The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, has urged lawyers across the country to uphold integrity, truth, and consistency in their professional conduct, stressing the need to set a positive precedent for the legal profession. Dr. Aliyu made the call on Friday when he […]
By Emma Okereh The Independent Corruption Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), on Sunday , said it has secured the conviction of Mr. Saifullahi Haruna, an Officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) who was involved in employment fraud. A statement by the commission’s spokesperson, Demola Bakare, explained that flowing from a petition received […]
By Emma Okereh The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned one Mr. Popoona Samuel and Mr. Arama Davies Gyandi before a Federal High Court sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, over alleged diversion of funds released by the World Bank for the rehabilitation of schools affected by insurgency within the State. […]
By Emma Okereh The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction in a case involving a staff member of the Federal Ministry of Aviation, Elvis Simon Okerenyi, who was facing charges bordering on forgery and giving “fake employment” to a job-seeker. Investigations revealed that Mr. Okerenyi had allegedly defrauded […]
By Emma Okereh The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned a former Court of Appeal staff, Munirat Abdulazeez, before a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Bwari, over her alleged involvement in a job racketeering scam. The defendant was brought before Justice Godwin Iheabunke, who had last Wednesday ordered her arrest […]
By Emma Okereh The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has convened a regional conference of Attorneys-General from Nigeria’s South-South region to strengthen institutional collaboration and deepen corruption prevention efforts. With the theme “Institutional Integrity and Regional Cooperation: The Role of Attorneys-General in Advancing a Corruption-Free South-South”, the conference marks a significant […]
By Emma Okereh The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) to strengthen anti-corruption measures, promote transparency, and build capacity within Nigeria’s marine and blue economy. The ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, gave the assurance during a courtesy visit […]
By Our Reporter The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) have been urged to arrest and probe Ebonyi State commissioners over alleged contract racketeering. The call was made by a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State, Mazi Moses Idika, in […]
By Emma Okereh The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, has stated that Nigerian students are not just the leaders of tomorrow but the change agents of today in the society. The ICPC Boss stated this at the National Civic Club Competition for students […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has announced the recovery of N13 billion diverted public funds in September. ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Aliyu, SAN, who made the announcement in his address of welcome at the launch of ICPC Strategic Action Plan 2024-2028 on Wednesday in Abuja, described the feat as a […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said it has returned over 500 contractors to sites to complete abandoned and shoddily completed projects. The commission said this was achieved through its Constituency and Executive Project Tracking Initiative (CEPTI). Demola Bakare, Spokesperson for ICPC, said this in a statement on Wednesday in […]
Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Aliyu, says the commission will deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) to fight corruption. Aliyu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) said this on Thursday in Abuja, on the sideline of the One-Day National Anti-Corruption Coalition (NACC) Members Hybrid Interactive Forum. He said […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has warned against undermining the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy. The ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Aliyu, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Aliyu spoke on the sidelines of the 6th General Assembly of the […]
…Calls for decisive action against offenders BY ANDREW OROLUA The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practice and other related offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu SAN has lamented the rise in incidents of sexual harassment in primary and secondary schools across the country. Aliyu, who raised the concern at a one-day national stakeholders engagement […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, ordered the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to arrest three officials of Rural Electrification Agency for failure to appear in court for their arraignment. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, gave the order for the issuance of arrest warrant against the officials; Emmanuel […]
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, ICPC, on Thursday arraigned Bola Audu, a top civil servant in the office of the Accountant General of the Federation for alleged N72 million fraud. Mr Audu is a civil servant in the Office of the Accountant General who was recently suspended by the Federal Government over alleged involvement in corruption. He […]
BY ORIAKU IJELE & UKPONO UKPONG Nigerians, who are waiting for the quick replacement of Abdulrasheed Bawa, the embattled former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, with a substantive successor, may wait a little longer. Since Bawa was removed, Karim Chukkol has remained an interim replacement with very slim chances of being […]
The ICPC has commenced investigation into bribery allegations against the House of Representatives Committee on job racketeering and gross mismanagement in government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Azuka Ogugua, spokesperson for Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Ogugua said that the ICPC received […]
By Taiye Agbaje Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has sued the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) for alleged unlawful arrest. Ojerinde, in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/179/2023 filed before Justice Obiora Egwuatu, is seeking an order to enforce his fundamental rights, following his re-arrest on Jan. […]
By Tunde Opalana The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC has dragged the APC candidate for the Ideato North and South Federal Constituency Mr Abazu Chika Benson to the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja over alleged bribery and corruption levelled against him . The appeal seeks to upturn the no case […]