Supreme Court nullifies Orji Kalu’s trial

Nigeria’s Supreme Court has nullified the trial of Dr. Orji Kalu, former Abia State Governor, who was convicted and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment over N7.1bn fraud and ordered a fresh trial. In an unanimous judgment of the Supreme Court led by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour, on Friday, the apex court nullified the entire trial, on […]

US warns FG against diversion of $308m Abacha loot

Ejiofor Alike with agency reports The United States thursday warned the federal government to be prepared to “replace” the $308 million to be repatriated from funds looted by a former military ruler, the late General Sani Abacha, if it failed to expend the cash on public projects agreed upon. The United States and the British […]

Abacha loot recovery: Lawyers wade into dispute between US senator, EFCC

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission By Ikenna Anyanwu Senior Nigerian lawyers have weighed-in on recent altercation between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and Senator Charles Grassley, the Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Finance, expressing concern at the exchange of words. Grassley reportedly wrote a letter to the Chairman of the Money […]

JAMB revenue officer, boss stole N36.5 million – EFCC witness

An EFCC witness, Stanley Ani, on Tuesday told an FCT High Court, N36.5 million was not remitted to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) as revenue. The EFCC charged Philomina Chieshe, a JAMB revenue officer who once claimed a snake swallowed the money in her custody and her boss, Samuel Umoru, the state coordinator […]

ICPC: Lawmakers squandered over N1 trillion on failed constituency projects

Over N1 trillion has been squandered by lawmakers on various failed constituency projects across the country. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) made the observation on Monday during a Town Hall meeting in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, chairman of the commission, disclosed at the meeting that constituents […]

Breaking: FBI arrests 13 Nigerians over $30m cyber fraud

By Nwafor Sunday The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has arrested thirteen Nigerians (7 Yoruba’s, 6 Igbo), over alleged $30 million money laundering scheme in the United States. Disclosing this in a statement obtained by Thecable, the US department of justice said federal agents arrested 24 suspects for their involvement in the large-scale fraud which […]

Former Bauchi governors, Yuguda, Abubakar to refund one trillion naira to BASG – Committee

From Ahmad SAKA, Bauchi The Assets Recovery Committee set up by the Bauchi State Governor Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has explained that two former Governors of Bauchi State Mallam Isa Yuguda and the immediate past Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar and their associates are to refund over one trillion Naira allegedly looted during their tenures to […]

EFCC arraigns Ngozi Okoye, company over alleged N349 million fraud

By Jane Echewodo The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, (EFCC) on Monday charged Ngozi Okoye before an Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos for allegedly defrauding N349 million. Ngozi was arraigned alongside with her company: Menoil Oil and Gas Limited before Justice Mojisola Dada. Ngozi and her company was arraigned on a 2 count charge bordering […]

Imo panel indicts Okorocha over contracts fraud

Imo State Judicial Commission of Inquiry on Contracts has indicted former Governor Rochas Okorocha over the alleged fraudulent award of contracts during his time as governor. It, therefore, ordered the state Auditor General and the Auditor General for Local Governments to submit their audited reports from June 2011 to May 2019 within seven days. The […]

Nigeria, 2nd Most Corrupt In W’Africa Under Buhari -TI … We Are Vindicated, Says PDP As FG Faults Rating

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, said the damning 2019 corruption index report on Nigeria by Transparency International (TI), is a vindication of its stand that corruption has worsened under President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The party said it is a national embarrassment “that under an administration by the same […]

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