Tag: corruption
CBN will soon release details on recovered funds – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari was at the Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe Memorial Lecture today at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. He spoke on…
Nigerians must collectively fight corruption, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said the nation’s laws needed to be strengthened to realistically contend with the miasma of…
VIDEO: Nigeria’s corruption trending on US television
On 2 December, 2015, Nick Schifrin, PBS Newshour special correspondent aired the report “Nigeria: Pain and Promise: How a…
Buhari has done well in fighting Boko Haram, corruption – Lai Mohammed
Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed says the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari has done “very” well in…
NSCDC boss charges men to shun corruption
The Oyo State Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr John Adewoye, has charged men of the command…
South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana rank among most corrupt countries in Africa
Transparency International has stated that corruption is undermining development in sub-Saharan Africa with citizens of Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Liberia and…
Buhari begs for help to fight corruption in oil sector
President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday in Malta urged the international community to do more to support the Federal Government’s efforts to…
The excuses and lies of Sambo Dasuki by Bayo Oluwasanmi
By Bayo Oluwasanmi It is not uncommon for cowards to stage different con tactics to escape all responsibilities for their…
FG must take difficult decisions for Nigeria to survive – Emir of Kano
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Emir of Kano, His Royal Highness, Mai Martaba, Sarkin Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, Wednesday attributed the current…
Dalung tasks sportswriters to expose rot in sports
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung has challenged sports journalists to be courageous to expose corruption that…
FG charges new Perm Secs to shun corruption
The Federal Government on Saturday in Abuja, charged the newly appointed permanent secretaries to shun corrupt tendencies and offer sound,…
Buhari sacks corrupt high court judge
Justice Lambo Akanbi, of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, has been retired compulsorily, by President Muhammadu Buhari. This followed…
We will fight corruption using the rule of law – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari reaffirmed Monday in Abuja that his administration will give full regard to due process and the rule…
Complementing CCB will help fight against corruption – Ubani
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A legal practitioner has suggested that the unbundling of the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, is the only…
As Buhari Takes Nigeria Through The Straight And Narrow Way
Peter Claver Oparah Without doubt, Nigeria is currently walking on the straight and narrow way. It is being led on…
Saraki to defend self, as his lawyers walk away from CCT trial
Nigeria’s senate president, Bukola Saraki will defend himself at the Code of Conduct Tribunal after his legal team staged a…
All officers under close watch, says Customs boss
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Colonel Hameed Ali (rtd), has said that all officers in the Nigerian Customs Services are under…
Corruption is Nigeria’s main headache – CACOL
Eromosele Ebhomele The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, on Wednesday has affirmed that corruption was Nigeria’s primary problem adding that…
Lawyer wants death sentence for corrupt persons
A Rivers-based lawyer, Mr Abdulkareem Dauda, has said that an amendment to the law governing corruption to impose death penalty…
No room for corruption in Nigeria, says Osinbajo
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says public officials getting involved in graft and bribery that undermine the country would…
Corruption: Fayose challenges Buhari to try Yobe INEC REC
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to prosecute the Yobe State Independent National Electoral Commission…
Obasanjo decries worsening corruption in Africa
Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has decried the worsening level of corruption in Africa, urging African nations to…
Days of corruption gone, Customs boss vows
Col. Hamid Ali, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Monday said corrupt practices would no longer be tolerated,…
Corruption: National Assembly can’t grant themselves immunity — SERAP
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the leadership of the National Assembly to immediately…
I don’t envy President Buhari’s ministers
Peter Claver Oparah I do not envy President Buhari’s ministers at all. I rather pity them, especially those who came…
Heading Petroleum Ministry: Lagos lawmakers back Buhari
Some members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Saturday gave support to President Muhammadu Buhari’s resolve to head…
Corruption: Religious leaders have failed Nigerians – House of Reps member
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonanyima, has stated that religious leaders have failed…
Don’t celebrate corrupt leaders, Rabah tells Nigerians
Alhaji Ibrahim Rabah, a comunity leader in Rabah town of Rabah Local Government area in Sokoto State on Sunday appealed…
Blatter to face media as scandals widen at FIFA
AFP – FIFA president Sepp Blatter was set to face the media on Friday, as the scandals that surround him…
It’s zero tolerance for corruption, says new LIRS boss
Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Mr. Olufolarin Olukayode Ogunsanwo as the…