Tag: Bribery
Jonathan Gave Us Money —Lagos Igbo Leader
Cyriacus Izuekwe Leaders of Ndigbo resident in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have confirmed that they were given money by President…
Bash Ali Lands In Kuje Prison
The running battle between Nigeria’s World Boxing Federation, WBF, cruiserweight boxing champion, Bashiru Lawrence Ali, a.k.a. Bash Ali (OON) and…
Burundi opposition leader sentenced for five years for bribery
A top Burundi opposition leader has been sentenced to five years in jail for bribery following a sex scandal he…
US Navy commander pleads guilty in bribery scandal
A United States Navy commander pleaded guilty Tuesday to taking bribes including luxury hotel stays, cash and prostitutes in return…
3 KAI Officials Rape Woman
Kazeem Ugbodaga Three officers of the Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, have been arrested for allegedly raping a 24-year old woman…
Oba Akiolu Vows To Expose Corrupt Yoruba Obas
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has promised to expose the corrupt monarchs who were bribed by…
Ecclestone hails capitalism after bribery trial deal
Formula One tycoon Bernie Ecclestone on Wednesday rejected criticism of a $100-million payment he made to end his trial in…
High-ranking China official given life sentence for bribery
A Chinese regional official was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday for bribe-taking, a court said, the first high-ranking bureaucrat…
Oman court jails ex-minister 3 years for bribery
An Omani court has sentenced a former minister to three years in jail over graft charges, in a first for…
LASTMA Official Sacked, Docked Over N1k Bribe
Cyriacus Izuekwe An official of the Lagos State Transport Management Authority, LASTMA, Mr. Saliu Mutiu, has been dismissed and arraigned…
Nigeria And The Malady Of Corruption
By Rasak Musbau “Corruption is authority plus monopoly minus transparency” — Anonymous Going by the resources that the good Lord…
Motorcyclist killed by trigger-happy cop over money
Yusuf Mohammed The leader of a Lagos State crime fighting outfit, Operation Mesa (OP-MESA), allegedly shot and killed a commercial…
In video: Nigerian cop recorded asking for dollar bribe
Another Nigerian policeman has been caught on video demanding American dollars after apprehending a Nigerian-American and two other Nigerians for…
Bribery: Driver, Passenger Shot By Cop
A 32-year-old dismissed police corporal, Mr Nelson Bassey, has been arrested and charged to court for allegedly shooting a driver,…
US Fines Julius Berger N5.1b For Bribing Nigerian Officials
The United States Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have confirmed that construction giant Julius Berger’s foreign affiliate…
ASUU Alleges Bribe Of Members
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has accused the federal government of taking money round campuses to influence some…
NFA slams 10 year ban on Lam Adesina, board member
The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) on Monday, imposed a 10-year ban on a member of the board, Mr Olaleye Adepoju,…
Fashola Bans Skating On Expressway
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has vowed to arrest and prosecute Mr. Michael Ekundayo, an official of the Lagos…
Ex-Detroit mayor jailed 28 years for corruption
Disgraced Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to 28 years in a federal prison on corruption and extortion charges. The…
2 KAI Officers Arrested Over N800K Bribe
Two officers of the Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, have been arrested for allegedly demanding for N800,000 bribe from a trader…
Fake Soldier Batters Man Over N3k Bribe
The police at Elemoro Division, Ibeju Lekki, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have arrested a suspected fake soldier after he battered a…
ICC Wants Kenyan Arrested For Trying To Bribe Witnesses
The International Criminal Court based in The Hague said Wednesday it had issued a warrant against a Kenyan accused of…
Nigerian Police kicks out corrupt sergeant
The Nigerian Police has dismissed the sergeant caught on video demanding a bribe of N25,000 from a motorist arrested for…
Bribe: Nigerian cop arrested after caught on video
A Nigerian Police Sergeant attached to the Lagos State Police Command Motor Traffic Division has been caught on video trying…
Is Police Truly Your Friend?
The catch phrase, “Police Is Your Friend” has proved to be an abhorrent paradox against the character deficit of the…
Corruption: 157 LASTMA Officers Dismissed
The Lagos State Government has sacked 157 officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA over cases of gross…
Lawan, Emenalo fail to stop bribery trial
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja It was indeed a sad Friday for embattled former chairman of Nigeria’s House of Representative’s adhoc…
$620,000 Bribe: Farouk, Emenalo For Arraignment Friday
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke has bowed to pressure to file charges…
Bribery: Nigerian police quiz Lawan
Lawan Farouk, Member of the Nigerian House of Representatives accused of receiving a bribe of 620,000 dollars from oil magnate…
Implement Report On Fuel Subsidy -ACN Insists
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has warned that the allegation of bribery involving the chair of the House of Representatives…