17 of 10,313 N4.6 Billion Diverted To Finance Presidential Campaign Of Goodluck Jonathan- EFCC

Shuaibu Shehu, an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday told the Federal High Court in Lagos that the sum of N4.6 billion allegedly diverted to finance the presidential campaign of former President Goodluck Jonathan is still under investigation. He stated this at the ongoing trial of a former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Finance, Mrs. Nenadi Usman, and two others, who are all standing trial on...

AGF Approves Prosecution of Stella Oduah Over Alleged N5 billion Fraud

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation(AGF), has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) approval to prosecute the former aviation minister, Stella Oduah over an N5 billion fraud allegation. Oduah, senator representing Anambra north, is to stand trial alongside eight others on a 25-count charge bordering on alleged conspiracy, money laundering, and maintaining anonymous bank accounts with First Bank Plc. Other defendants are Gloria Odita, Nwosu Emmanuel Nnamdi, Chukwuma Irene Chinyere, Global Offshore and...

Buhari Seek to Curb Corruption in Education Sector

President Muhammadu Buhari has expanded his ongoing fight against corruption in Nigeria’s educational sector. This, according to him, is in an effort to demand accountability from the administration of academic institutions across the country. He said this on Tuesday this while declaring open the Fourth National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in the Public Sector at the State House, Abuja. Buhari said this move has become imperative to address corrupt practices in the institutions. Noting his...

N109bn Fraud: Idris, Three Others Want Plea-Bargain, Court Fix October 4 for Further Hearing

The suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris and three others had contacted the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) for a plea-bargain proposal regarding their trial for alleged N109bn fraud. Prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, told an FCT High Court on Wednesday that they sent someone to the EFCC asking for a plea bargain. Co-defendants of Idris are Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Usman and Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited. Barr. Godwin Uche, counsel to Idris told the...

ICPC Inaugurates Anti- Corruption, Transparency Unit Of MAUTH Yola

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC) has commended the management of the Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital, MAUTH Yola, Adamawa state for transparency and integrity index. The ICPC chairman, Prof Bolaji Owasanoye made the assertion on Monday, during the inauguration of the new members of the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit, ACTU in the Boardroom of the hospital. Represented by Commissioner Adamawa state, George J. Lawal, ICPC Chairman expressed happiness with the...

Compulsive and Obsessive Corruption: The Bane of Nigeria Politicians

It is important to begin this contribution by recognizing the fact that man is naturally under the attack of many challenges consistently trying to deplete his reserves. (I use “man” here generically not specifically) It could be a legal tender reserve or moral reserve. No human being is impervious to these attacks.  However, integrity demands that a man should fall back to his moral reserves in the event of the depletion of his bank savings....

Mgt ESCET & Bluetag Tech Summoned By Committee On Education Over Alleged 120 Million Naira Fraud

ENUGU — As part of her oversight function, the Enugu State House of Assembly Committee on Education, Science and Technology have embarked on fact findings to unravel the amount and personnel involved in the alleged fraud of 120million naira from the coffers of the Enugu State College of Education and Technical, ESCET, Enugu. The Chairman of the Committee, James Akadu, a member representing the Igbo-Etiti West constituency said it is totally unacceptable that such Internally...

Eight People In Police Net Over $2billion Fraud

BENIN — Eight people suspected of trying to dupe the Federal Government of Nigeria to the tune of $2billion have been arrested by the Edo State Police command. Spokesman of the command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor told reporters that the arrest followed a complaint received by the crack team of the command on April 25, 2022, of an attempt to defraud the government of $2billion. “The petition was written by High Chief Richard David, a representative...

Soludo Forbids Public Officials From Making Public Donations

By Handel Patrick and Anastasia Mbabie (Staff Reporters)   AWKA — Governor Chukwuma Soludo has declared that public officials serving under the government of Anambra State have been banned from making public donations in public functions. Governor Soludo made the declaration during the 2nd Session of the 5th Synod of the Diocese of Amichi that took place at St Peter’s Church, Amichi, Nnewi South Council Area. Governor Soludo explained that the directive to public officials...

Former Zamfara State Governor Arrested

Former governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, was on Sunday arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with the ongoing investigation of the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, who was alleged to have diverted over N80bn. The embattled accountant-general, who has been in the EFCC custody since May 16, had been suspended indefinitely. EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed Yari’s arrest but declined comments. A senior official of the EFCC,...

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