Tag Archives: Corruption

Salvadoran authorities arrested on Wednesday the mayor of Soyapango, a city currently besieged by the military in its war against drug gangs, the attorney general’s office said, with the official accused of corruption. “In compliance with our mission to watch over the interests of society, tonight, an arrest warrant was …

A Non-Governmental Organization, NGO, Ehie Global Character Building Initiative, EGCBI, in collaboration with the United Nations, is holding a World Character-Building Summit to commemorate the International Anti-Corruption Day on December 10, 2022. With the theme, ‘The Role of Teachers In Nation-Building, EGCBI is using the summit to reach its target …

Former Chief of Army Staff, (retd.)The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has accused a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah (retd.), and a company, Stoke Synergy Nigeria Limited, of diverting about N13.6bn belonging to the Nigeria Army. The total sum of N13,650,795,245 was allegedly diverted by the two …

Despite insistence by the Presidency that none of the Judges recently recalled by the National Judicial Council, NJC, should return to the bench, Justice Adeniyi Ademola, on Wednesday, resumed sitting at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Justice Ademola was among eight superiors court Judges that were arrested after a …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said a major challenge with the anti-corruption drive of the Federal Government is the lack of successful prosecution of high-profile corruption cases involving ‘Politically-Exposed Persons’. Obasanjo added that despite the efforts of successive governments, corruption still posed a challenge to the progress and development of …

A Minna High Court on Wednesday granted bail in the sum of N150m to former Gov. Babangida Aliyu of Niger State, charged with N4.568bn misappropriation. Aliyu was arraigned last Tuesday on a six-count charge alongside Umar Nasko, the Chief of Staff under his administration. The former officials were accused of …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday withdrew its application seeking to stay the execution of a court order which unfroze the Skye Bank account of the wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience with a balance of $5.9m. A counsel for the EFCC, Rotimi Oyedepo, appeared before the Federal …

President Muhammadu Buhari’s job performance approval rating has increased slightly by five per cent, rising from, 50 per cent as at last month to the current level of 55 per cent. The new performance rating is the outcome of a survey conducted by NOIPolls, a local evidenced – based social …

Professor Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), has written to the Senate President, Mr. Bukola Saraki, demanding a withdrawal of the Senate resolution summoning him to appear before it. Should the Senate fail to do so, Mr. Sagay said he would challenge the summons in court …

Sports minister Solomon Dalung has ordered an audit of the finances of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) after world football governing body FIFA suspended any grants to the FA until they properly account for $1.1 million that has been paid to them. Dalung was most scathing of the rot at …