Labour Ministry clarifies on illegal recruitment
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has clarified its position in the case of the illegal recruitment raised in the establishment. The Deputy Director, Press […]
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Buhari vows to sanction corrupt public servants, honours 3 Nigerians for integrity
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to sanction those who bring in personnel into the public workforce by illegal recruitment, pad […]
ICPC arraigns Gwagwalada Area Council Chairman over alleged N10m bribery
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned the Chairman of Gwagwalada Area Council, Adamu Danze, for allegedly receiving N10 million […]
SERAP sues Buhari over failure to publish names of suspected looters of N6trn NDDC funds
BY JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari “over his failure to publish the […]
N20bn bailout fund: Kogi Govt. has facts to disprove EFCC’s allegations – Commissioner
Kogi State’s Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, has said that the state government has facts to disprove the allegations the Economic and […]
Alleged money laundering: Adoke prays court to extend his medical trip to Dubai
Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, has sought for an order of a Federal High Court, Abuja, extending his […]
Court adjourns money laundering trial of ex-Lagos Speaker Ikuforiji
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday adjourned the trial of a former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, for […]
EFCC interrogates Lucky Igbinedion over alleged N1.6bn Fraud
The former governor of Edo State, Mr Lucky Igbinedion, is currently being grilled by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) over what […]
Drama in Court premises as EFCC operatives move to rearrest Maina after conviction
There was a mild drama at the premises of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, after Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, Pension Reformed Task Team […]
Looted assets: We’ve recorded appreciable milestone, says Malami
The Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has said that the ministry has recorded appreciable milestone in the recovery of looted assets in the country. […]
Court sentences Abdulrasheed Maina to 8 years imprisonment
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, convicted Abdulrasheed Maina, Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), and sentenced him to 8 years imprisonment. Justice […]
EFCC opens money laundering trial of ex-governor’s aide’s wife
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, opened its case in the money laundering case it instituted against Mrs Beauty Apere at the Federal […]
Absence of EFCC counsel, Diezani Alison-Madueke stalls ex-Petroleum Minister’s trial
The absence of counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in court on Wednesday […]
Cross-examination of EFCC chairman stalled in alleged N761 subsidy fraud
Cross-examination of the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, in a case of N761 million fraud was stalled in Lagos […]
Nigeria has become repressive, authoritarian with corruption at highest level – Don
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – An Associate Professor of Political Science, Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa state, George Genyi, has stated that Nigeria has become “repressive and […]