CORRUPTION
Ex-NNPC GM, Dasuki Spent N2.2bn On Prayers Against Boko Haram – EFCC
Adariko Michael, an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigating officer, says the sum of N2.2 billion was spent by Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), and Aminu Baba-Kusa, a former general manager of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on prayers to defeat Boko Haram. Dasuki, Baba-Kusa, Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited are alleged to...
Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of Diezani’s Abuja Assets
Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday ordered the final forfeiture of two Abuja properties and two luxury cars belonging to a former minister of petroleum resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to the Federal Government. The two properties are located at Plot 1854 Mohammed Mahashir Street, and No. 6, Aso Drive, in the highbrow Asokoro and Maitama...
EFCC Arrests 21 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Umuahia
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested twenty one ( 21) suspected internet fraudsters in an early morning sting operation in Umuahia, Abia State. The suspects are: Orji John Chika; Stanley Chukwkreka; Torti Nnana; Chukwuebuka Onwuegbu; Anyanwu Emmanuel Gideon; Obioma David; Inadinma Daniel; Ohakwe Joseph; Oburu Emmanuel, Justin Ashiesbu Chinedu...
Ex-Pension Boss, Maina Arrested In Niger Republic
Operatives of intelligence service in a collaboration with men of anti-corruption agency in Nigeria on Monday evening, arrested Mr Abdulrasheed Maina, in town Niger Republic. A top intelligence officer told PRNigeria that the arrest was made possible due to an existing mutual relationship and security agreement between the two neighbouring countries.Maina, a former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team...
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...
Corruption: Nigerians Are Forgetful Of My Achievements – Buhari [VIDEO]
President Muhammadu Buhari has suggested a way forward on how to solve the malignant problem of corruption in Nigeria. Mr Buhari who spoke during an interview on NTA on Friday night monitored by ABN TV said that the country needs ‘special courts’ to fight corruption. “We will need special courts. You develop terms of reference for them, you bring charges, immediately...
Corruption: I’ll Challenge My Conviction At Supreme Court – APC Senator, Nwaoboshi Vows
Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi(APC, Delta North) has vowed to immediately challenge the Court of Appeal judgment which convicted him over corruption-related charges at the Supreme Court. In a statement in A...
FG To Auction Ex-Minister, Diezani Madueke’s Underwear
The Nigerian Government has initiated the process for valuation of property belonging to several politically exposed persons, including the embattled former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Diezani’s Properties located in the highbrow Banana Island Foreshore Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos, include eighteen flats and six penthouses located at Building 3, Block B, Bella Vista, Plot 1, Zone N, Federal Government Layout. The...
Former NDDC MD, Nsima Ekere Arrested By EFCC
Agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Nsima Ekere. ABN TV learned that Ekere is being investigated over diversion of over N47 Billion in...
Buhari’s Former Aide Obono-Obla To Appear In Court Monday Over Fraud
The police will next week Monday arraign Mr Okoi Obono-Obla, a former Special Assistant on Prosecutions to President Muhammadu Buhari. Counsel for the ex-presidential aide, Paul Erokoro (SAN), told journalists in Abuja on Friday that the police planned to arraign his client before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Kwali, Abuja. This was shortly after Obono-Obla and two...
