Tag: corruption
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Nigeria @57: We must fight corruption, our number one enemy – Buhari
In commemoration of Nigeria’s 57th independence anniversary, President Muhammadu Buhari in a nationally televised broadcast on Sunday reinstated his strong conviction in winning the battle against corruption, a challenge he described as Nigeria’s number one enemy. Buhari who said oil price was pegged on an average of $100 per barrel and about 2.1 million barrels…
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“Corruption may ‘kill’ Nigeria” soon – Prof Oyebode
Akin Oyebode, Professor of International Law and Jurisprudence, University of Lagos has warned that “If drastic measures are not put in place urgently to contain it, corruption might ultimately result in the mortality of Nigeria as a nation-state” Oyebode spoke today at a roundtable organized by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) in collaboration with…
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Trouble in APC fold: Party blasts Buhari’s corruption adviser, Sagay calls him ‘rogue elephant’
The national leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress has lambasted Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-corruption (PACAC), Professor Itse Sagay (SAN) describing him as a ‘rogue elephant.’ The party’s publicity secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, stated this in a statement he issued on Monday. The APC says it is responding to an interview…
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EFCC lauds CJN’s move to prioritise corruption cases in courts
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has commended recent move by the judiciary to prioritise corruption and financial crime cases brought before it. The commendation was contained in a statement issued by spokesman of the EFCC, Mr Wilson Uwujaren in Abuja on Wednesday. Uwujaren quoted the commission’s Acting Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu, as saying…
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Buhari’s integrity to fight corruption is unimpeachable – Onyeama
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s determination to stamp out corruption in the country is unwavering. Onyeama told the Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York that the amount of money siphoned out of the country was staggering. According to him, however, the Federal…
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Alleged corruption charges: We are extraditing Diezani back to Nigeria soon – Magu
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu on Wednesday confirmed that the anti-graft agency is initiating efforts to extradite the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Maduekwe back to Nigeria. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Diezani is currently facing trails for allegations of corruption while serving as minister under former…
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Magu offers amnesty to repentant looters, says ‘return loot, join us to fight corruption’
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, on Wednesday said repentant looters were free to join the fight against corruption. “We are calling on every Nigerian to join us; you can even return loot, face consequences then join us to fight corruption,” Magu said, according to a statement from…
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We are worried over FG’s silence on N120bn bribery allegations against IGP – PDP
Peoples Democratic Party said in Abuja on yesterday that allegations of bribery against the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, should not be ignored by the Federal Government. The main opposition party was referring to a series of allegations leveled against the IGP by the Senator representing Bauchi Central, Isah Misau. The Senator, a former…
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Alleged Corruption: Seek ICC arrest warrant for Diezani, SERAP tells Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently “seek from the International Criminal Court an arrest warrant to bring Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke before the court on allegations of corruption against her, which the government should consider as crimes against humanity and serious enough for it to sanction her prosecution before…
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‘Buhari fell sick because of monumental corruption he met in office’ – APC Chieftain
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Modestus Umenzekwe, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s sickness was caused by “the monumental heap of corruption that he met when he assumed duty.” Umenzekwe, in a statement, said the visit of the Presidential Media Team to the President in London exposed the lies fed to…