Foremost human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, on Thursday noted that contrary to the opinions of another SAN, Olisa Agbakoba, anti-graft agencies such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission and other related offences were competent to investigate the account …
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I Have No Business With Fraud’, Says D’Banj After Release From ICPC Detention
Oladapo Oyebanjo, better known as D’banj, has confirmed that he has indeed been released by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC), after spending over 72 hours in detention. The artiste who made the disclosure via his Instagram post on Friday said he has no business with …
Read More »N-Power Fraud, “D’banj’s List”: ICPC Discovers 20,000 More Ghost Names
Famous Nigerian musician, Oladapo Oyebanji, famously known as D’banj will remain in the detention facility of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over a fresh discovery of 20,000 ghost workers infused into the N-Power Programme, SaharaReporters has gathered. The anti-graft agency detained D’banj on Tuesday …
Read More »Alleged Fraud: Humanitarian Minister Pledges To Support Investigation By ICPC
Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has pledged to support the ICPC in its investigation on alleged fraud in the N-Power Programme. Farouq also assured beneficiaries of the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP), especially the N-Power that in spite of allegations of fraud, …
Read More »ICPC Recovers N117bn In 8 Months
The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, has revealed that the commission recovered over N117 billion between January and August. Owasanoye disclosed this before the House of Representatives’ committees on anti-corruption and appropriation during the commission’s defence of the 2023 Budget Proposal in …
Read More »ICPC Freezes 1,233 Bank Accounts, Ex-governor May Lose 29 Duplexes
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has seized no fewer than 97 property from different individuals in the past four years. The list of seized assets include 33 buildings, plots of land and a factory forfeited to the Federal Government by a former accountant with the Joint Admission …
Read More »ICPC Honours Policeman Who Rejected $200,000 Bribe From Robbers
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), has honoured a serving policeman, CSP Daniel Itse Amah, with the 2022 Public Service Integrity Award. This was part of the activities at the 4th National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in the public sector organised by the ICPC which held …
Read More »Polytechnic Lecturers Protest EFCC Detention Of Colleagues
THE leadership and members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic, Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti chapter, has taken to the street to express their displeasure over what they described as illegal detention of their members by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC). The aggrieved …
Read More »Osun Elections: ICPC Arrests Suspected Vote Buyers
At least three persons suspected of vote buying in the Osun gubernatorial election were arrested by operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), on election monitoring duties. This was revealed in a statement on Saturday, July 16, in Abuja by the spokesperson for ICPC, Mrs Azuka …
Read More »I’ve No House In Wuse – Buratai Reacts To ‘Recovery Of N1.85bn In His Apartment’
Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, has denied having a home in Wuse, Abuja, contrary to reports that his home was raided by the operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC. Buratai in a statement signed by his Legal Advisor, OSUAGWU Ugochukwu …
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