Opinion

Is eradication of corruption the motivating object of the on-going war? (1)

Ihesiulo Grace 10 January 2018 0

The object of the war against corruption, in which successive governments in the country profess themselves to be engaged, needs to be clearly stated and constantly borne in mind. The Constitution is unequivocal that the object is the eradication or abolition of “all corrupt practices and abuse

News

Our Anti Corruption War Is A Ruse – Prince Nosa Eweka

Ihesiulo Grace 9 January 2018 0

Prince Nosa Eweka of The Benin Royal Family says President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo anti corruption war is a ruse. In a statement released today the Benin Prince said “In the United States, General Flynn, a war hero and Trump’s Former National Security Adviser is facing 10 years in prison for lying […]

Opinion

Corruption: A monster we must all stand up against

Ihesiulo Grace 21 December 2017 0

In Nigeria, corruption is worst than cancer, it is a monster that has been consuming all that crosses its part. Jose Uqaz, the Chair of Transparency International, while presenting the 2016 Corruption Perception Index said: “In too many countries, people are deprived of their most basic needs and go to bed hungry every night because […]

News

NGO Bill: Ajulo threatens court action to ensure passage

Ihesiulo Grace 19 December 2017 0

Human rights activist and former national secretary of Labour Party (LP), Dr. Kayode Ajulo, has threatened legal action towards ensuring that the controversial NGO Bill comes to fruition. Speaking Monday in Abuja, Ajulo alleged that human traffickers, shylock businessmen and dubious individuals have hijacked Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs), stressing that they now

News

Alleged Bribery: House of Rep Summons Nsima Ekere, Ricky Tafa, others

Ihesiulo Grace 16 December 2017 0

The House of Representatives committee on Public petition investigating allegations of corruption against the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr Nsima Ekere, as well as Justice Yusuf Halilu of the FCT High Court, Abuja and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ricky Tafa, has summoned the trio to appear before it on Tuesday […]

Business

Baru advocates zero-tolerance for corruption

Ihesiulo Grace 15 December 2017 0

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has advocated zero tolerance for corruption in all the arms of the corporation. In a press statement, Baruon stated this though a mail-broadcast message sent to the staff of the corporation by the NNPC Anti-Corruption Committee, as part of the activities […]

Politics

Your government lacks focus, anti graft war uncoordinated, CACOL tells Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 14 December 2017 0

An anti corruption pressure group, Centre for Anti Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) has said that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari was lacking direction and slow, especially in taking key decisions that affect his administration’s policy implementation and overall governance in the country. The group lamented the slow pace of success recorded in the

Opinion

How corruption breeds enslavement of Nigerian youths in Libya, Saudi Arabia

Ihesiulo Grace 11 December 2017 0

“From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrefying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment. Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire; your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it […]

Politics

2019: APC confident to win in Cross River –spokesman

Ihesiulo Grace 7 December 2017 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State has expressed confidence in its ability to win the 2019 general elections including the governorship election in the state. Mr Mens Ikpeme, the APC Publicity Secretary in the state, expressed the confidence in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Ikpeme said […]

Columnist

Abdullahi’s Inside Story On Jonathan

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2017 0

Of the three presidents who ruled Nigeria between 1999 and 2015, President Goodluck Jonathan appears, so far, to have been the subject of more controversial books than his two predecessors. Five notable books about or significantly touching on former President Obasanjo’s tenure are his memoir, My Watch; Olusegun Obasanjo: The Presidential Legacy (Vols. I & […]

Interviews

No government has fought corruption like Buhari in Nigeria… Adeniran

Ihesiulo Grace 28 November 2017 0

Comrade Debo Adeniran, is an activist and executive chairman, Centre For Anti Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL). In this interview with INIOBONG IWOK, Adeniran assesses the anti graft war of the President Muhammadu Buhari led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration and the performance of democracy in the country. What is your view on the anti […]

News

PACAC decries judges, lawyers sabotaging corruption war

Ihesiulo Grace 28 November 2017 0

The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) has said it is not against the judiciary and the legal profession but furious over a few judges and lawyers who are sabotaging the efforts of the Federal Government in winning the anti- corruption fight . A member of the committee , Prof . Femi Odekunle, disclosed this […]

News Top Stories

Corruption is Making Nigeria ‘Laughing Stock’, Says Magu

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2017 0

Corruption in Nigeria has defied efforts at eradicating it and is making the country a laughing stock, the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, has said. Mr Magu said this in a Abuja on Monday at the 68th General Assembly of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria, which had the […]

Interviews

Corruption in Nigeria is endemic and an albatross to our development –Moro

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2017 0

Comrade Abba Moro, the immediate past Minister of Interior under President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan spoke to The Daily Times recently in Abuja. Moro barred his mind on the failed immigration recruitment, APC leadership under Governor Samuel Ortom in Benue State, and some concerned national Issues. Tom Okpe reports. Since leaving office in 2015 sir, how […]

Interviews

Buhari needs committed people to key into anti-corruption vision – Keyamo

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2017 0

Festus Keyamo, a Senior Advocate in this interview with PETER FOWOYO, speaks on the committee set up by the National Judicial Council (NJC), to monitor looters trial, the fight against corruption, integrity of the legal profession and salient other issues. Speculation is rife that the inclusion of lawyers in the committee set up by the […]

News

The real reason behind increase in corruption, crime

Ihesiulo Grace 19 November 2017 0

Ancestral Pride Foundation, an NGO, has blamed the neglect of cultural values for the rising rate of corruption and crimes in the country. The Founder of the NGO, Mr Fashola Faniyi, told newsmen in Ota, Ogun that the failure of some parents to inculcate cultural values in their children was affecting the nation’s development. ““We […]

News

Nigeria not isolated from global changes, says Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 17 November 2017 0

President Muhammadu Buhari Friday maintained that Nigeria is not isolated from the global changes taking place in the various sectors. Buhari said this at the Presidential Villa, during the Presidential Parley with Participants of the Senior Executive Course No.39 (2017) of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru. According to him, Nigeria is […]

News Top Stories

We are succeeding in corruption war – Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 17 November 2017 0

Tinubu to Jonathan: Your administration won gold medal in corruption President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the ongoing fight against corruption has started yielding fruitful results as Nigeria is now a respected nation in the world. Buhari spoke on Thursday during the public presentation of a book titled; Making Steady, Sustainable Progress for Nigeria’s Peace […]

Politics Top Stories

Buhari’s anti-corruption fight successful – Sagay

Ihesiulo Grace 11 November 2017 0

* Called for strengthening of CCB. The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) Prof Itse Sagay (SAN), has described as delusional, those saying the anti-corruption fight of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has failed. Sagay stated this on Friday in Abuja during PACAC interactive session with stakeholders. The PACAC boss

World

Saudi purge demonstrates ruthlessness of crown prince

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2017 0

Big things are happening in Saudi Arabia. Princes, ministers and top businessmen are being arrested, detained in a luxury hotel, accused of corruption, their planes grounded and their assets seized. The driving force behind this is 32-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, who also heads the newly formed anti-corruption committee. So what’s this all about? […]