Is this the end of police harassment, rights abuse and bribe taking?

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is finally tired of the negativity that trails the mention of its name. Widely notorious for being inefficient, corrupt and sometimes inhumane, the force has launched a scheme to re-brand and change this negative image to something positive. Force spokesperson, Abayomi Shogunle, who spoke on Thursday, said the NPF launched a Complaints... Read More

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Bribery, brutality, force, human rights, NPF, police

October 8, 2015

Diezani reportedly stuck in London till April 2016

Former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke has reportedly been restricted from leaving the United Kingdom where she is to be tried till April 2016. Diezani, who was recently arrested and released on bail, is expected to be arraigned before the magistrate, after the conclusion of investigation into allegations of money laundering and bribery levelled against her. Consequently, she... Read More

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arrest, Bribery, diezani, money laundering, uk

June 28, 2015

“I don’t take peanuts from political gladiators” | Oyegun says he was never bribed

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, John Odigie-Oyegun, has reacted to the allegations that he was compromised in the crisis engulfing his party. Some party chieftains had accused Oyegun of being bribed to ensure that Senator Bukola Saraki, emerges Senate President. In an interview with Vanguard, Oyegun dares anyone who has proof of... Read More

APC, Bribery, Chairman, crisis, John Oyegun

May 27, 2015

FIFA Vice-President busted for bribery and corruption

by Ranti Joseph Swiss authorities in Zurich have arrested several top FIFA officials in an early morning raid, which is connected to federal corruption charges soon to be filed in the United States. Although Authorities didn’t release the names of all the officials who were arrested. Sources disclosed to CNN that FIFA vice presidents Jeffrey... Read More

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.US, #asuustrike, Bribery, corruption, fifa

March 3, 2015

They didn’t give me any money || Edo CAN Chairman speaks on N7billion bribery allegation

by Iyobosa Omoregie The Edo state Chairman of the Christians Association of Nigeria, Bishop Peter Imasuen, has distanced himself from the N7billion bribe allegedly paid CAN at the national level by President Goodluck Jonathan. Imasuen, a Bishop of Benin Diocese of the Anglican Communion, denied his involvement on Monday, March 2, in Benin, while reacting... Read More

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Bishop Peter Imasuen, Bribery, CAN, Edo state, President Goodluck Jonathan

February 4, 2015

Amaechi’s N6 billion bribery allegation is a sin before God – PDP declares

by James Sambo The National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied bribing some Christian leaders with N6bn to help facilitate the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan. The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, spoke at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, February 4, describing as a “sin before God”,... Read More

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October 23, 2014

Tinubu accused of bribing APC lawmakers N50 million each to impeach Fayose

by Kolapo Olapoju The Ekiti Democratic Coalition has alleged that 15 lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress were bribed with N800million to impeach new Governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose. The accusation was made through a statement released on Wednesday, 22 October, by the Coordinator of the group, Comrade Aderemi Olaleye. The group claimed that... Read More

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Adetunji Orisalade, Adewale Omirin, All Progressives Congress, Ayo Fayose, Bribery, Churchill Adedipe Adetunji Odu, Ekiti Democratic Coalition, Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, Ogunrinde Ojo-Olaseinde

October 6, 2014

@Hardrockyng: Nigerian police are not paid to die!

by Kolapo Olapoju The Nigerian policeman; the scruffy officer in weathered, formerly black uniforms. The men and women whose task is to protect and serve but turnaround to exploit and scare. The wide-eyed, hungry looking semi-literate officers. The gun toting recipients of uncountable 50 naira notes. The Police, who used to be ‘our friend’, but... Read More

Bribery, equipment, livelihood, Nigerian, Police Force, Policeman, remuneration, training

January 13, 2014

PDP crisis: NWC members to boycott meeting with Tukur

by ‘Jola Sotubo The game seems to be up for the embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Bamanga Tukur as the members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) are said to be planning to boycott a meeting with him slated to hold today. The PDP NWC is mostly responsible for this latest... Read More

March 18, 2013

#Flashback to 2005: New York Times chronicles the Alamieyeseigha saga

by Lydia Polgreen But the Alamieyeseigha scandal has in some ways eclipsed those gains and led many to wonder whether democracy will ever make government here more accountable. YENAGOA, Nigeria, Nov. 22 – Precisely where in the rogue’s gallery of corrupt Nigerian leaders Diepreye Alamieyeseigha will fall is a matter for history to judge. Gen. Sani... Read More

Bribery, Crime and Criminals, government, nigeria, Politics

September 22, 2012

FRSC dismisses 4 officers for carrying more than N200 on duty

by Isi Esene Four Federal Road Safety officers were recommended for dismissal by a constituted disciplinary committee over allegations of receiving a N3,000 bribe from motorists on July 21 in Ogere, Ogun State. The Federal Road Safety Corps members operate under the Zone 2 division of the road safety organisation which comprises Lagos and Ogun... Read More

Ademola Lawal, Bribery, discipline, dismissal, Federal Road Safety Corp, frsc, lagos, nigeria, Ogun, police

July 30, 2012

Opinion: Nigerian journalists and ‘brown envelopes’

by Elor Nkereuwem As much as we may argue that journalists are prone to taking bribes because of their poor remuneration, the truth is that it is greed and the desire for more than we can legitimately acquire that pushes journalists to take bribes. Before last weekend, the question of Nigeria’s underdevelopment, to my mind,... Read More

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July 4, 2012

“It was very stupid of him,” says unhappy House of Reps as Otedola brushes aside questions

by Isi Esene Mr. Femi Otedola appeared yesterday before the House of Representatives’ Committee on Ethics and Privileges probing the bribe allegation trailing the fuel subsidy probe lead by Farouk Lawan. Otedola who had earlier stated his preference for an open session refused to answer all questions posed at him by members of the House Committee. He, however,... Read More

Bribery, farouk lawan, Femi Otedola, fuel subsidy, House of Representatives, nigeria, otedola, Politics, scandal, Subsidy report

July 3, 2012

Punch: Lawan/Otedola video to be aired on national TV

by Staff Writer According to The Punch newspaper, the video recordings that oil business man Femi Otedola recorded of House of Representatives member Farouk Lawan allegedly soliciting and collecting a bribe of $620,000 may soon air on national television. The recordings are thought to number six video tapes in total and 16 audio recordings. First, The PUNCH learnt early yesterday that... Read More

#farouklawan, Bribery, House of Reps, lawan, otedola, scandal

July 3, 2012

“Infertile, vague and puerile,” Farouk Lawan reacts to Channels TV audio

by Staff Writer Yesterday, Channels TV released what is purported to be the audio recording of a conversation between Farouk Lawan and Femi Otedola over collection of an amount of money concerning a bribe (listen here, read here). Farouk Lawan, the lawmaker at the heart of the scandal reacted to the recording, calling into question the genuineness of the... Read More

#farouklawan, audio tape, Bribery, farouk lawan, nigeria, otedola, scandal

July 2, 2012

BREAKING: Listen to the audio of Farouk Lawan allegedly asking for $3 million

by Staff Writer The $620,000 scandal hovering between oil business man and chairman of Zenon Oil Femi Otedola, and former head of the House of Representative’s committee on fuel subsidy Farouk Lawan gets a new twist: Channels TV released the audio of the alleged interaction, with Lawan allegedly asking for $3 million. The video of the interaction... Read More

#farouklawan, 3 million, 620000, Bribery, farouk lawan, Femi Otedola, millions, Video

July 2, 2012

Femi goes to court: Otedola sues Lawan, Tambuwal for N250 billion damages

by Staff Writer As the investigations over the $620,000 bribery fiasco involving Farouk Lawan and oil magnate, Femi Otedola tries to gain some traction after being stonewalled by many of the parties involved, Otedola has moved on, trying to get financial restitution, in the amount of N250 billion. For intimidating and costing him good will and patronage, the Chairman... Read More

#fuelsubsidyreport, 620000, Bribery, court, damages, farouk lawan, Femi Otedola, scandal, sues

June 28, 2012

Opinion: How Obasanjo underdeveloped Nigeria

By Muhammad Sageer Whatever catastrophe we are going through in this country is the brainchild of ex-president, Olusegun Obasanjo. Obasanjo is the genesis of almost Nigerian problem. When Obasanjo first came to power in 1999, many Nigerians had high hopes but unfortunately we never knew he came to destroy us. We had a tyrant in democracy toga.... Read More

Bribery, extra judicial killings, nigeria, nnpc, Obasanjo, Oil, schools, World Citizen

June 28, 2012

O you bribe money, come out by fire! Otedola’s $620,000 yet to materialise

The $620,000 bribery scandal involving Farouk Lawan, the chairman of the House of Represantatives’ ad hoc committee on fuel subisdy and oil magnate Femi Otedola may just have hit a dead end. In an investigation carried out by Punch stonewalling from the State Security Service over handing the video showing Lawan allegedly receiving the bribe to the Special Task... Read More

bribe, Bribery, corruption, farouk lawan, Femi Otedola, fuel subsidy

June 21, 2012

Pat Utomi: That our leaders may end up like Charles Taylor

by Prof. Pat Utomi In a mess of epic proportions, such as the fuel subsidy scam and the scam within the scam, as the House of Representatives tried to unravel the abuse of the commonwealth in the petrol pricing and distribution, there is the danger of losing sight of what really matters. It is easy... Read More

Bribery, Charles Taylor, criminal court, dele giwa, House of Reps, leaders, nigeria

June 19, 2012

What a tangled web: Okonjo-Iweala reinvestigates fuel subsidy payouts

by Tolu Orekoya “What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive,” goes the poem by Walter Scott, and it looks like the fall out from the fuel subsidy probe and the Farouk Lawan bribery scandal has left a tangled mess for the cordinating minister of the economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to unravel. The probe report released earlier... Read More

Bribery, corruption, fuel subsidy report, ministry, ngozi okonjo iweala, scam

June 12, 2012

YNaija Analysis: Fuel subsidy report: don’t forget the message

by Joachim Mac-Ebong In a country desperately short of heroes, perhaps the rush to canonise Farouk Lawan was understandable, even if premature and ill-advised. Close followers of the House of Representatives since 1999 would have taken note of the diminutive legislator from Kano, known for his principled stand on a range of issues. By chairing the House... Read More

Bribery, corruption, farouk lawan, fuel subsidy report, nigeria

June 11, 2012

Nigeria: Farouk Lawan, Is it business as usual?

By Akeremale Temitope and Rosanwo Babatunde The last has not been heard of the aftermath of the #OccupyNigeria protests which created a paradigm shift in the Nigerian polity. It is no longer news that Nigerians hit the street January 2012 to demand from the government, accountability and transparency in the way the finances of the nation was being... Read More

#fuelsubsidyreport, Bribery, corruption, farouk lawan, fuel subsidy, house, senate

June 10, 2012

Farouk Lawan should face trial over alleged $600,000 bribe, says House

by Tolu Orekoya Farouk Lawan seems to be out in the cold and on his own as his fellow House members have come down hard on the Chairman of the House committee that probed the fuel subsidy payment fiasco. Yesterday, news broke that Lawan was filmed allegedly receiving a $600,000 bribe from an unnamed oil company. The company... Read More

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May 23, 2012

#Ibori: British Senior Investigating Officer and 2 other British policemen face bribery allegations

by Chi Ibe The case of former governor of Delta State, James Ibori is still stirring up controversies even though he was jailed last month after pleading guilty to laundering millions of pounds in the UK. A recent update on the story is that British policemen investigating Ibori were taking cash payments (from Ibori, through private... Read More

Bribery, British policemen, British Senior investigating officer, James Ibori

February 24, 2012

21 Months; Ex-KBR consultant gets sentenced for $6billion Nigerian bribery scheme

A US judge on Thursday 23rd February pronounced a 21 month jail sentence for an ex-consultant for KBR Inc. The 63 year old British consultant, Jeffrey Tesler, was indicted for his role in a massive plot to win $6 billion in contracts for a liquefied natural gas facility by bribing Nigerian government officials. Tesler, who... Read More

Bribery, corruption, Halliburton, KBR

Is this the end of police harassment, rights abuse and bribe taking?

Diezani reportedly stuck in London till April 2016

“I don’t take peanuts from political gladiators” | Oyegun says he was never bribed

FIFA Vice-President busted for bribery and corruption

They didn’t give me any money || Edo CAN Chairman speaks on N7billion bribery allegation

Amaechi’s N6 billion bribery allegation is a sin before God – PDP declares

Tinubu accused of bribing APC lawmakers N50 million each to impeach Fayose

@Hardrockyng: Nigerian police are not paid to die!

PDP crisis: NWC members to boycott meeting with Tukur

#Flashback to 2005: New York Times chronicles the Alamieyeseigha saga

FRSC dismisses 4 officers for carrying more than N200 on duty

Opinion: Nigerian journalists and ‘brown envelopes’

“It was very stupid of him,” says unhappy House of Reps as Otedola brushes aside questions

Punch: Lawan/Otedola video to be aired on national TV

“Infertile, vague and puerile,” Farouk Lawan reacts to Channels TV audio

BREAKING: Listen to the audio of Farouk Lawan allegedly asking for $3 million

Femi goes to court: Otedola sues Lawan, Tambuwal for N250 billion damages

Opinion: How Obasanjo underdeveloped Nigeria

O you bribe money, come out by fire! Otedola’s $620,000 yet to materialise

Pat Utomi: That our leaders may end up like Charles Taylor

What a tangled web: Okonjo-Iweala reinvestigates fuel subsidy payouts

YNaija Analysis: Fuel subsidy report: don’t forget the message

Nigeria: Farouk Lawan, Is it business as usual?

Farouk Lawan should face trial over alleged $600,000 bribe, says House

#Ibori: British Senior Investigating Officer and 2 other British policemen face bribery allegations

21 Months; Ex-KBR consultant gets sentenced for $6billion Nigerian bribery scheme

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