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November 27, 2017

Some judges, lawyers are sabotaging the anti-corruption fight – PACAC

The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) on Monday said some judges and lawyers are sabotaging the Federal Government’s anti-corruption fight. PACAC said this at the ‘Capacity-building workshop for judges, magistrates, area court judges and registrars’ on the ‘application of the ‎Practice Directions on the implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015’ held in... Read More

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November 26, 2017

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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September 15, 2017

[The Activism Blog] Clarify Senators earnings | SERAP tells Saraki

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Senate President Bukola Saraki to clarify the true status of earnings of senators in the National Assembly. This is coming few days after Professor Itse Sagay, Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC) alleged that a senator earns N29 million monthly and over N3 Billion annually.... Read More

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September 15, 2017

Our senators have no honour, vision or integrity – Sagay

Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Itse Sagay has said senators should not be addressed as “distinguished” because they have no honour. Sagay said this while speaking in Lagos on Thursday. He said the senators have no compassion for ordinary Nigerians, adding that they have no vision or integrity. “Our current ruling... Read More

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September 6, 2017

Sagay queries “sharp” contrasts between Nigerian senators salaries and that of the U.S. President

The chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has alleged that the president of the United States earns $400,000 annually while a Nigerian senator earns over $1.7 million annually. Sagay said this in a lecture he delivered in Lagos. Sagay in his lecture, titled “The Many Afflictions of Anti-Corruption Crusade In Nigeria” claimed that a... Read More

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Minimum wage: Union leaders fighting for selfish interests – Sagay

The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PAC),Prof. Itse Sagay, on Friday said the present set of Union leaders are ‘selfish’. Sagay stated this in his paper at the 20th Wole Soyinka Annual Public Lecture in Benin. He said, “For the NLC, the Federal Government should continue to determine for states what minimum wage they... Read More

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Arrest any lawmaker refusing to honour invitation | Sagay tells EFCC

Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest any lawmaker that refused to honour its invitation. While speaking on Saturday, Sagay said the EFCC should arrest any lawmaker who refuses to honour its invitation. He added that the agency can arrest anyone... Read More

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SANs frustrating corruption cases should be denied appearance in court – Sagay

Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay has said senior advocates of Nigeria (SANs) frustrating high-profile corruption cases should be denied the right of appearance. Sagay said this on Wednesday at a media roundtable organised by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) in Lagos. He said SANs have “turned obstruction... Read More

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There’s a plot to discredit PACAC | FG raises alarm

The Federal Government has said there is a plot to discredit the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC). In a statement on Tuesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed claimed the stamp, letter head and signature of its chairman are being forged. The statement said a letter claimed to be signed by the chairman and... Read More

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FG approves the National Anti-Corruption Strategy

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) chaired by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday approved Nigeria’s National Anti-Corruption Strategy – a roadmap to strengthen anti-corruption enforcement and sanctions. Stakeholders committed to the fight against corruption in Nigeria had began the harmonization of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy Documents as part of measures to strengthen the Buhari administration’s anti-graft... Read More

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Pass all pending anti-corruption bills | PACAC urges N’Assembly

The Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption led by Prof Itse Sagay (SAN) has called on the National Assembly to pass the various anti-corruption bills pending before it. Executive Secretary of the committee, Prof Bolaji Owasanoye made the call on the sideline of a one-day conference on Financial System Integrity Improvement. Owasanoye said the process of... Read More

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Anti-corruption: Buhari’s panel ridicules presidency, judiciary, says anti-graft war following wrong direction

Two members of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) in Abuja on Saturday derided government’s handling of the anti-corruption war. Chairman of the panel, Professor Itse Sagay (SAN), and member, Professor Femi Odekunle, while speaking at a programme organised by the National Association of Seadogs (the Pyrates Confraternity), attributed setbacks suffered by the administration... Read More

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Osinbajo’s brother, others make SAN list

by Omoleye Omoruyi Younger brother of Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, Akinlolu Oluyinka Osinbajo, the Executive Secretary of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC), Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, and 89 other lawyers have been shortlisted for the 2017 award of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). In a statement signed by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court... Read More

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Dissolve PACAC, it is irrelevant | Shehu Sani tells Buhari

by Azeez Adeniyi The Chairman Senate Ah hoc Committee on Mounting Humanitarian Crisis in the North East, Shehu Sani has caller on President Muhammadu Buhari to dissolve the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC). Sani called for the committee’s dissolution while speaking with journalists on Thursday. The Senator said Buhari does not need the committee... Read More

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I’m not creating enemies for Buhari, Sagay replies APC

by Azeez Adeniyi Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof Itse Sagay has said he was not creating enemies for President Muhammadu Buhari. Sagay said this while speaking at the sidelines of PACAC’s strategic engagement with investigative journalists in Lagos on Thursday. He spoke in response to a statement by the spokesperson... Read More

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APC compromising with evil | Sagay replies ruling party

by Dolapo Adelana Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of compromising with evil. Sagay said this while reacting to the statement credited to the party that his comments on the Senate were unnecessary. But Sagay said he was not an... Read More

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Buhari has reduced corruption in the public sector – Aide

by Azeez Adeniyi The Executive Secretary, Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, Prof. Bolaji Owosanoye said corruption has reduced in the public sector since the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari. Owosanoye said this on Tuesday while speaking at the Nigerian House in New York. He said fighting corruption was not a “tea party as corruption fights back.”... Read More

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

by Dolapo Adelana 1. EFCC denies planting N49m at Kaduna airport The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has denied media reports (not YNaija) that the N49m recovered at the Kaduna International Airport was a stunt. 2. INEC queries 202 staff for alleged involvement in electoral malpractice The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it issued 202... Read More

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The YNaija Tracklist: EFCC denies planting N49m at Kaduna airport | Consumer Protection Council begins investigation into Fanta and Sprite | More stories

by Dolapo Adelana From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. EFCC denies planting N49m at Kaduna airport – YNaija INEC queries 202 staff for alleged involvement in electoral malpractice – YNaija Magu should continue acting indefinitely, Presidential Committee advises Buhari – YNaija Suspected herdsmen kill ex-Edo council boss, abduct 15 persons – YNaija Consumer... Read More

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Magu should continue acting indefinitely, Presidential Committee advises Buhari

by Dolapo Adelana The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to allow the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, to continue in his position indefinitely, The Punch reports. Magu was rejected by the Senate on Wednesday for the second time based on a... Read More

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[The Legislative Blog]: Saraki and Utazi are now trying to confuse us over this anti-corruption speech, abi?

So these people must think we’re babies. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Anti-corruption, Senator Chukwuka Utazi has just come forward to take the fall for the speech he gave on behalf of Senate President, Bukola Saraki at the National Dialogue on the Fight against Corruption organised by PACAC on Thursday. Saraki (through Utazi) heavily condemned... Read More

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[The Presidential Blog] They have a list of 11 things Buhari has done to promote accountability | we have 11 he hasn’t

At the first day of the 2-day National #CorruptionDialogue organised by the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption in Abuja, the Presidency bragged about the 11 things the President has achieved so far as regards transparency and anti-corruption during his 22 months in office. It turns out, though, that we didn’t even have to think hard... Read More

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Saraki condemns Buhari’s anti-corruption war, berates DSS

by Dolapo Adelana Senate President, Bukola Saraki has condemned the anti-corruption war of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration,. Saraki, who gave his verdict while speaking on Thursday at the presidential villa during a National Dialogue on the Fight against Corruption organised by PACAC specifically berated the tactics of the Department of States Security Services (DSS). He... Read More

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January 26, 2017

Anti-corruption war: Sagay slams Shehu Sani

The chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof Itse Sagay (SAN), has slammed Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani for his statement on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday. Sani, who was reacting to the letter sent by President Muhammadu Buhari to the Senate on the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,... Read More

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January 12, 2017

The Late 5: These are the stories that drove conversations today

These are the top five stories that drove conversations today. 1. Police arrest Pretty Mike for putting chains on girls The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday arrested popular club owner, Pretty Mike for putting leash on young girls and walking them around. 2. Mr Eazi apologises for saying Ghanaian music influenced Nigerian sounds Afropop singer,... Read More

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January 12, 2017

U.S. blocking return of $550m Abacha loot

Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay on Thursday said Nigeria is on the verge of losing another $550 million recovered from the Abacha family to the United States. Sagay made the disclosure at a media conference on asset recovery jointly organised by PACAC and the Office of the Senior Special... Read More

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December 15, 2016

Magu’s appointment will be renewed whether the Senate likes it or not – Sagay

The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Corruption (PACAC), Professor Itse Sagay, says the appointment of acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu will be renewed whether the Senate confirms him or not. The senate on Thursday refused to confirm Magu’s appointment, five months after it received a letter requesting his confirmation from President Buhari. Sagay stated this in... Read More

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Selective corruption war? EFCC boss dodges questions about Buratai’s Dubai properties

Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Tuesday, dodged questions about the allegations that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has properties worth $1.5m in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. According to the Punch, the EFCC boss was leaving the Rockview Classic Hotel, in Abuja, where he had attended a... Read More

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EFCC Chairman has a message for money launderers

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has reiterated that there is no hiding place for money launders as he promised that the law will surely catch up with them. He made this position known on Tuesday at a one-day workshop organized by the Nigeria Bar Association in collaboration... Read More

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