accepted corruption as a way of life – Osinbajo
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has lamented the high rate of corruption in the country, saying Nigerians had accepted the menace as a way of life. Osibanjo spoke at the re-inauguration of Theseabilities Foundation in Lagos, yesterday. The Vice President also expressed displeasure over the way corrupt people were allowed to get away with their action…
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NNPC $26bn scam: APC govt has failed for being quiet on own corruption allegations
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC)- led Federal Government of plunging the nation into its worst depth of corruption since Independence. Wike said the mind-blogging $26billion monumental corruption unveiled in the leaked memo of the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachiku, had brought to the fore the…
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Nigeria @57: Our problem in Nigeria is bad leadership not corruption – Onitiri
A social commentator, Chief Adesunbo Onitiri has said Nigeria’s myriad of problems is caused by bad leadership and not corruption as made to believe by the ruling class. Onitiri stated this in his independence message to Nigerians on Thursday. He also advised President Muhammadu Buhari to cut down cost of running governance in Nigeria. Onitiri,…
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Corruption allegations: Senate sets up committee to probe IGP, Ibrahim Idris
The Senate has set up an eight-man ad hoc committee to investigate allegations of corruption brought against the Inspector General of Police(IGP), Ibrahim Idris, by a senator, Isah Misau (APC-Bauchi). The Senate also mandated its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to investigate Police allegations against Mr. Misau, and present its findings to the…
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Corruption: UK already investigating Diezani, no need for repatriation – FG
Sequel to former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke’s request for repatriation to the country for proper prosecution of allegations of corruption leveled against her by the Federal Government, the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Wednesday said there was no need granting such request. Malami, in an…
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Nobody goes to Abuja stadium, every of its brick is stained with corruption – Odegbami
Retired Nigerian footballer, Olusegun Odegbami, says the Abuja Stadium [National], which he described as one of the costliest to build in the world is now abandoned because every brick of the structure is stained with corruption. Odegbami made this statement while speaking on Monday at The Platform, a program organised by Covenant Christian Centre in…