Tag: corruption
Nigeria is stagnant, no development is going on – Wike
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has said Nigeria is a stagnant and underdeveloped country. Wike said this during the special thanksgiving ...
Pius Adesanmi: Julius Berger is not to blame for Nigeria’s bad roads
by Pius Adesanmi Fazebuuk Yeyebrity and Mitterand Okorie, speaking of Julius Berger, you dis my pikins never see anything. About ...
Peregrino Brimah: Itse Sagay – A rare gem in the midst of brash stones
by Peregrino Brimah I understand when I am referred to as an insatiable and indomitable critic. With Nigeria so far behind, ...
Aba Prison Break: Who needs the fear of God in police work?
by Alexander O. Onukwue Giving reasons for dismissing six policemen who were involved in a jail break, the Commissioner of ...
Facts vs Opinions: We should have a podcast for Sagay and the Senate
by Alexander O. Onukwue There is still the question of whether members of the academia should bother about being ...
ITS-A SAGA: Where did Prof Sagay get the ridiculous figures from?
by Alexander O. Onukwue The veteran Professor of Law and presidential adviser on anti-corruption, Itse Sagay is another war of ...
‘Diezani looted far more than Abacha’ – Magu
The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu says the funds allegedly stolen by Diezani Alison-Madueke, ...
Olusegun Adeniyi: Beyond the other room
by Olusegun Adeniyi Not content with dividing the ‘throne’ of Ibadan and dashing them to his 21 kings, essentially to ...
[The Injustice Blog] Misau vs Idris: Who is the kettle and who is the pot?
The late Fela Anikulapo-Kuti in one of his popular track sang as follows: You be thief (I no be thief) ...
Only 1% of Nigerians benefitted from economic boom before recession – Report
Only one percent of Nigerians enjoyed, while the level of inequality increased during the oil boom that preceded the recent ...
EFCC lists CJN, Fayemi, Yahaya Bello, Fayose, others under probe
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen; the governor ...
Magu didn’t say fight against corruption has failed – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said its acting chairman, Ibrahim Magu did not say the fight against ...
[The Activism Blog] SERAP wants Diezani Alison-Madueke tried before the International Criminal Court
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to seek arrest warrant from the International Criminal ...
Pius Adesanmi: Saraki, Sowore & Nigeria’s Barabbas moment
by Pius Adesanmi There are two problems bordering on abomination in my title. First problem: the names, Saraki and Sowore, ...
NLC, TUC decry attitude of FG over NPA $20m alleged bribery
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and its counterpart, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have frowned at the Federal Government’s attitude ...
Corruption allegations against IGP must be investigated – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the Federal Government must investigate allegations of corruption against the Inspector-General of Police, ...
Fisayo Soyombo: The Diezanis and Dasukis within Buhari’s government
by ‘Fisayo Soyombo Diezani Alison-Madueke is currently the poster girl for President Muhammadu Buhari’s war against corruption. Throughout this ...
Why my committee did not investigate Diezani – Makarfi
The Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has said the Senate Committee on Finance ...
Could Malami and Magu’s feud derail the Diezani case?
by Alexander O. Onukwe The EFCC has been accused of performing badly in anti-corruption trials because of their reliance on ...
Movement Against Corruption march to Alausa, give ‘Red Card’ to corruption (PHOTOS)
A group named the ‘Movement Against Corruption’ (MAC) on Wednesday, August 30, marched from Ikeja Under Bridge, Lagos to Alausa ...
Buhari is investigating feud between AGF, Magu – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said President Muhammadu Buhari is investigating the feud between the Attorney General of ...
Why not try Diezani in the UK?
by Alexander O. Onukwue The British judiciary will probably do a better job of convicting Diezani Alison-Madueke than in ...
#BringBackDiezani: Underwhelming or under construction?
by Alexander O. Onukwue It is fair to say the extradition of former Minister of Petroleum Diezani Alison-Madueke is ...
Immigration service bans cash payments at offices
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Monday, in Abuja announced the ban of cash payments for passport processing as part of ...
Just In: #OurmumuDonDo storm EFCC office, demand Diezani’s repatriation
Convener of the #Ourmumudondo movement, Charles Oputa popularly Charly Boy and some other protesters have besieged the office of the Economic ...
Police declare senator a deserter, after accusing IGP of corruption
The Police has said senator representing Bauchi Central, Isah Misau deserted the Nigeria Police Force. Police public relations officer, Jimoh ...
Again, court seizes £18m worth property linked to Alison-Madueke
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has reportedly frozen a £10 million worth of London property allegedly bought for former ...
Cheta Nwanze: This is Nigeria’s major problem
by Cheta Nwanze Let us begin this by acknowledging that our leaders are terrible. In doing that, however, we should ...
Police commissioners, others pay between N10m to N15m in order to be ‘favoured’ – Senator
As reported by TheCable, Senator Isah Misau (Bauchi central, APC), has alleged that commissioners of police pay between N10 million ...
The costs and corruption of lowering JAMB cut-offs
by Alexander O. Onukwue Why has JAMB chosen to reduce the cut-off marks for admissions into universities, polytechnics, and other ...
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