CORRUPTION
Court Threatens Arrest Warrant Against Stella Oduah, Others Over Alleged N10bn Fraud
A Federal High in Abuja has threatened to issue arrest warrants against former Aviation Minister, Stellah Oduah and eight others named in a charge pending should they fail to attend court on the next date. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the warning on Monday when Oduah (now a serving Senator, representing Anambra North Senatorial District) and some other defendants were absent...
Paris Club Refund: Why is Obinna Oriaku Afraid of Proving His Allegations? – Group
A former Commissioner of Finance in Abia State, Mr Obinna Oriaku has been urged to take his campaign of alleged mismanagement of the Paris Club Refund to Abia State beyond the media space and avail himself of the golden constitutional opportunity offered by the Abia State House of Assembly to present the needed facts on his allegations. This was the...
Abia Paris Club Refunds: Recover All Stolen Funds From Dubious Consultants Now, Otti Charges Ikpeazu
A former governorship candidate in Abia and a chieftain of APC, Dr. Alex Otti has called on the state government under the leadership of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu to show interest in the recovery of about 50 percent charge said to have been paid to two consultants from N22bn received by the state government from the federal government, being excess...
Despite Heavy Corruption Allegation, PSC Allegedly Considering Magu For Promotion
Former chairman of the Economic and Financial crimes commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu is being considered for promotion to the rank of assistant inspector-general of police by the Police service commission, (PSC). Magu who was unceremoniously removed as chairman of the commission last year after facing a presidential panel over accusations of fraud, embezzlement, and abuse of office, maybe promoted by...
Nobody Can Accuse Me Of Corruption – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has insisted that the current polarisation and inherent injustices in the country are neither fuelled by ethnicity nor religion, but Nigerians themselves. Buhari said this while receiving members of the Muhammadu Buhari/Osinbajo Dynamic Support Group recently at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him, nobody can accuse him of corruption after serving as a governor, minister, head of...
Why I Reported Abia To EFCC Over $151m Paris Club Refund – Witness
Group Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Mauritz Walton Nig. Ltd, Dr. Maurice Ibe, told a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Kubwa why he reported some alleged shady activities of Abia State Government and its officials to the Economic and Finance Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ibe, while testifying in the case filed against Abia Government by his...
Ex-South African President Zuma Sentenced To Prison
South Africa’s constitutional court has ruled that the former president Jacob Zuma was in contempt of court for failing to appear at a corruption inquiry earlier this year, and ordered that he be imprisoned for 15 months, ABN TV reports. Zuma failed to appear at the inquiry led by the deputy chief justice, Raymond Zondo, in February. The inquiry is examining allegations...
Tinubu Under Probe, Says EFCC
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, says a former governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is under investigation. In an exclusive interview published by ThisDay on Sunday, Bawa said investigation does not end in a day. He said: “You asked me a question earlier about arresting...
EFCC Targets Over 120 Bank MDs On Assets Declaration, Issues Last Warning
• Deadline extended to June 30, bank chiefs blame court closure for delay The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has issued a final warning to over 120 managing directors and top executives of banks to submit their asset declaration forms. The anti-graft agency gave the top bankers till June ending to obey the order even as the initial deadline of June...
Don’t Transfer Maina’s Case To Another Judge – EFCC Warns Chief Justice
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has admonished the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, not to transfer the case of Ex-pensions commission boss, Abdulrasheed to another judge. The Anti-graft Commission called on Justice Tsoho also not to transfer the trial of his son, Faisal, and few other cases which matters had far been...
