Traditionalists in Nigeria advocate for the use of traditional oaths for political officeholders to combat corruption, asserting that swearing by deities will foster accountability. This call emerged during Isese Day celebrations, highlighting the importance of integrating Yoruba cultural...
Former Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika, along with his daughter Fatima, faces trial over alleged abuse of office worth N2.7 billion. The charges, brought by Nigeria's EFCC, highlight efforts against corruption.
Former Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika is set to face trial alongside three others...
In a damning assessment of Nigeria's governance landscape, the United States Department of State has released its '2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Nigeria,' alleging rampant corruption, human rights abuses, and extrajudicial killings within key government institutions...
Muhammadu Sanusi II, the former Emir of Kano, has stirred controversy with his assertion that greed, corruption, and envy are more egregious sins than traditionally taboo acts like unlawful sex, homosexuality, and gambling.
Speaking during a virtual Ramadan lecture on April 7, Sanusi...
An Italian judge has ordered a Nigerian businessman, Alhaji Aliyu Abubakar to stand trial for alleged international corruption relating to a Nigeria oil graft case involving Eni and Shell, a judicial source and his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Milan prosecutors allege that Abubakar, a reclusive...
Former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina has been wheeled into the Federal High Court in Abuja where he is facing charges of money laundering.
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Internationally certified auctioneers have been invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) ahead of the planned auction of $40 million (about N14.4 billion) jewellery, recovered from a former Petroleum Resources Minister, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke.
Recall that in September 2019, a...
By his refusal to assent or reject a crucial audit bill passed by the country’s legislature several months ago, President Muhammadu Buhari is jeopardising measures aimed at improving financial accountability and transparency among government officials and organisations.
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Marilyn Amobi, managing director of the Nigeria Bulk Electricity trading Plc (NBET), fraudulently paid at least N2 billion to two power generating companies, documents obtained by Leaks NG have shown. The documents also revealed that Amobi, who was made the substantive MD of NBET in July 2016...
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has pointed out that corruption is not limited to diversion of funds but includes a wide range of other infractions, among which is nepotism.
In a Facebook post it made on Friday, the US …
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THE Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo said at the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG, that each time he attempts to sack a government official who is “found to be corrupt”, a mixture of religious, political and business leaders call him to “beg” and to ask him …
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This article seeks to call attention to the prevalent principle of godfatherism in Nigerian politics using the recent Ambode vs Sanwo- Olu's Saga as a case study. Godfatherism and political conflict are equivalent to mentoring, sponsoring and supporting a particular political aspirant.
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CORRUPTION is described by Wikipedia as a form of dishonesty or criminal activity undertaken by a person or organisation entrusted with a position of authority...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured 603 convictions in three years.
The agency also claimed that it has altered the narrative of the fight against corruption in Nigeria through aggressive tracing and recovery of stolen assets.
The commission, in a statement...
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Despite scoring itself high on its achievements in the past three years, a new poll conducted ‘amongst 4,000 Nigerians’ has rated President Muhammadu Buhari’s performance below average.
Last Friday, the presidency in a document made available to PREMIUM TIMES scored Mr Buhari’s government high...
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Only 10 of the 177 grand corruption cases across the country between 2000 and 2017 have resulted in convictions, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has said.
Releasing a report on corruption cases in Nigeria and how …
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Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Provence, Anglican Communion, Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuma, has raised concerns over the bills for the burial of former Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme.
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Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has identified rivalry between the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and anti-graft agencies as one of the hindrances to the current war against corruption in Nigeria.
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As the controversy trailing the suspension of seven staff of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) by the agency’s governing board continues to generate varied reactions, details of how the indicted officials misappropriated sums totaling over a billion naira, about $284,000 and...
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An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigation officer, Tosin Owobo yesterday narrated to the Federal High Court in Lagos how the anti-graft agency allegedly recovered N2.4 billion and $115,000 from former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu. Owobo, a prosecution...
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