The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has maintained that it is illegal to use Naira to buy dollars for the purpose of electioneering campaigns. The bank made the clarification following what it described as attempts by persons to deliberately misrepresent the caution by the governor of the apex bank, Godwin Mr. Emefiele, on electioneering […]
The governor-elect of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has said that the reason the state government is owing salaries and cannot pay pensioners is that a lot of Osun State’s money is taken to Lagos. Adeleke disclosed this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday declared […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has vowed to investigate some Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government for infractions on COVID-19 intervention funds and other procurement abuses. Speaking at the 2022 African Union Anti-Corruption Day, the Chairman of the ICPC, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, stated that the Commission had observed discrepancies […]
Kemi Badenoch, former UK equalities minister, has taken a swipe at Nigerian politicians and accused them of using public funds for their private matters. Badenoch, a UK lawmaker of Nigerian descent, said this on Monday during an event to mark the commencement of her campaign for the office of the UK prime minister on […]
A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai (retd.), has faulted a report linking him with the about N1.85billion looted funds allegedly recovered by the Independent Practices and other related offences Commission in a property in Abuja. Buratai, in letter dated July 8, 2022 by his lawyer, Dr. Reuben Atabo (SAN), therefore, […]
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has explained why he would not prioritise probing previous administration if he emerged president in 2023. He said this on Friday in Abuja while answering questions after he formally unveiled Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed as his running mate for the 2023 elections. According […]
The EFCC on January 13, 2022, said it had arrested one Bolarinwa Oluwasegun who was allegedly posing as an Army General. A Special Offences Court, sitting in the Ikeja area of Lagos, on Thursday convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment a fake Army General, Bolarinwa Oluwasegun Abiodun whose real name is Hassan Kareem […]
The former governor of Imo state and Senator representing Imo West Senatorial district, Rochas Okorocha, on Wednesday said his former Deputy Governor, Matine Agbaso, was impeached because of alleged collection of bribery of N458 million from JPROS construction company in 2013. Okorocha disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri, through his Special Adviser on Media, […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has detained one Temitope Banjoko, a supreme court contractor, over allegations of money laundering. TheCable understands that Banjoko, who is currently being detained at the ICPC facility, is the managing director of Asbat Construction Limited. The construction company was said to have been awarded […]
, The trial of a former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, was on Monday stalled before a Federal High Court Lagos. This is because the court did not seat as the trial judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke was said to be attending a conference. The court registrar hinted that a new date would now be […]
