Tag: corruption
Ogaga Ifowodo Joins House Of Reps Race
Lanre Babalola Renowned writer and commentator, Ogaga Ifowodo has joined the race for the House of Representatives for the Isoko…
Intoxication Of Power
By Akin Owolabi Much heed has been taken of Lord Acton’s assertion of 1887 that: power tends to corrupt and…
Nigerian leaders not ashamed of being called thieves, says Kalu
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Former Governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu has decried the corrupt leadership in Nigeria, saying they are so…
Why do African kleptocrats steal money they don’t need?
Why do African/Nigerian politicians steal money they don’t use, see, need, reach, or access? The stealing by government officials in…
Turkey’s PM vows to wipe out Twitter
Turkey’s combative prime minister warned on Thursday that he would eradicate Twitter in the wake of damaging allegations of corruption…
‘Motherfuckers’ in government in Nigeria
Olufolaji Fadeyibi I know I am going to receive a lot of advice on how I am too old to…
Corruption: Zuma urged to repay costs of home makeover
South Africa’s public ombudsman Wednesday said that non-security upgrades at President Jacob Zuma’s private residence which cost the taxpayer $23…
Nigerians Are Corrupt, Says Mugabe
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has taken a swipe on Nigeria, labeling the country and her citizens as corrupt. He…
You Can’t Fight Corruption If You’re Corrupt, Ribadu Tells Govs
Kazeem Ugbodaga Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, says governors in the country…
OKonjo-Iweala says NNPC audit will curb corruption
Nigeria must reform its oil sector to end decades of suspicion of widespread corruption and build up public trust, the…
Why I Want To Be President
Sam Ndah-Isaiah, publisher, Leadership Newspapers, explains why he wants to succeed President Goodluck Jonathan Can you tell us how this…
Obasanjo Is The Most Corrupt Nigerian
He is a man who can’t slow down. At 86, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark’s typical day is still as crammed…
$162 bn cost of corruption in EU nations
Corruption across the EU’s 28 countries costs some 120 billion euros ($162 billion) per year, the European Commission said Monday,…
Senate And The Doctrine Of Take A Bow And Go
Nigeria’s National Assembly will face a litmus test when it begins to screen the ministerial nominees President Goodluck Jonathan has…
Okonjo-Iweala: Africa needs to tackle corruption, not trivialise it
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, was guest speaker at a TEDxEuston forum last December, where she discussed the…
Nigeria Does Not Own The Patent To Scam
By Akunna Ejim It has become quite obvious the “thing” to do when trying to describe corruption or the act…
Ibori’s Judge Quits
Justice Marcellus Idowu Awokulehin, the judge who gave former Delta State Governor, Onanefe James Ibori clean bill of health in…
Reflecting On Nigeria At 100
Nigeria is 100 years old as a country and 54 as an independent state but most of its achievements leave…
Shelle’s Lagos PDP Should Join APC
By Joe Igbokwe Recently, Tunji Shelle, the Lagos PDP chairman was in the news again. This time, it was during…
Stemming Judicial Rot
Professor Wahab Egbewole expresses grave concern about corruption in the judiciary and offers a recipe on how the tide can…
Turkey detains ministers’ sons over bribery
Turkish police detained the sons of three cabinet ministers and several high-profile businessmen on Tuesday in a sweeping probe into…
As Corruption Deepens, EFCC Chases Rat In Imo State
By Peter Claver Oparah Last week, Transparency International, the global anti-corruption watchdog released its ranking of world corruption index among…
Corruption war: Jonathan’s man hits Tambuwal back
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Aminu Tambuwal, the Speaker of House of Representatives was severely criticised by Nigeria’s presidency this morning over his…
Activists Inspect Facilities In Lagos, Decry High Corruption
Nigerian activists and anti-corruption crusaders on Monday inspected some facilities in Lagos, western Nigeria, to draw attention to corruption in…
Corruption: $2.6 trillion stolen annually, says AfDB
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says an estimated 2.6 trillion dollars is stolen annually through high level corrupt practises in…
Road block dismantling slashes police corruption, says IG
The Inspector General of Nigerian Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, said the dismantling of roadblocks has reduced corruption in the police…
Malawi slams Western donors over aid freeze
A Malawian minister on Thursday criticised Western donors for withholding aid worth $150 million after the government exposed corruption, saying…
The Nigerian Cult Of Mediocrity
By Lawrence Chinedu Nwobu The Bible says in Proverbs 29:18 that “where there is no vision the people perish.” This…
Oduahgate:Jonathan accessory to corruption, APC says
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said President Goodluck Jonathan may become an accessory to corruption if he continues along…
Oduahgate: APC warns on using politics cover corruption
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned against any attempt by the unimaginative spin doctors of the Aviation Ministry to…