The chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, on Tuesday, said that they were under “serious” influence in the trial of Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He, however, pointed out that despite the “influence” the tribunal was able to deliver justice […]
Continue ReadingOver N16 billion of Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme, SURE-P, funds released by the Goodluck Jonathan administration in 2012 for the Public Mass Transit Revolving Fund, PMTF was squandered, the icirnigeria.org investigations show. The fund, administered as a revolving loan by The Infrastructure Bank, TIB, was given out in form of mass transit vehicles to […]
Continue ReadingGlobal anti-corruption network, Transparency International, has come to the defence of Nigeria and Afghanistan which the United Kingdom Prime Minister, David Cameron, described as ‘fantastically corrupt’ countries.In a statement titled, ‘Transparency International responds to Cameron comments regarding Nigeria, Afghanistan and UK Summit’, the organisation said Nigeria was sincerely fighting corruption and the UK anti-corruption summit […]
Continue ReadingBritish Prime Minister, David Cameron, in a conversation with Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday described Nigeria and Afghanistan as “fantastically corrupt” countries.Cameron is due to host an international anti-corruption summit on Thursday aimed at stepping up global action to combat corruption in all walks of life. In a pooled video feed made available to the ITN […]
Continue ReadingNigerianEye A retired detective with the Metropolitan Police in London, Mr. Peter Clerk, on Monday, narrated to a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Gudu, Abuja, the operations that led to the arrest of a former Governor of Plateau State, Mr. Joshua Dariye, in September 2004. Clerk was testifying before Justice Adebukola Banjoko […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian government has directed the country’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to launch full investigation into the alleged misappropriation of Global Fund Grants Nigeria received from 2010 to 2014. The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, said, “President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR gave the directive as part of government’s effort and commitment […]
Continue ReadingDoyin Okupe, Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the former President, Goodluck Jonathan has admitted receiving funds from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. Mr. Okukpe, however denied the funds he received were part of the $2.1 billion arms fund allegedly misappropriated by Mr. Dasuki. Most of the funds are […]
Continue ReadingAzibaola Robert, a cousin to former President Goodluck Jonathan, has petitioned the House of Representatives, alleging that he was illegally detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Mr. Robert said he was picked up by operatives of the commission on March 23, 2016 and had remained in their custody since then. In the […]
Continue ReadingNot less than 110 Nigerians and companies have so far been identified by PREMIUM TIMES in the leaked internal data of Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonsecca, as operators of offshore shell companies in tax havens. Prominent among the new names being revealed today, in addition to the several that were published in the past one […]
Continue ReadingReacting to claims that he is on the run, Femi Fani-Kayode has emphatically stated that he is not running from the EFCC or anyone, as he has not even been contacted by the anti-graft agency. His Statement: I have just read some absurd reports in the media that quoted their sources in the EFCC as […]
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