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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned a forfeiture suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against nine properties linked to former Bayelsa State Governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, until July 16, citing the anti-graft agency’s failure to file a compliance report on an…
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Timi Frank, has called on Nigerian authorities to uphold the rule of law and guarantee fair treatment for former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, currently held in the custody of the Department of State Services. Frank, in a statement issued on Friday, urged security…
The Nigeria Police Force has dismantled a significant railway vandalism ring, recovering stolen infrastructure valued at over N400 million. Operatives from the Force Intelligence Department Special Tactical Squad (FID-STS) arrested two suspects, Chisom Goodnews and Ahmed Adamu, on April 9 in Akwanga. The arrests followed a period of intense intelligence gathering. Police successfully intercepted a…
Nigeria’s anti-corruption landscape has come under fresh scrutiny following the circulation of a viral video alleging a ₦50 billion bribery scandal, a claim firmly rejected by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. The commission, in an official statement released on Monday, described the video as entirely false, stressing that it neither…
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has approached a Federal High Court seeking ₦1 billion in damages against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and three other respondents, challenging what his legal team describes as an unconstitutional invasion of his Abuja residence carried out under a fundamentally defective search warrant….
A former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has called for a comprehensive investigation into the eight-year administration of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai, alleging financial impropriety, abuse of office, and widespread hardship during his tenure from 2015 to 2023. Sani made the call at a press conference in Kaduna on Sunday, urging security and anti-corruption agencies…
Pervasive corruption has dominated Nigeria’s political landscape for years. Just this week, the UK Government pledged to promptly return over 4.2 million pounds (N2.2b) seized from James Ibori, former Delta State Governor. The fight against corruption is one of the resolves of the Buhari-led administration under a leader who understands the importance of a corrupt-free…
