Abuja Times

Nigeria, India to increase collaboration in corruption fight

Ihesiulo Grace 4 October 2019 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Indian government have agreed to pull more of their energies together in the fight against corruption and economic crimes in Nigeria and India. A statement by the spokesman for the commission Mr Wilson Uwujaren, in Abuja on Thursday,

Politics

Why we have no choice but to break corruption – Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2019 0

Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that Nigeria lost an estimated 157.5 billion dollars to illicit financial flows between 2003 and 2012. The president’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, said Buhari disclosed this in an address to the High-Level National Side-Event organised by the African Union Development Agency and New Partnership for Africa’s Development

News Nigeria

Anti-graft war: EFCC, INTERPOL sign MoU

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2018 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the International Police, INTERPOL as part of collaboration aimed at tackling corruption in Nigeria. The MoU, I-24/7, is a global police communications system that connects law enforcement officers in all member countries. It enables users share sensitive and

Features Press Release

War against Graft: Together, we shall kill corruption

Ihesiulo Grace 13 November 2018 0

Gentlemen of the press, It is my pleasure to welcome you all to this very important occasion to mark the third year of my being at the helm of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, leading the Commission’s charge against corruption. It seems like yesterday, when President Muhammadu Buhari, graciously appointed me to Chair […]

News Nigeria

FG to open “National Youth Dialogue” against corruption – Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2018 0

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Solomon Dalung, has said the ministry will soon hold a national youth dialogue to make Nigerian youths join the fight against corruption. Dalung said this in Abuja on Friday at a press conference held by the ministry to mark the “Africa Youth Day” celebrated yearly on Nov. […]

Headlines News

Investigative journalism’ll uncover corruption in Nigeria – SERAP

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2018 0

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has disclosed that investigative journalism remains the key to uncover corruption in the country. The group stated this in Lagos on Thursday during the launching of its latest publication, titled, ‘Uncovering Corruption in Nigeria: A Manual for Investigative Journalists’. The manual was presented by a journalist

News Nigeria

SERAP writes Buhari, seeks speedy trial of corrupt past governors

Ihesiulo Grace 8 October 2018 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to Muhammadu Buhari urging him to use his “good offices and leadership position to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, SAN to without delay take over and expeditiously prosecute grand corruption cases involving all indicted former state […]

News Nigeria

FG will win war against corruption – Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 28 September 2018 0

President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government is committed to winning the war against corruption in Nigeria. Buhari said this in New York at the African Union High-Level Dialogue with the theme: “Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation.’’ The president was unanimously endorsed by AU leaders in January to champion […]

Headlines News

Anti-graft war hits judiciary: Desperation for SAN title lands lawyers in trouble

Ihesiulo Grace 25 September 2018 0

…Some lawyers in police net for forging court judgment -CJN …Says they are being investigated for forgery, prosecution The war against corruption has received a boost in the judiciary as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, disclosed that the Legal Practitioners and Privileges Committee (LPPC) has handed some lawyers who forged court

News

I must fight corruption unbiased – Obono-Obla

Ihesiulo Grace 5 September 2018 0

Chairman, Special Investigative Panel for Recovery of Public Property, (SPIP), Chief Okoi Obono-Obla has reiterated his stand to pursue a noble cause in fighting corruption in the country despite unhealthy criticism from some quarters. Obono-Obla who disclosed this during a presentation held at the University of Calabar’s post graduate seminar recently, challenged

Headlines News

Ganduje signs executive order on access to govt record, information

Ihesiulo Grace 28 August 2018 0

Governor (Dr.) Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has signed an Executive Order for Open Government Partnership (OGP), a move, geared towards the improvement of citizens’ participation and access to government’s information. According to the Chief Press Secretary to the state governor, Abba Anwar, the order is the second of its kind in the country at […]

Headlines News

Daura betrayed Buhari, serve as a mole for Saraki – Abdulwahab Abdulrahman

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2018 0

Abdulwahab Abdulrahman, a former assistant to the sacked director general of Department of State Services, Lawal Daura, has accused his former boss of extensive corruption and portrayed him as a man who serially betrayed his boss, President Muhammadu Buhari, for money. Abdulrahman, who retired as a senior DSS official, claimed in a Premium Times interview […]

News

Abandoned projects: Group urges Obaseki to sanction defaulting contractors

Ihesiulo Grace 8 August 2018 0

A civil society group under the aegis of Talakawa Parliament (TP), on Tuesday, called on Edo State government to allow the Ministry of Justice press criminal charges against contractors who abandoned their projects in the state to serve as deterrent to other public office holders that want to toe the same line of corruption. This […]

Headlines News

Fight against corruption: TUC, VON advocate improved workers’ welfare

Ihesiulo Grace 1 August 2018 0

…Tasks Govt on affordable housing The leadership of Voice of Nigeria (VON), in partnership with the Trade Union Congress (TUC), has advocated better welfare package for Nigerian workers as such will help stamp out corruption among public servants and those in the private sector. The call was made Tuesday in Abuja during an interactive meeting […]

Headlines News

Executive Order 6, most potent weapons against corruption – FG

Ihesiulo Grace 17 July 2018 0

The Federal Government has noted that the Executive Order Number 6, recently signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, is the present administration’s most potent weapon against corruption. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this while addressing a press conference in Lagos on Sunday He also defended the constitutionality of the Executive

Headlines News

Anti-graft war: Commonwealth scribe lauds Magu

Ihesiulo Grace 14 July 2018 0

The Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland, has commended the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, over what she described as Magu’s uncommon courage in fighting corruption in Nigeria. The Commonwealth scribe gave the commendation in a letter dated July 6 letter and addressed to Magu. According

Headlines News

Executive Order 6: Presidency, Senate head for showdown

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2018 0

…Lawmakers summon AGF over constitutional basis …Want FG to empanel judicial inquiry into human rights abuses In what can be referred to as looming friction between the Federal Government and the National Assembly over the former’s latest action to tackle corruption, the Senate on Tuesday faulted the action of President Muhammadu Buhari over Executive Order

Headlines News

Corruption : Sokoto loses bid to stop ICPC, EFCC from probing, prosecuting officials

Ihesiulo Grace 29 June 2018 0

The Sokoto State Government has lost its bid to stop the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from investigating and prosecuting its officials over corruption allegation. A Federal High Court in Sokoto on Wednesday affirmed that both the anti – corruption agencies were

Headlines News

Another Ex-Gov goes to prison as Senator Dariye bags 14 years jail term

Ihesiulo Grace 13 June 2018 0

…Dariye weeps in Court …I can’t imagine such brazen act – Judge About two weeks after former Taraba State Governor Jolly Nyame was sentenced to prison without an option of fine, another former State Governor and a serving Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Joshua Dariye (APC, Plateau Central) on Tuesday, bagged 14 […]

Politics

Corrupt Govt., Poor Policies turned Nigeria to Mono- Economy – ADP

Ihesiulo Grace 7 June 2018 0

The National Chairman of the Action Democratic Party(ADP), Engr. Yabagi Yusuf Sani has said that poor policies and corruption of past and present administration has turned the country to mono- economy despite its rich resources. He also said successful leaders in Nigeria have failed to add value to the crude oil even as it constitute […]