Category: Corruption, fraud and public theft

Nigeria Must End ‘Criminal’ Petrol Subsidy – Peter Obi

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, on Thursday said Nigeria must end petrol subsidy. “Going forward, we must look for ways to move Nigeria…

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EFCC arrests 29 internet fraud suspects in Ibadan

Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arrested 29 internet fraud suspects in a sting operation at Omi-Adio area of Ibadan,…

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Lagos court jails banker for defrauding customers

A Magistrate’s Court sitting at Ebute Metta, Lagos State, has sentenced a 31-year-old former Fidelity Bank worker, Adenike Okuneye, to six months’ imprisonment for fraudulently obtaining N50,000 from customers of…

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Naval officers are to face Court Martial in Lagos for connivance, oil theft

In furtherance of its zero tolerance for corruption, authorities of the Nigerian Navy have charged 13 Officers and Ratings before a General Court Martial at the Western Naval Command headquarters…

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CBN urges court to freeze 157 accounts over allege diversion of funds

THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has urged the Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi state, to freeze 157 accounts of Meter Asset Providers (MAPs) over alleged diverting funds meant…

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INEC tells Nigerians to Sue candidates with false credentials

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged Nigerians to file lawsuits against candidates who submit false certificates to the electoral body. This came as the commission disclosed that 334…

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AGF Idris, mission embezzlement.

The former Accountant General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris has, until last week, been cooling his heels off in an EFCC cell. Mr Idris is being investigated by the…

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Kidnapping, is this the new Nigeria?

In recent times, no week passes by in the world’s most populous black nation without kidnapping not on the news headlines ??? This trend has escalated exponentially in the last…

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Corruption: NAF, EFCC on collaborative mission to end menace

A synergy between the Nigerian Air force and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC which will combat corruption seems to be in the offing. Both outfits have reiterated their…

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SERAP Sue’s Buhari over non-disclosure of N800 billion naira recovered loot

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over failure to “disclose information and documents relating to the names of people from whom N800…

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