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November 25, 2012

South African president spends $28 million on his palace while receiving $30 million in aid from the UK

by Rachel Ogbu Photo: Daily Mail South African president Jacob Zuma has sparked outrage spending £17.5 million to upgrade his rural family home while about 13 million people survive on less than…

November 25, 2012

Simon Kolawole: Jonathan, don’t drop the ball

Too much money is wasted or stolen, and you cannot but wonder how many more roads or schools or hospitals the loot could have built. Increasingly, it appears two major…

November 23, 2012

Opinion: Nigerian gays: Victims of ‘scapegoatism’

by Joseph Sewedo Akoro Nigerian oil is a curse in disguise for promoter of LGBT rights. I say this because countries like the U.S. and France will not sacrifice the…

November 23, 2012

Rambling: EFCC chairman attempts to explain why corrupt govt officials go free

by Akan Ido Ibrahim Lamorde, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday lamented the challenges faced by the commission in its efforts to bring perceived high…

November 21, 2012

Bauchi Facebook Scandal: Governor Isa Yuguda, dismisses civil servant for posting “Monumental Corruption” FB note

by Isi Esene Abbas Faggo, a Bauchi State Civil Servant has been dismissed from the state civil service for posting a Facebook comment questioning the financial integrity of the government.…

November 20, 2012

Opinion: What is Nigeria worth beyond oil and gas?

by Niyi Akinnaso Today, virtually every branch of government has showcased more cases of corruption and grandstanding than substantive achievements. There are two approaches to this question. Those who focus…

November 18, 2012

For the Records: “Mr. President, truth is bitter but it will set us free” – Nuhu Ribadu

Full text of Chairman Nuhu Ribadu’s speech during the presentation of the report of the Petroleum Revenue Task Force to President Goodluck Jonathan on November 2nd. Your Excellency, the President…

November 15, 2012

TICKER: North’s call for death sentence stirs controversy – Ndigbo, Trade Union Congress, CPC weigh in

Arewa Consultative Forum’s demand for death penalty for corruption cases stirred a controversy on Wednesday. While the Ndigbo youths in Ohanaeze were divided on the propriety or otherwise of the…

November 14, 2012

“Send ministers and all the thieves to their early graves” – Dino Melaye calls for capital punishment for corruption

by Rachel Ogbu Dino Melaye A group, Anti-Corruption Network, on Tuesday said it “subscribed fully” to the inclusion of capital punishment in the nation’s legal system saying it would…

November 12, 2012

Opinion: On pastors and jets – Let’s not get carried away as Christians

by Olayinka Olorisade Criticisms are flying all over the place and emotions are running high, but bottom line is, many think that 'pastors' have become day-time robbers. I think that…

November 7, 2012

Japheth Omojuwa: My landlady and our grab-your-own mentality (YNaija FrontPage)

A society moves forward if the people learn to solve problems that affect everyone and not when individuals look to find their own ways around such. Look at the Boko…

November 5, 2012

Tolu Ogunlesi: The beggars, the fence and the country (YNaija Frontpage)

From another perspective it is super-depressing news. President come president go, fuel scarcity remain, corruption remain. Nigeria’s problems seem destined to outlive every Nigerian, and certainly every government. I’m currently…

November 3, 2012

Dele Momodu: Time to build a modern Nigeria

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, please permit me to reveal my favourite segment on CNN. It is called Future Cities. If you have access to satellite television and stable electricity…

October 31, 2012

You’ve been tagged: Bauchi State civil servant arrested for “monumental corruption” Facebook note

by Rachel Ogbu Abbas Faggo, 30-year old civil servant, was arraigned before a magistrate court over alleged injurious falsehood and defamation after he allegedly posted details of ‘monumental corruption’ in…

October 31, 2012

GEJ 2.0: I will go after corrupt governors, he says

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said the government is determined to go after corrupt public officials. He said no corrupt governor or fuel subsidy thief will be spared…

October 26, 2012

Ribadu report was released to ridicule government – Abati

by Rachel Ogbu The Presidency has claimed that the released report of the Mallam Nuhu Ribadu-led committee which probed oil and gas transactions covering 2002 to 2012 and uncovered widespread corruption and abuse…

October 25, 2012

Report: $183m oil funds missing between 2002 and 2012

by Rachel Ogbu A new report reveals that Ministers of Petroleum Resources between 2008 and 2011 handed out seven discretionary oil licences, but that $183m in signature bonuses was missing…

October 18, 2012

Government will not condone ‘outright stealing’ of public funds – GEJ

by Isi Esene Well now you know it - it's the impunity. President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday urged the country's anti-graft agencies to do more in their fight against corruption…

October 1, 2012

“That future is here”: Top 12 quotes from President Jonathan’s speech #Independence52

by Isi Esene For those who missed the 52nd Independence Anniversary speech aired nationally earlier today, we felt a need to bring you our pick of the top twelve quotes…

September 29, 2012

Stephen Igbinedion: A Nigerian perspective (30 Days, 30 Voices)

I sometimes want to exalt Nigeria’s growth, but deep down I know the hope most Nigerians hold onto is gradually fading away. It all started on a certain evening, I…

September 28, 2012

Opinion: President Jonathan is neither a success nor a failure

by Azuka Onwuka In the final analysis, do we then describe Jonathan as a failure or a success? Hardliners hardly change their positions, no matter the strength of evidence before…

September 26, 2012

Japheth Omojuwa: The girl who could only imagine and a nation tending to more poverty (YNaija Frontpage)

In fact, for every public official whose action and inaction helps to make this reality possibility, their existence though seemingly beautiful and colourful will be as the pain of ignorance…

September 22, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: “What is Jonathan’s obsession with bottled water and comedians?” – Soyinka blasts GEJ

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka Friday reacted angrily to claims by President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday that the protest in Lagos early this year against fuel subsidy removal was sponsored,…

September 22, 2012

N16m fraud: Former police IGP, Sunday Ehindero, remanded in prison custody

by Isi Esene Former inspector general of Police, Sunday Ehindero, who is being prosecuted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for allegedly embezzling N16m meant…

September 20, 2012

Oluwapemi Elujoba: One bit at a time (30 Days, 30 Vioces)

Brooding endlessly about Nigeria would only make us bitter and a bitter you WILL NOT improve Nigeria, a better you WOULD. It is a country where N300million buys a table…

September 19, 2012

Japheth Omojuwa: Who’s got our 20 quid at the Nigerian High Commission in London? (YNaija Frontpage)

They claim the sum is for postal order but nothing gets posted to you because you then have to join a queue, take a train or whatever works for you…

September 16, 2012

EFCC set to arrest five judges accused of corruption

by Isi Esene The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is reported to be investigating five judges; two chief judges and three judges of the Federal High Court, for keeping…

September 13, 2012

Segun Adeniyi: National honours as chieftaincy titles

While respected people in the society who are known to have made (and who are still making) invaluable contributions are usually given what the Yoruba people would call “gba je…

September 4, 2012

Opinion: Should Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala resign?

by Omoade Adelani While Boko Haram is wreaking havoc in the northern part of the country, our lower legislative chamber is clawing its way out of a mire of bribery scandal. Let’s…

September 2, 2012

Oby Ezekwesili: Corruption, national development, the Bar, and the Bench – Part 3

Being the text of a paper presented by Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili On August 28, 2012 @ the 2012 Nigeria Bar Association Conference, Abuja, Nigeria. Part 1 of this Series Part…

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