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The Digest: Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Chief Mike Ozekhome is scheduled to be arraigned before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, January 26, 2026, over alleged fraud involving a property in London, United Kingdom. Ozekhome faces three counts...

The Digest: The Federal Government has filed a three-count criminal charge against Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Mike Ozekhome, accusing him of forgery and the use of false documents in a property dispute in the United Kingdom. According to filings at the Federal High Court in Abuja...

The Digest: The ICPC has confirmed it will continue investigating former NMDPRA MD Farouk Ahmed despite Aliko Dangote’s withdrawal of a corruption petition. The agency cites statutory duty and public interest, a reminder that some storms are too big to withdraw from. Key Points : ICPC...

The Digest: Billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote has withdrawn a corruption petition he filed with the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission against former NMDPRA Chief Executive Farouk Ahmed. The petition, alleging embezzlement and diversion of public funds, was pulled after another...

The Digest: The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission has identified 13 Nigerian ministries, departments, and agencies as "high corruption risk" in its 2025 integrity assessment. Leading the list of non-compliant entities are the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, the University...

The Digest: Civil society activists have staged protests at the Abuja headquarters of the ICPC and EFCC, demanding urgent investigation into Aliko Dangote’s allegation that NMDPRA Chief Executive Farouk Ahmed spent over $5 million on his children’s secondary education in Switzerland. The...

The Digest: NMDPRA CEO Farouk Ahmed has disowned a viral statement attributed to him, clarifying he did not issue any response to Aliko Dangote's allegations. He is instead relying on the ongoing ICPC investigation to clear his name. Key Points: NMDPRA CEO Farouk Ahmed disowned a statement...

The Digest: Nigeria's anti-corruption agency has formally acknowledged a high-stakes corporate-regulator clash, setting the stage for a major probe. The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission has confirmed it received a petition from Aliko Dangote against NMDPRA CEO Farouk Ahmed and stated...

The Digest: Aliko Dangote has formally petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) against NMDPRA Managing Director Farouk Ahmed, demanding his arrest and prosecution for allegedly spending over $7 million on his children's Swiss education without lawful means. Key Points...

The Digest: According to a stark warning from the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), corruption in Nigeria is so deeply ingrained that a strict application of the law would imprison the majority of the population. The statement was made by ICPC's Kaduna State Commissioner, Sakaba...

The Digest: A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has called for the dissolution of the NDLEA, EFCC, and ICPC, arguing that President Tinubu’s presidential pardon for drug traffickers and other convicts has rendered the agencies “irrelevant and worthless.”...

The Digest: The ICPC secured a 24-year prison sentence for Garuba Duku, a retired FCTA finance director, for laundering ₦318 million meant for the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council. Key Points: Garuba Duku, a retired FCTA Director, was sentenced to 24 years in prison. He was convicted...

The Digest: The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) has received a petition calling for an investigation into how former Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), handled over N283 billion in federal allocations during his six-month tenure. Key Points...

The Digest: A Federal High Court in Abuja has declared Plateau State House of Assembly member Adamu Aliyu wanted for allegedly defrauding a businessman of N73.6 million using a fake Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) contract. Rooted in the Storm. Key Points: Justice Emeka Nwite issued...

The ICPC has arraigned Munirat Abdulazeez, a dismissed Court of Appeal staff, for allegedly defrauding job seekers of N9.2 million by promising fake government jobs. Abdulazeez allegedly promised jobs in CBN, FIRS, and NIMASA between 2022 and 2023. ICPC says she collected N9.2 million from...

The Nigerian Senate has advanced a bill to centralize asset recovery, reducing EFCC and ICPC’s roles. The proposed agency aims to tackle inefficiencies and increase transparency in managing recovered assets. The bill seeks to amend the 2022 Proceeds of Crime Act by creating a single asset...