Governor Oborevwori Orders Immediate Suspension Of Delta Commissioner, Others
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has ordered the immediate suspension of the state Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Omoun Perez. Also, the governor ordered the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Bennett Agamah; Assistant Director, Agricultural Engineering, Oki Yintareke; and the Chief Accountant, Gabriel Idiatacheko, “to proceed on compulsory leave until further notice in line with civil service extant rules.” The decision was...
EFCC Revives Abia, Kano, Rivers, Other 10 Ex-govs’ N772bn Fraud Cases
…reopens cases against Theodore Orji, Fayose, Kwankwaso, Nnamani, Lamido, Sylva, and others •Diezani, other ex-ministers listed as agency vows not to spare politically exposed persons The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reopened money laundering cases against 13 former governors and some former ministers, with the amounts involved running into over N853.8bn. According to PUNCH the amount at stake in the...
Kaduna Zone Of EFCC Secures Secures 200 Convictions In 12 Months
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has secured over 200 convictions between January to December 2023. Speaking on Saturday at the walk against corruption to mark the United Nations Anti- Corruption Day, the head of the command, Aisha Abubakar, said the EFCC’s investigation activities have led to the recovery of assets worth...
How We Used 2 Planes To Move N1.219b For Fayose’s Governorship Election, Obanikoro Tells Court
Former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, has informed a Federal High Court, Abuja how the inability of a defunct commercial bank (Diamond Bank) to handle huge amount of money prompted airlifting of about N1.219 billion cash to erstwhile governor, Ayodele Fayose, for Ekiti State gubernatorial polls. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Fayose and his...
Wife Of Ousted President Of Gabon, Ali Bongo Jailed Over Corruption
The wife of Gabon’s deposed president Ali Bongo Ondimba, under house arrest since the coup in the central African country in late August, has been jailed, her lawyer said on Thursday. Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin, suspected of embezzling public funds, was jailed late on Wednesday, her lawyer Francois Zimeray told AFP, denouncing the “arbitrary… illegal procedure”. Bongo’s wife was charged on...
EFCC Recovers N27bn, $19m, Investigates Former Governors, Ministers
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered a combined sum of N27,184,357,524.52 and $19,084,419.33 from three different money laundering cases, as further efforts are being made by the anti-graft agency to recover more illicit funds. The anti-graft agency said it would soon make public, details of its ongoing probe of some former governors, ex-ministers, and several government officials across...
Alleged Fraud: ICPC Vows To Appeal High Court Judgment On Ex-JAMB Registrar, Ojerinde
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it will appeal the ruling of the Federal High Court, Abuja on the civil rights claim filed by the former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Prof. Adedibu Ojerinde. ICPC said made the disclosure in a statement. The court had fined the ICPC N1 million damages and...
EFCC Summons Hadi Sirika Over Nigeria Air, Question Officials
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has summoned the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, to appear before the commission. The anti-graft agency had also questioned officials of Nigerian Air over the recent launch of the airline in Abuja. THISDAY gathered that while the minister was due to appear before the commission within the week to answer questions related to...
Don’t Fight Corruption With Buhari Style, Group Tells Tinubu
A Civil Society Organization, Accountability Lab has urged President Bola Tinubu not to treat the issue of corruption in Nigeria like his Predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking in Abuja during a press briefing, Executive Director, Blair Glencorse, said unlike the immediate past president who promised to fight corruption but much more was expected from him, President Tinubu should step up to...
I Was Offered ₦71M To Withdraw The Case – Timothy Adegoke’s Wife
Bolatito, the widow of the Master’s student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile – Ife, Timothy Adegoke, who was murdered at Hilton Hotel in Ile-Ife, Osun State, has revealed how much she was offered to withdraw the case. The young widow said she was offered N71 million to withdraw the case against her husband’s murderer, but she rejected it. Bolatito disclosed this...
