Tag: Corruption

NDDC Probe: Akpabio Makes U-turn, Denies Accusing Lawmakers of Getting 60% Contracts

The Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio made a U-turn, denying the accusation labeled members of the National Assembly of c allegedly benefiting 60 percent of contracts awarded…

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Revealed: IMC Diverted ₦6.25bn Niger Delta Coronavirus Palliatives

Fresh revelations emanating from the ongoing probe into the affairs of the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission indicates that the committee diverted a ₦6.25billion approved by…

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Court Jails Nigerian DJ For Cloning Buratai, Dangote’s Daughter Facebook Accounts

A Disc Jockey (DJ) identified as Blessed Michael, is to reportedly spend six (6) months in prison for cloning the Facebook accounts of former chief of army staff, Lt.Gen. Tukur…

BREAKING: Supreme Court Affirms 6-year Jail Term For Ex-pension Director, John Yakubu

The Supreme Court has affirmed the six years imprisonment imposed on a former Federal Director of Pensions, John Yakubu, The apex court also ordered him to refund N22.9bn to the…

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ICPC Chairman Reveals N700bn Paid in Bribes in 2023

...Calls for Collective Effort to Combat Corruption   The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, has disclosed that an estimated…

NDDC Probe: Senate Calls For Sack of IMC, Seeks Refund of ₦4.9bn

The Nigerian Senate has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei-led Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) following alleged financial recklessness.…

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NDDC Probe: Pondei Indicts Lawmakers, Lists Contracts Forced to Pay For

The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Prof. Kemebradikumo Daniel Pondei, has opened a fresh can of worms indicting National Assembly in the ongoing probe of…

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EFCC Interrogates Delta’s Speaker, Clerk Over N1.6Bn Vehicles Purchase Deal

The Speaker and the Clerk of Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Sheriff Oborevwori, and Mrs Lyna Ochulor, respectively, have been summoned and interrogated by operatives of the Economic and…

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Corruption: Disband EFCC, ICPC – Wike Tells FG

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has called for the disbandment of all anti-corruption agencies in the country over their ineffectiveness in discharging their duties. According to Wike, the Economic…

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SERAP Urges Tinubu To Probe $1.5bn World Bank Loan To States, FCT

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to investigate the $1.5bn World Bank loan obtained by the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. In…