Alleged ₦96bn Fraud: Edo Panel Indicts Obaseki, Impeached LG Chairmen

  Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has received the report of the Administrative Panel of Enquiry set up on the 18th of December, 2024 to investigate the financial dealings of…

2,363 Ghost Workers Uncovered In Zamfara

  The Zamfara State Government said it had uncovered 2,363 ghost workers following the verification of civil and public servants in the state. Governor Dauda Lawal constituted a committee headed…

Nigeria ranked 36th world’s most corrupt country in 2024

  Transparency International, a global coalition against corruption, has ranked Nigeria as the 36th most corrupt country in the world. Nigeria was joined by Uganda, Mexico, Madagascar, Iraq, and Cameroon…

Top Nigerian security official arrested over corruption

  The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has arrested a Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps in Kogi State, Adam Yusuf, over alleged…

SERAP demands Tinubu probe N26bn oil sector scandal

    The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has given President Bola Tinubu a seven-day ultimatum to address alleged corruption in the oil sector. The group is urging him to…

BDC operator tells court how over N22bn was ‘diverted’ from ministry of power under Saleh Mamman

Abdullahi Suleman, a bureau de change operator, has narrated how over N22 billion was allegedly siphoned from the federal ministry of power when Saleh Mamman was the minister. In July…

W’Bank blacklists two Nigerian firms, CEO over corruption — Report

The World Bank Group has announced the 30-month debarment of two Nigerian companies, Viva Atlantic Limited and Technology House Limited, alongside their Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Norman…

Court jails Sokoto teaching hospital accountant for diverting N60m

The federal high court in Sokoto has convicted and sentenced Lukumanu Sani Waziri, an accountant at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), over the diversion of N60 million. The…

UK probe finds no stolen Nigerian funds linked to Diezani –Ozekhome

Legal luminary, Prof. Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has debunked persistent allegations of corruption against former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, asserting that no stolen Nigerian funds have ever been traced…

NNPCL diverts N2.68tn, $9.77m, shuns probe invitations – Report

Amid its controversial financial dealings that have negatively impacted the nation’s financial standing, The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has been accused by the Auditor-General of the Federation of diverting…

US returns $52.88m Diezani Alison-Madueke’s loot to Nigeria

The Federal Government has received $52.88 million in recovered assets linked to a former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, from the United States of America. The Attorney-General of the Federation…

EFCC detains 10 officers over ‘theft of operational items’

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has detained 10 of its officers attached to the Lagos zonal command over alleged theft of operational items. In a statement…

Court orders interim forfeiture of N228.4m traced to ex-Gov Orji of Abia

A Federal High Court in Abuja has made an order of interim freezing and forfeiture of the sum of over N228.4 million linked to former Gov. Theodore Orji of Abia…

EFCC fires 27 officials over corruption — but refuses to disclose their names

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has dismissed 27 officers from its workforce in 2024 for various offences related to fraudulent activities and misconduct. In a statement issued on Monday…

Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of Warehouse, Containers Linked To Emefiele

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of a warehouse built on a landed property measuring 1.925 hectares of land along the Lagos/Ibadan expressway in…