Tag: corruption
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SERAP urges Buhari to refer high-profile corruption cases to ICC
Following a string of court rulings against high-profile corruption cases last week, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “adopt a revolutionary approach to his government’s fight against corruption by referring high-level official corruption cases to the International Criminal Court for investigation and possible prosecution.” The organization said, “As a…
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Churches take bribe, encourage corruption – Obasanjo
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that churches in Nigeria are abetting corruption by accepting gifts and other material things without concerning the source from the donors. Obasanjo stated this on Saturday, while speaking at the convention of Victory Life Bible Church International in Abeokuta, Ogun State. He was represented at the event by Femi…
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BREAKING: Court clears Justice Ademola, wife of corruption allegations
A Federal High Court, FHC, in Abuja has cleared Justice Adeniyi Ademola and his wife, Olabowale, of charges of corruption brought against them by the Attorney General of the Federation. The court held that FG failed to prove any of the allegations it levelled against the embattled Judge who hitherto served at the Abuja Division…
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Buhari can’t eliminate corruption in Nigeria – Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has said no one in Nigeria or the world at large can entire eliminate corruption. Dogara noted that any leader who thinks he/she can eliminate corruption should be thinking of wiping out the entire human race. Speaking in an interview with Daily Trust, the Speaker…
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Buhari’s war against corruption unstoppable – Presidency
A presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s led administration has vowed to fight corruption to standstill in spite strong resistance by some individuals and groups to thwart these efforts. Shehu, who is the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, made this known in a statement issued in…
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Corruption has gripped Nigeria too deep – Jerry Rawlings
Former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings has said rather than blame President Muhammadu Buhari for the hardship currently faced in the country, Nigerians should blame the depth and extent to which corruption has gripped the country. Rawlings made this known over the weekend during a courtesy call on him by a group of actors…
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Bringing corruption to its knees
By Ayobami Ismail Akanji “Corruption is a true enemy to development” – Sakhiagiin Elbegdorjt The fight against corruption by the present administration has to be critically and objectively assessed to be able to understand its dialectics and dynamics. No patriotic Nigerian should see corruption expanding in scope as if it is a productive venture.…
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Rolls-Royce loses $5.7bn to corruption in Nigeria, others
Rolls-Royce has reported £4.6bn ($5.7bn) annual loss largely due to currency depreciation and payment of $808m fine to affected countries where it was involved in corrupt practices. According to a news agency, The Nerve, the motoring company had last month (January) apologised for the corruption case that centred around allegations that the group hired middlemen…
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Corruption is bane of Nigeria’s economic recession – Magu
The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has said Nigeria slipped into recession because of the massive looting that took place in both public and private organisations. He said this accounts for why federal government was hell bent on retrieving all the stolen funds. Speaking in an interview…
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Corruption: Osinbajo meets ministers, heads of security, anti-graft agencies
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, presided over a meeting of heads of security and anti-corruption agencies and some cabinet ministers. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami attended the meeting. The meeting, which…