CORRUPTION
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...
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...
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...
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...
