Tag: Officials
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Arrest of top government officials by EFCC is executive lawlessness – Ekiti Govt
The Ekiti State Government has said the arrest of its Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Toyin Ojo and Accountant General, Yemisi Owolabi by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is unconstitutional and a show of executive lawlessness. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the two state officials were arrested last Thursday for alleged misappropriation of state…
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Nigeria run by non-performing government officials – Agbakoba
A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), on Monday attributed Nigeria’s under-development to incompetent leadership. He said the country cannot attract Foreign Direct Investment (FID) when it is under a “non-performing government.” Agbakoba spoke at the second plenary session of the ongoing Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar…
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ICPC recovers 14 Hilux vans, Jeeps, other exotic cars from ex-govt. officials
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it recovered over 40 exotic cars from ex-officials of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the recovered vehicles had since been handed over to the Ministry. An ICPC official, Alhaji Bako Abdullahi, officially handed over the vehicles to Hajia Rabi Jimeta,…