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President Buhari Solicits for Support of Appeal Court President to Combat Corruption

20Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

President Buhari Solicits for Support of Appeal Court President to Combat Corruption

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, to support his administration to combat corruption in the country. This was contained in Buhari’s speech in Jos during the thanksgiving mass in honour of the Court of Appeal over her appointment last year. This was disclosed by the Director of Press and Public Affairs to Governor Simon Lalong, Makut Macham, in a statement in Jos on Saturday. The statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari, governors of Plateau, Ekiti, Rivers, Oyo, Justices of various courts, senior legal luminaries and people from all sectors of the society today (June 19, 2021) converged on St. Monica’s Catholic Church, Rantiya, Jos for the thanksgiving mass in honour of the President, Court of Appeal, Justic...

BREAKING: Court Clears Senator Nwaoboshi of N322m Fraud Charge

18Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

BREAKING: Court Clears Senator Nwaoboshi of N322m Fraud Charge

A Federal High Court in Lagos has discharged Senator Peter Nwaoboshi of the N322million money laundering charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke held that the agency failed to prove the elements of the offences for which it charged the lawmaker. Nwaoboshi, a Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, represents Delta North in the upper chamber. The judge also discharged Nwaoboshi’s two firms – Golden Touch Construction Project Ltd and Suiming Electrical Ltd – on the same ground. The defendants were arraigned in 2018 before Justice Mohammed Idris who was later elevated to the Court of Appeal. They were then re-arraigned before Justice Aneke on October 5, 2018. In the two-count charge marked FHC/L/117C/18., the...

Zamfara Govt Reopens State Varsity Closed Since 2019

14Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, Education, News, Nigeria

Zamfara Govt Reopens State Varsity Closed Since 2019

The Management of the Zamfara State University Talata Mafara has announced the resumption of academic activities for the 2018/2019 session. The development follows an outburst over the closure of the school since 2018 after its establishment in 2017 by the governor Abdul’azizi Abubakar Yari administration. The varsity opened the admission window in 2018. A student who spoke to SaharaReporters on the state of the institution said the former governor crated the institution because Zamfara was the only Northern state without a state university at the time. He said students were enrolled in the 2018/2019 academic sessions taught by academic staff whose employment was contract-based and the students had taken the first-semester examination successfully in 2019 before a transition of po...

EFCC to Prioritise Corruption Prevention – Bawa

7Jun

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, News, Nigeria

EFCC to Prioritise Corruption Prevention – Bawa

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said the commission will prioritise measures aimed at preventing corruption to save the huge cost of prosecuting corruption cases. He said other measures undertaken by the agency included the re-launch of the inter-faith dialogue and instilling the culture of integrity among the youth. Bawa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in New York, the United States of America (U.S.A), that one of the best means to fight corruption in the country was for Nigerians to have attitudinal change. The EFCC boss said the commission was exploring Nigeria’s religious strength, adding that Nigerians are unarguably the most religious people on earth. He said the EFCC had, in 2012, launched the in...

Nigerians Deserve to Know How Recovered Loot is Spent, Sultan Tells Buhari

26May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, News, Nigeria

Nigerians Deserve to Know How Recovered Loot is Spent, Sultan Tells Buhari

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to publicise the details of recovered loot and how the money was expended, while asking the anti-graft agencies to be accountable to the people. He disclosed this on Tuesday when he featured on the zonal dialogue with stakeholders on the National Ethics and Integrity Policy organised by the Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation. The event was convened in collaboration with the anti-corruption agency, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission for the North-West in Sokoto. The Sultan charged the government to keep Nigerians abreast of how much loots it had recovered and what they were spent on. He said, “Nigerians need (an) explanation ...

EFCC Arrests Ex-Kwara Governor, Over N9 Billion Fraud

17May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, News, Nigeria

EFCC Arrests Ex-Kwara Governor, Over N9 Billion Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has taken the immediate past governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed into custody. Reports say a crack team of the commission is grilling the former governor at the EFCC headquarters located at Jabi, Abuja, a source told Channels Television. Ahmed reportedly arrived at the EFCC headquarters at about 10am on Monday in responses to the invitation issued to him by the anti-graft agency. While details of the case were still sketchy as of press time, sources revealed that his arrest was in connection with how funds to the tune of about N9 billion were allegedly diverted from the coffers of the Kwara State government. The money was alleged to have been diverted during Mr Ahmed’s tenure as governor of the state and when he served a...

Why Diezani’s Prosecution is Stalling – EFCC

13May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, News, Nigeria

Why Diezani’s Prosecution is Stalling – EFCC

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has adduced reasons why the antigraft agency was yet to bring former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison Madueke, to justice. Bawa said the former minister’s prosecution was stalled by her relocation to a foreign country and the inherent obstacles involved with bringing her home for trial. This was disclosed in the April edition of the EFCC magazine, EFCC Alert. The EFCC chief said that the commission had recovered $153m from the former minister who had been residing in Britain since leaving office in 2015. According to Bawa, the antigraft agency recovered no fewer than 80 choice property valued at $80m. Bawa said, “There are several cases surrounding Diezani’s case. I was part of that inve...

Seven Policemen arrested over N500,000 Extortion in Anambra

22Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Corruption, News, Nigeria, Security

Seven Policemen arrested over N500,000 Extortion in Anambra

Seven policemen have been apprehended and detained by the Anambra State command over an alleged N500,000 extortion. The money has equally been returned to the owner by the Police Commissioner Monday Kuryas, who pledged to prosecute the culprits after investigations. Their arrest followed a petition from a citizen of the state. It was further gathered that the victim was an Onitsha based businessman. A source said the extortion was perpetrated in Onitsha, it was learnt. Police spokesman Ikenga Tochukwu confirmed that the arrest followed a petition by a citizen against some men of the Command. “The sum of N500,000 extorted from the victim was also recovered intact and returned to him and the officers charged with misconduct in line with extant disciplinary procedure of the ...

Late President Yar’Adua’s Daughter To Be Arraigned In Court Over Alleged N2billion Fraud

3Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Late President Yar’Adua’s Daughter To Be Arraigned In Court Over Alleged N2billion Fraud

An Abuja Court is set to hear a suit against Hajia Zainab Dakingari, a daughter of the late President Umaru Yar’adua and wife of former Kebbi State Governor Sa’idu Dakingari, for perpetrating an alleged N2 billion land fraud which involved her firm and another firm, ITBAN Global Resources Limited. Zainab was indicted for the alleged fraudulent take over of 1.5 hectares of land in the Kado area belonging to ITBAN firm and erected buildings on the site. She was also accused to have forged ITBAN papers to perpetuate the fraud – a matter which is already taken to the FCT High Court for determination. A source familiar with the incident stated that Hajia Zainab Dakingari is found wanting when she “deliberately forged land documents belonging to ITBAN Global Resources Limited owned by H...

Buhari, APC Have Failed to Deliver Campaign Promises – Fayemi

20Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Corruption, Economy, News, Nigeria, Security

Buhari, APC Have Failed to Deliver Campaign Promises – Fayemi

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has submitted that his party, All Progressives Congress, APC, and President Muhammadu Buhari, have failed to fulfil all their campaign promises to Nigerians. The Governor stated that despite the fact that some of the challenges facing the country preceded Buhari’s administration, elected officeholders should assume responsibility for not delivering on campaign promises to the citizens. Fayemi in an interview with Channels Television said, "I'm not going to shy away from the expectations people had before we came to office. I was a leading player in the campaign that brought my principal (Buhari) to power. "We promised Nigerians quite a number of things, particularly centring on security, anti-corruption, and on economic growth. Have we been able to ...