Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) wants International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, to “bring to justice” those responsible for inhumane acts against Nigerian workers. SERAP specifically urged Bensouda to use her “good offices and position to investigate allegations of collective punishment and crimes against humanity against tens of thousands of Nigerian workers as […]
Continue ReadingThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC) has released the full detail of its fraud case against Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State. The details, contained in an affidavit filed by the anti-graft commission, show how N1.21 billion out of N2.26 billion paid to the account of Slyvan Mcnamara Limited, a company linked to the […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari has restated his commitment to the ongoing anti-graft war, pledging to deal with those who attempt to obstruct his anti-corruption war. The president spoke on Monday, when he hosted some internally displaced persons (IDPs) to a dinner at the presidential villa in Abuja, Buhari. He said it was unfortunate that some elites […]
Continue ReadingA Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, has granted bail to the chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling Concept; a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Andrew Yakubu, and four others.Mr. Omokore, an ally of former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, and Mr. Yakubu were charged along with a co-owner of Atlantic Energy, […]
Continue ReadingThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned Jide Omokore and Andrew Yakubu, a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, on charges of money laundering. Omokore was arraigned before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court alongside Victor Briggs, Abiye Memnere, David Mbanefo, Atlantic Energy Brass Development Limited and Atlantic […]
Continue ReadingThe Senator representing Anambra North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Stella Oduah, has dismissed rumour by an online publication that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, discovered the sum of N2.5bn in an account opened in the name of her purported housemaid, insisting that such account does not exist. A statement issued on […]
Continue ReadingThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has finally arrested a former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, who was declared wanted over a month ago. Omisore was arrested in Abuja on Sunday, for the N4.745billion allegedly allocated to him and others by the Office of the National Security Adviser(ONSA). Of the slush funds, […]
Continue ReadingTwo former ministers and directors of Media and Finance respectively of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Campaign Organisation in the 2015 general election, Femi Fani-Kayode and Nenadi Usman are to remain in prison till Monday July 4, 2016 as a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today reserved ruling on their bail applications. Fani-Kayode and […]
Continue ReadingFormer publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has argued that his readiness to return the “contentious” N400m as a sign of support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war. Metuh said this in a statement by his lawyer, Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), on Thursday. Recall that Metuh is facing trial at the federal high court, […]
Continue ReadingThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has restated its commitment toward recovering the loots from Nigerian treasury, asking looters to “vomit’’ what they stole in the interest of justice.Mr Osita Nwaja, the commission’s Director of Public Affairs, gave the looters a piece of advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
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