Tag: whistle-blower
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Court sentences whistle blower to 2 years in prison
Justice Angela Otaluka of an FCT High Court Apo on Monday sentenced a 29-year old whistle blower, James Urah, to two years in prison for giving false information with the intention to mislead the ICPC. The Judge, however noted that the convict had spent two years in custody and as such, has been deemed to…
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Court remands whistle blower over false alarm on N700m pension, tax fraud
An Ikeja High Court, Lagos has remanded a whistleblower, Lord Umoh Archibong Edem, in prison custody for raising false alarm over an alleged N700 million pension and tax evasion fraud. Edem was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday on a one-count charge bordering on making false statement to a public…
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Breaking: Cambridge Analytica’s graphic video used to influence Nigeria’s election emerges
Whistle-blower and former employee of Cambridge Analytica, Christopher Wylie, has finally released the particular graphic video used to influence Nigeria’s election in 2015. Wylie handed the material to MPs, and giving testimony last week, he said: “Cambridge Analytica sent AggregateIQ the video after they [CA] got banned from several online ad networks because the graphic…
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No plans to eliminate whistle blower – Police
The Zone 5 headquarters of the Nigerian Police Force, Benin, has debunked any plot to eliminate one Ovie Osiebe-Franklin, an alleged whistle blower, and one other Anodeh Brave. This is contained in a statement released by DSP Emeka Iheanacho, Zonal Police Public Relations Officer (ZPPRO), and made available to newsmen in Benin on Sunday. Iheanacho…
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Finally, FG pays Ikoyi whistle-blower first tranche of N421m commission
…Jets out of the country after receiving payment The Federal Government has paid the first tranche of commission to the whistle-blower who helped the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to recover the $43m, N23.2m and £27,800 (N13bn) from an Ikoyi apartment on April 12, 2017. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Federal Government through the Minister of…
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Senate okays five-year jail term for false whistle-blowers
Senate on Wednesday passed the Whistle-Blowers Protection Bill, which recommends a five-year jail term or N10m fine against persons who raise false alarm on hidden loot. The upper chamber of the National Assembly also approved that five per cent of loot recovered as a result of information from a whistle-blower be given to the informant,…
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Fashola wants FG to extend ‘whistle-blowing’ policy to power sector
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has called on the Federal Government to extend its ‘whistleblowing’ policy to the power sector to curb energy theft. Fashola made the appeal in Enugu at the 16th Power sector monthly meeting, sponsored by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company. He said that available statistics revealed…