Further investigation has shown that a large part of the $2.1billion arms funds misappropriated by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), under the Jonathan Administration was paid into 11 different accounts in the United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA) and Niger Republic. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), investigating […]
Continue ReadingThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has set Tuesday, March 15 as the day Stephen Oronsaye, former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, would be arraigned before Justice O. O Goodluck of the Federal High Court, Abuja on a fresh two-count charge of corruption and obtaining by false pretence. The fresh charge is […]
Continue ReadingA statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Buhari, Mr. Femi Adesina, made it clear that there is no agreement between President Buhari and ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan, in which they agreed that the former president would not be probed. Mr. Adesina further stated that the President does not dictate for the […]
Continue ReadingThe trial of Nigeria’s Senate President Bukola Saraki for alleged false declaration of assets at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), was more of a show, as the senate president is being represented by 65 lawyers, among whom are seven Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN). The Senate president also arrived at 9:56am in company of […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday approved the immediate deployment of 22 top directors from the Budget office. Authorities said the redeployment is part of a service-wide posting involving about 184 senior staff in various ministries, departments and agencies, in the federal civil service. But the 22 officials were moved less than a month after […]
Continue ReadingThe date set for the trial of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal on 13 counts of alleged false assets declaration is March 11. In a judgement delivered on 5th of Feruary, Supreme Court, gave a nod for the trial to begin after dismissing the Senate President’s objection to […]
Continue ReadingJustice Okon Abang of the federal high court, Abuja, dismissed the application to stop trial, filed by Olisa Metuh, spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ruling that Metuh has a case to answer in the criminal charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He, however, made it clear that […]
Continue ReadingThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, last night (Tuesday), took into custody a former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mr Steve Oronsaye, over its ongoing investigation on allegation of corruption and obtaining money by false pretence. Oronsaye is already being prosecuted by the EFCC on 24 counts of money laundering before […]
Continue ReadingA statement issued by Yusuph Olaniyonu, Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) to the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has alleged a renewed attempt being made by forces behind the Senate President’s on-going trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal to muddle up the case and blackmail key individuals and groups involved directly and indirectly […]
Continue ReadingA retired cleaner, Rose Arabameh Julius, has donated her entire monthly pension of N10,000 to support the Buhari administration’s war against corruption, the presidency has said. According to a statement by the presidency, Mrs. Julius, who retired as a cleaner from the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, also promised to contribute N1,000 every month towards the […]
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