The Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday sentenced a former Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Director-General Temisan Raymond Omatseye to five years imprisonment over N1.5 billion contract scam, The Nation report. Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia convicted him on a 27-count charge bordering on bid rigging and contract splitting. It is the first major high […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday begged lawyers to support the anti-corruption war of the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government, Punchng report. Buhari said this at the Kaduna branch of the Nigerian Bar Association’s Law Week with the theme, “The fight against corruption: the role of the Bar and the Bench,” in Kaduna. The President was […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said he would not demand apology from the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, for describing Nigeria as a “fantastically corrupt” country. Rather, Buhari who is currently in London for an anti-corruption summit, said all he would demand from Cameron was the return of Nigeria’s stolen assets. The Special Adviser to […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday admitted that the anti-corruption war being waged by his administration was not an easy task. He however expressed the possibility of prosecuting the war to a successful end even if many feathers would have to be ruffled. Buhari said this in his keynote address he delivered at the Commonwealth event […]
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There were signs last night that President Muhammadu Buhari may disclose the actual amount of funds so far recovered from those who looted the treasury under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, at the London Anti-Corruption Summit. Officials were at work last night with a view to verifying the figure. Sources according to The Nation, said Buhari intends […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday travel to London to participate in the International Anti-Corruption Summit. A statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said that Buhari as an internationally recognised leader in the global fight against corruption will play a prominent part in the summit. The summit will be hosted […]
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27,000 Megawatts of power has been promised by the Federal Government and would be generated within the next 18 months to address the challenge of epileptic power supply in the country. Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo made this known at a book presentation held at Trenchard hall, University of Ibadan on Monday. Prof Osinbajo noted that […]
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The Campaign for Democracy on Sunday, asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, to commence the process of prosecuting former President Goodluck Jonathan, over his alleged roles in the disbursement of the $2.1bn meant for the procurement of arms to fight insurgency. The CD in a statement by its National President, Ifeanyi Odili, and made […]
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[su_dropcap]T[/su_dropcap]op-rated Canadian-made private jets chartered regularly by the immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, are now being flown by the new Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, and the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, investigations by Punchng showed. The development brings to question the new administration’s criticism […]
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[su_dropcap]T[/su_dropcap]he United States and Nigeria on Wednesday agreed to establish working groups focused on strengthening security cooperation, the economy and tackling corruption after day-long talks at the State Department. In a joint statement, the countries said the groups would come up with a paper within a month finalizing goals, Reuters report. Kerry meets Nigerian President […]
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[su_dropcap]T[/su_dropcap]wo Federal Government officials have gone to the United States for talks on President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war. According to The Nation, Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Justice Minister Abubakar Malami and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chair Ibrahim Magu are in the United States, barely two weeks after a similar trip to […]
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[su_dropcap]T[/su_dropcap]HE cash recovered from former public officers under probe by anti-graft agencies will not be made public yet because it will be used as evidence against them in court, the Presidency said yesterday. Presidential spokesman Mallam Garba Shehu said much as President Muhammadu Buhari would have liked to let Nigerians know how much has been […]
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