Reps to Probe Alleged N1.1bn Deducted from Culture and Tourism 2021 Budget

CorruptionNewsPoliticsReps to Probe Alleged N1.1bn Deducted from Culture and Tourism 2021 Budget

Beloved John (Staff Writer)November 5, 2021

ABUJA — The House of Representatives committee on culture and tourism has vowed to probe into the alleged deduction of N1.1 billion from the 2021 budgetary allocation for culture and tourism. The committee reached the resolution on Thursday during a sitting in Abuja. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, chairman of the committee, confirmed the committee’s resolution to set up a sub-panel would be probe into the alleged alteration in the 2021 budget. He assured that the committee will...

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Senate Commences Investigation of N19bn Illegal Payment Into Four Agencies by Budget Office

CorruptionPoliticsSenate Commences Investigation of N19bn Illegal Payment Into Four Agencies by Budget Office

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 13, 2021

The Senate on Tuesday commenced investigation into alleged illegal payment of N19bn to four federal agencies, by the Budget Office. Officials of the Budget Office did not appear before the Senate Public Accounts Committee. SPAC, relying on the 2016 report of the Auditor General for the Federation, alleged that the N19bn was paid to four agencies through a verbal directive by the Director-General of the Budget Office in 2015. The Chairman of the Senate panel,...

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Governor Oyetola Denies Report of Pandora Papers Linking Him to Multi-Billion Business, Property

CorruptionMoneyNewsGovernor Oyetola Denies Report of Pandora Papers Linking Him to Multi-Billion Business, Property

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 9, 2021

Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola, has denied reports by the Pandora Papers linking him to multi-billion naira business and property ownership overseas. The Pandora Papers is an investigation carried out by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, which exposed shady deals as well as hidden wealth owned by hundreds of politicians and serving heads of governments in countries across the world. According to the investigation, Oyetola was said to have bought a multi-billion naira...

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UNICEF Criticises Alleged Diversion of Learning Materials in Adamawa

CorruptionEducationUNICEF Criticises Alleged Diversion of Learning Materials in Adamawa

PilotnewsOctober 5, 2021

YOLA — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has criticised the alleged diversion of children learning materials in Adamawa. Mr. Joel Isiah, UNICEF Consultant for education in Adamawa, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Yola, described the development as “sabotage”. “The UN organisation received credible information that UNICEF learning materials supplied and meant for vulnerable children were being sold in markets in the state. ” UNICEF is shocked by...

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Pandora Paper: Secret Tax Havens of World Leaders, Celebrities

CorruptionMoneyWorld NewsPandora Paper: Secret Tax Havens of World Leaders, Celebrities

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 4, 2021

More than a dozen heads of state and government, including the King of Jordan and the Czech prime minister, have hidden millions in offshore tax havens, according to an investigation published Sunday by the ICIJ media consortium. The so-called “Pandora Papers” investigation — involving some 600 journalists from media including The Washington Post, the BBC, and The Guardian — is based on the leak of some 11.9 million documents from 14 financial services companies around...

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Court Stops FG from Retrying Orji Kalu over Alleged N7.1bn Fraud

CorruptionLaw & JusticeCourt Stops FG from Retrying Orji Kalu over Alleged N7.1bn Fraud

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 30, 2021

ABUJA — The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has stopped the Federal Government from retrying the former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, on the N7.1bn money laundering charge that was earlier preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a judgment delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo, the court held that the Supreme Court did not in the verdict it gave on May 8, 2020, order the retrial of...

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Enugu State House Of Assembly Special Committee On Extortion Re-Invites Onoh-Chairman ECTDA

CorruptionPoliticsEnugu State House Of Assembly Special Committee On Extortion Re-Invites Onoh-Chairman ECTDA

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)September 22, 2021

ENUGU — The Special Committee on Extortion constituted by Hon. Edward Ubosi, Speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly on Tuesday released another invitation to the Chairman of Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, Josef Onoh to appear before her at the Conference Hall of the Assembly complex on Tuesday 28th September 2021 by 12noon. The invitation according to Jeff Mbah, Chairman Committee on Information and member of the Special Committee, “is the third and...

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Seven Health Workers Diverts 5,450 Insecticides Treated Nets In Gombe

CorruptionWellnessSeven Health Workers Diverts 5,450 Insecticides Treated Nets In Gombe

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 21, 2021

GOMBE — Seven employees of Kwami and Billiri Local Government Primary Healthcare Departments in Gombe State have diverted 5,450 Insecticides Treated Nets (ITNs) meant for free distribution in their communities. The free distribution of the nets as part of the state government effort with support from Global Fund, the Catholic Relief Services, and the National Malaria Elimination Programme to fight malaria disease in the state. Dr. Habu Dahiru, Commissioner for Health in Gombe State while...

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Serving Commissioner In Adamawa Arraign In Court

CorruptionLaw & JusticeServing Commissioner In Adamawa Arraign In Court

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 26, 2021

YOLA — A cabinet member of the Adamawa State Executive Council, who is also the Commissioner Ministry for Special Duties, Hon. Sanusi Faruk is facing trial before Upper Area Court 3 in Yola, Adamawa state for allegedly defrauding a Driver and Special Assistant to Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, Saidu Muhammed the sum of N2.270 million. In a direct criminal complaint pursuant to section 91, 112 of the State Administration of Criminal Justice Law, the complainant...

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SERAP Sues Buhari, Others Over Missing N106bn In Government Ministries, MDAs

CorruptionMoneyPoliticsSERAP Sues Buhari, Others Over Missing N106bn In Government Ministries, MDAs

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 23, 2021

ABUJA — The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued President Muhammadu Buhari “over his failure to probe allegations that N106bn of public funds are missing from 149 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), and to ensure the prosecution of those suspected to be responsible, and the recovery of any missing public funds”. The suit followed allegations by the Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation in his 2018 annual audited report that over ₦105...

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