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Magu reportedly marked down for ‘Mago Mago’ | The #YNaijaCover

Social media timelines in Nigeria were this Friday flooded with news about what may be an imminent sack of the Anti-Corruption Czar for the Muhammadu Buhari administration in the works.…

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We are not making good progress in looted funds repatriation – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday said Nigeria is being frustrated in its efforts to repatriate its stolen funds in developed countries. Osinbajo said this in Abuja while declaring open the…

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US, U.K laws designed to receive looted funds from Nigeria – US intelligence expert

Former United States intelligence community’s top expert on Nigeria, Mathew Page, has said that the U.S. and the United Kingdom are the biggest recipients of funds looted from Nigeria. Page…

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[The Presidential Blog] Osinbajo sets up committee on looted funds, transfers ICPC chairman

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has appointed new members into the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). This was contained in a statement issued late Tuesday in Abuja…

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We will fund part of 2017 budget with recovered loots – FG

The Federal Government on Monday sais it will use part of the looted funds recovered so far to partly finance the 2017 budget. Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator…

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Whistle-blower policy: FG recovers another $151m, N8bn looted funds

The Federal Government says it's Whistle-blower policy has started yielding fruit as it has so far led to the recovery of US$151 million and 8 billion Naira in looted funds,…

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Forget about $30bn, recover looted funds – Falana tells FG

Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has urged the Federal Government to focus its efforts on recovering stolen funds rather than requesting for loans. Falana stated while speaking at an event to mark…

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Buhari should forget about $29.9bn loan, go after looted funds – Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has said the $29.9bn loan request by President Muhammadu Buhari will mortgage the future of Nigeria. Falana spoke at a symposium tagged: “X-raying 50 years…

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[The Presidential Blog]: The President will address the 71st UNGA; and I’ve written his speech

I'll be the first to admit that my heading is a little misleading. It's for good reason. This is an urgent message the President needs to see before his session…

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Pius Adesanmi: How to spend recovered looted funds

by Pius Adesanmi Well, we finally got a partial list and a partially fulfilled promise from the Buhari administration after the President's compulsory rite of passage in his dealings with…

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‘Funds embezzled during Jonathan’s tenure are dizzying’ – Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Lai Mohammed, has said the figure of the public funds pilfered during the administration of Goodluck Jonathan, are troubling Mohammed said the incumbent administration…

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Akpabio to FG: ‘If you find the $7.2bn allegedly stashed by me in Dubai, seize it’

Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio has dismissed reports that he owns property in Dubai, United Arab Emirate or anywhere else outside the…

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The returned looted funds are with CBN – Presidency

Following the revelation by President Muhammadu Buhari, that some past government officials were returning their stolen loot, it's been discovered that the location of the loot is the Central Bank of Nigeria…

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“The West didn’t trust Jonathan’s administration” – Itse Sagay

Chairman of the seven-man Presidential Advisory Committee on War Against Corruption, Itse Sagay (SAN), has said Former President Goodluck Jonathan couldn't tackle corruption because he didn't see corruption as a wrongdoing. Sagay…

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Sonala Olumhense: How the US can help Nigeria

by Sonala Olumhense If the objective of the US is to help the people of Nigeria, it needs to bear in mind that the challenge of recovering looted funds, indeed…

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Abacha loot: Two arrested in UK over £20m

by 'Jola Sotubo Photo credit: Leadership Years after his demise, the name of former Nigerian military ruler,Sani Abacha, is still causing controversy around the globe. Efforts have been made to…

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