Tag: Probe
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Fidelity Bank clears air on alleged probe of immediate past MD/CEO, Nnamdi Okonkwo
The management of Fidelity Bank Plc has denied information making the rounds in some sections of the online media (TheNewsGuru, TNG not included) that it’s board has approved the probe of the bank’s immediate past Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nnamdi Okonkwo. The bank in a statement on Tuesday by its Brand and Communications Manager, Ejike…
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Missing N4.1bn: SERAP, Stakeholders Mount Pressure On NASS For Probe
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has restated a call for Senate President Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila to launch an immediate investigation into allegations of missing N4.1 billion budgeted for the National Assembly. It will be recalled that about a fortnight ago, SERAP had urged Lawan and Gbajabiamila to…
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NAF to conduct safety audit of operational, engineering units
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has constituted a committee of serving and retired senior officers to conduct a safety audit of all Nigerian Air Force (NAF) operational and engineering units. According to the Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore, Edward Gabkwet, the committee is…
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Reps move to probe rape, murder of A’Ibom job seeker
By Emman Ovuakporie The House of Representatives on Tuesday mandated the acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to immediately take over the investigation of the kidnapping, sexual, physical assault and killing of Miss Iniubong Ephraim Umoren, and ensure justice is delivered. Also, family of the deceased demanded for justice when the state…
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Merkel to face grilling in Germany’s Wire card probe
Germany’s probe into the shocking collapse of payments firm Wire card reaches its climax on Friday, with Chancellor Angela Merkel appearing before the investigative parliamentary committee. On Thursday, Merkel’s Finance Minister Olaf Scholz tried to shield the government from any blame, saying “the responsibility for this large-scale fraud does not lie with the German government’’.…
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COVID-19: SERAP writes Adamu, seeks probe of ‘missing billions’ in water ministry, agencies
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a Freedom of Information request to the Minister of Water Resources Engr. Suleiman Adamu, urging him to “clarify the action that his Ministry has taken to address and find the alleged billions missing from the Ministry and its agencies, and if there is relevant admissible evidence of…
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Fayose calls on ICC to probe sacked service chiefs
Former Ekiti Governor Ayo Fayose has described the sack of Service Chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari as a “step in the right direction.” He said the development is another victory for Nigerians. He however called for probe of the former Service Chiefs, accusing them of lining their pockets. In a series of tweets on Tuesday…
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INVESTIGATION: How Senators, Reps tried to shield colleagues by burying NDDC probe
…former gov and serving senator intervened to save self and Akpabio …how Aso Rock ordered stoppage of probe ..what has happened to the NDDC audit? …we’ll soon shortlist our report for consideration-House Spokesman More facts emerged weekend as to why the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) probe panels, and all the noise in the media…
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FG orders probe of missing N2.67bn school feeding funds
The Federal Government has ordered an investigation into the alleged missing N2.67bn meant for feeding school pupils during the COVID-19 lockdown. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC) had raised the alarm N2.67 billion released to 104 Unity Colleges during…
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No regrets probing Magu – Justice Salami
Justice Ayo Salami, chairman of the presidential panel investigating Ibrahim Magu, suspended chairman of the EFCC has denied reports he regretted taking up the assignment. An online news platform (not TheNewsGuru.com, TNG) had reported that Salami made the remark to some lawyers representing Magu. But the respected judge discredited the report as figment of the…