#YNaija2017Review: Okorocha’s ridiculous statues, The return of Maina, Dino Melaye’s ‘invisible’ certificate… See the 10 worst political scandals of the year

2017, a year coming after two years of ‘political surprises’, was awash with one scandal after another. In fact, it was a weekly phenomenon. The most prominent have been listed. Mainagate: Tales of a bold fugitive This was quite prominent and virtually everyone waited for President Muhammadu Buhari to act swiftly or as it was... Read More

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Abdulrasheed Maina, Babachir Lawar, Bukar Abba Ibrahim, dino melaye, donald trump, Ibe Kachikwu, Ikoyigate, Maikanti Baru, Political Scandals, President Muhammadu Buhari, Rochas Okorocha

November 26, 2017

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Ikoyigate whistleblower might get less than 5 percent commission

The Counsel to the Ikoyigate whistle-blower, Yakubu Galadima, says his client will not accept anything below five percent commission, according to Punch. Why it matters: The Secretary of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, at an event on Thursday titled, ‘Tracking Noxious Funds’, which was organised by Kent University Law School and Human... Read More

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Ikoyigate, PACAC, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, Whistleblower

November 21, 2017

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EFCC, NIA, SSS clash over arrest of Oke, Ekpeyong

The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, clashed with operatives of the State Security Service (SSS), and the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), in a bid to arrest former heads of the two agencies. What happened: The EFCC had invited Oke for questioning in connection with the $43 million found in an apartment... Read More

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Ayo Oke, EFCC, Ikoyigate, Ita Ekpeyong, NIA, sss

November 14, 2017

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Sagay says FG does not want the #Ikoyigate whistleblower to have mental issues

The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), says the Federal Government does not want the whistleblower who informed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of the N13 billion in an Ikoyi apartment to have mental issues. Go deeper: Sagay said the government believed he needed to be adequately counselled and... Read More

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EFCC, Ikoyigate, Prof Itse Sagay, Whistleblower

November 10, 2017

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EFCC lied, my client has been abandoned | Counsel to whistleblower speaks

The whistleblower that gave information leading to the recovery of N13 billion from Flat 7B Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos, has denied having been paid five percent of the recovered sum. Background: At a conference in Vietnam, the Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu said the Nigerian who blew the whistle on the huge loot recovered from an apartment in... Read More

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EFCC, Ikoyigate, Whistleblower

#YNaija2017Review: Okorocha’s ridiculous statues, The return of Maina, Dino Melaye’s ‘invisible’ certificate… See the 10 worst political scandals of the year

Ikoyigate whistleblower might get less than 5 percent commission

EFCC, NIA, SSS clash over arrest of Oke, Ekpeyong

Sagay says FG does not want the #Ikoyigate whistleblower to have mental issues

EFCC lied, my client has been abandoned | Counsel to whistleblower speaks

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