Tag: Alleged Corruption

Alleged Money Laundering:  EFCC interrogates Fayemi  

Aminu Imam

The Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, The immediate-past governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, is currently being quizzed by Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Competent sources disclosed that the ex-governor arrived at the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Commission and was quizzed by a team of investigators on allegations of misappropriation of funds during his tenure to the tune of about N4billion. There are reports that the agency’s invitation had been shelved for a few weeks to see that…

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Alleged $10,000 bribe to 70 Senators: CD wants EFCC, ICPC to beam searchlights on NASS

Aminu Imam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Offences Commission (ICPC) have been urged to turn their searchlight on the National Assembly members at both the upper and the lower legislative chambers. The Campaign for Democracy (CD), which made appeal, specifically called for thorough probe of the alleged bribery involving a ranking senator and 70 newly elected senators for the 10th Senate. Recall that the media last week, reported a meeting between a senator and senators-elect when the sum of $10, 000 were allegedly…

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Corruption risk very high at Presidency, Supreme Court,  ICPC warns

Aminu Imam

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has warned Nigerians to be wary of the Presidency and Supreme Court, recently identified and designated high corruption risk agencies under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Also on the list of the country’s corruption watchdog’s ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) with high corruption risk are the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, National Boundary Commission and National Population Commission, agencies directly under the Presidency. The ICPC disclosed that 52 MDAs were classified as having ‘High Corruption Risk (HCR)’ following their failure…

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Electoral Corruption: Diezani gave politicians $115m to compromise 2015 polls – EFCC 

Aminu Imam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says its investigation shows that former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, allegedly gave politicians $115 million to compromise the 2015 elections. The EFCC chairperson, AbdulRasheed Bawa, made this disclosure on Wednesday, at an induction retreat for new Resident Electoral Commissioners, INEC, in Lagos. Bawa was represented by the Chief Superintendent of the anti-graft agency, Adukwu Michael. Diezani was the Minister of Petroleum Resources from 2010 to 2015 during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Shortly before Jonathan handed over to President…

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Alleged Corruption: How Police Officers in Force HQ sold fake constable job slots for N200, 000

Aminu Imam

Some officers of the Nigeria Police at the Force Headquarters in Abuja have been accused of issuing fake appointment letters after collecting huge amounts of money from applicants for the post of constable in the Force. Some sources, according to reports, said some of the officers allegedly involved in this practice include one Inspector Saratu and two others, identified as Joy and Shehu. One of the sources who spoke to newsmen said, “It was discovered that these police officers collected money from unemployed youth in order to help them secure…

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Corruption: World Bank sanctions seven Nigerian firms, individuals

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Seven Nigerian firms and individuals have been sanctioned by the World Bank over alleged corruption during the bank’s 2022 fiscal year. The bank disclosed this in its Sanctions System Annual Report for the latest fiscal Year 2022, which covered July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022. Three Nigerians and four Nigerian companies who were found guilty of corruption of necessary investigations by the Washington-based bank made the list. Out of the four companies, two were sanctioned by the African Development Bank, (AfDB), but recognised by other multilateral organisations, including the…

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FG Conspiracy of Silence on Diezani: ‘Over 2,000 assets forfeited by Diezani, others rot away’ – Findings

Aminu Imam

Over 2,000 assets, including proceeds of corruption, confiscated from politically exposed persons, civil servants and other individuals are currently rotting away, findings have revealed. According to the published findings, this is happening at a time the Federal Government is facing a cash crunch that has made it resort to borrowing from multilateral agencies and China to pay salaries and execute capital projects. Some of the assets include over 90 sea vessels, scores of fuel-laden tankers, trucks, exotic cars, residential and commercial buildings, machinery, phones, laptops, jewellery, furniture, equipment and other…

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Embezzling Security Funds: Corruption by military responsible for worsening insecurity – ICPC

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The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, yesterday identified corruption by the military, the Police and civil servants as responsible for the worsening insecurity in the country. Speaking at a one-day “Policy Dialogue on Corruption and Insecurity in Nigeria” in Abuja, the ICPC Chairman said: “At face value, insecurity is seen to be, and is sometimes treated as a matter requiring only a military response or reaction, but an in-depth look into its possible root cause(s) shows that corruption is a…

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Crisis looms in CCB, as commissioners petition NASS over chairman’s alleged corruption

Aminu Imam

Federal Commissioners in the Code of Conduct Bureau, (CCB), have accused the chairman, Professor Mohammed Isah, of running the agency as a sole administrator and alleged corruption. The commissioners, who petitioned both the Senate and the House of Representatives, said the chairman, in contravention of the provisions of the Act establishing the CCB, single-handedly transferred staff without reference to the Board. They also alleged he by-passed the members against the approved organogram of the Bureau, asking the National Assembly to, as a matter of urgency, intervene in the matter to…

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Alleged Corruption: “Abba Kyari operates death squad in Nigeria” – Hushpuppi reveals

Aminu Imam

…Says “I can’t return to Nigeria” Nigerian alleged Internet fraud ringleader, Ramon Abbas, otherwise known as, Hushpuppi, has revealed that suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, operates a death squad and that he (Hushpuppi) stands a risk of being harmed. Hushpuppi raised the alarm in a memorandum he submitted before Judge Otis Wright of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, on September 5, seeking a downward review of sentencing years demanded by the prosecutors after Mr Abbas pleaded guilty to multimillion-dollar fraud last…

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