Tag: ICPC
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FIIRO DG, Chima Igwe not awarded PhD – ICPC
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said the Director-General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO), Dr Chima Igwe, has not been awarded a PhD degree. The anti-graft agency made this known in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, on Sunday in Abuja. Igwe has…
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ICPC recovers N77.04b assets in 2019
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Thursday said it recovered N77.04 billion assets from suspects in 2019. The commission also said it received 1,934 petitions out of which it concluded investigations on 580. The remaining petitions, which were not within its jurisdiction, were referred to relevant anti-graft agencies. But it…
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JUST IN: ICPC declares serving House of Reps member wanted
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Thursday declared wanted a member of the House of Representatives, Shehu Koko Mohammed for failure to appear before the Commission in an ongoing investigation against him. Rasheedat A. Okoduwa, Director, Public Enlightenment, ICPC, on behalf of the Chairman, in a statement, said “Hon. SHEHU…
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ICPC arraigns Ortom’s secretary over alleged N4.7b contract scam
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other-Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned Stephen Amase, the principal private secretary to Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom, and a former Commissioner for Works, Mr. Manger T Emmanuel, over alleged N4.7billion fraud. It said the suspects were charged before Justice S.O Itodo of the Benue State High Court in Makurdi.…
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ICPC, others harp on war against corruption
The Independent Corrupt Practices And Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Thursday urged Nigerians to fight corruption for better society and success of the next generations. Mr Godwin Achile, the Chief Superintendent of the ICPC, gave the advice at the Symposium in commemoration of 2019 Disability awareness week organised by Centre for Citizens with Disabilities…
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ICPC uncovers N5.6b constituency projects inserted in Foreign Affairs, Justice ministries’ budgets
A Sum of N5.6 billion for Constituency Projects injected into the 2019 budget has been discovered, the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye said at the weekend. According to him, the items were injected into the 2019 budget of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Justice.…
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ICPC nabs athletic federation scribe for ‘misappropriating’ IAAF’s $130,000
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has arrested the Secretary General of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Mr Amaechi Akawu, for allegedly misappropriating 130,000 dollars. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, in Abuja on Monday, the commission said the money belonged to the International…
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Obono-Obla drags ICPC to court
The suspended Chairman of the Special Presidential Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, Okoi Obono-Obla, has dragged the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, (ICPC) to court challenging their investigation on the grounds that the agency is already prejudiced against him. Obono-Obla said he was never invited by the Commission and declaring him wanted in the…
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Another 26 FRSC officials arrested for alleged extortion – ICPC
Another set of 26 officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has been arrested for alleged extortion of motorists in different parts of the country. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) disclosed this in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, in Abuja on Wednesday. Okoduwa said the…
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Court adjourns N1bn suit against ICPC until Nov. 6
The Federal High Court Abuja, on Tuesday, adjourned a suit filed by Pinnacle Communications Ltd (PCL) against the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) until Nov. 6, for hearing. Pinnacle had filed the suit asking the court to order ICPC to pay it N1 billion for unlawfully withholding its money domiciled in…