The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna on Monday, December 7 dismissed the appeal of Aminu Sule Lamido, the 34 year old son of former Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, against the decision of the Federal High Court, the court which found him guilty of the charge of money laundering brought against him by […]
Continue ReadingFormer governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has revealed that Nigeria lost about $1bn (N197bn) every month under former President Goodluck Jonathan. Sanusi revealed this during a programme titled ‘How a cancer of corruption steals Nigerian oil, weapons and lives’, which aired on The PBS NewsHour, an […]
Continue ReadingThe Executive Director of Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), Adetokunbo Mumuni, in a statement yesterday (Sunday), rejected the accusation of political agenda by the immediate-past Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, saying that “the issue of how over $5 billion recovered Abacha funds were spent under her watch deserves […]
Continue ReadingThe Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, Professor Itse Sagay (SAN), has faulted the excuse given by the Chairman of Daar communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, that the N2.1bn he collected from embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, was for the media campaign of former President Goodluck Jonathan during the last election. Sagay in an […]
Continue ReadingDespite the measures initiated in 2011 by the last administration, especially at the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) to curb infractions in the administration of the subsidy regime and reduce claims to sustainable levels, total fuel subsidy claims by oil marketing companies have risen to N1,706,734,090,992 from January 2013 to September 2015. Based on […]
Continue ReadingThe Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday moved the immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), where he was interrogated by operatives of the commission over the $2.2 billion arms procurement deal. DSS laid siege to Dasuki residence for close to a month […]
Continue ReadingAfrica is made up of states that fall under 3rd world countries. Africa isn’t just underdeveloped but has been ridden with corruption, with South Africa topping the list of most corrupt countries. The Transparency International survey interviewed Africans and released a report on Tuesday, it said that corruption has gotten worse in the last year. […]
Continue ReadingAn American Constitutional Lawyer and author Bruce Fein, has written an open letter to President Buhari which was published in Huffington post website yesterday. Read the content of the letter below: President Muhammadu Buhari Aso Rock, Abuja Nigeria Dear President Buhari: When you visited the United States Institute of Peace last July, you pledged that […]
Continue ReadingThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s Special Task Force on the alleged $2bn arms procurement scandal probe on Monday stepped up its tempo with the arrest of a former Minister of State for Finance, Ambassador Bashir Yuguda. The commission also arrested the son of a former Governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, and the son […]
Continue ReadingAgents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested some top-ranking officials of the Office of the National Security Adviser who worked under Sambo Dasuki. The offical who confirmed the arrest, added that the officials’ arrest was connected to the ongoing investigation of a $2 billion weapons contract scandal involving Mr. Dasuki, the […]
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