PFIPC: Businessman Tells Reps of N400m Contract Payment
By Oluwakemi Kindness A businessman, Gbenga Collins, on Tuesday told the House of Representatives how he allegedly paid N400 million to Adeniyi Adeyemi, who presented himself as the Director-General of the purported Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), for a government contract that never materialised. Collins, Managing Director of Divine Dopacy Nigeria Limited, made the […]
Halima Shehu Denies ₦44bn Diversion, Demands Probe Report
By Zainab Bakare Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), Halima Shehu, has dismissed allegations that she diverted ₦44 billion, insisting that no public funds were traced to her or anyone connected to her. Speaking during a televised interview on Monday, Shehu said she uncovered financial irregularities shortly after assuming […]
Abia Group Urges Neutrality By Anti-Graft Agencies Ahead Of Polls
By Mardiyyah Abubakar The Abia Solidarity Forum has called on anti-corruption and security agencies to remain neutral and uphold due process as political activities gather momentum ahead of elections in Abia State. Addressing journalists in Umuahia on Sunday, the forum’s spokesperson, Chijioke Okwuoha, said the group had received unverified information suggesting that petitions and media […]
Court upholds forfeiture of 48 assets linked to Malami
By Zainab Bakare The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of 48 properties linked to former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to the Federal Government. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik ruled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) established the legal requirement […]
Lawyer Urges Tinubu, Reps Over EFCC Property Row
By Oluwakemi Kindness President Bola Tinubu and the House of Representatives have been urged to direct the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to vacate a disputed property in Abuja’s Guzape District and comply with a subsisting Federal High Court order. The appeal was made on Thursday by Emaya Alibeku, counsel to Dr. Rebecca Godwin […]
NELFUND Probes 34 Schools Over Tuition Refund Delays
By Zainab Bakare The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has launched an investigation into 34 tertiary institutions over allegations that they failed to refund students whose tuition fees were paid twice under the Federal Government’s student loan scheme. Managing Director of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr, disclosed this during a televised interview, saying the probe was triggered […]
EFCC Arrests Nigerian-American Over ₦434.9m Luxury Car Fraud
By Zainab Bakare The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Nigerian-American citizen Adegoke Oluwatobi Adams over an alleged cross-border vehicle import scam involving more than $320,000, estimated at about ₦434.9 million. In a statement shared on its official X account on Friday, the anti-graft agency says Adams is under investigation for alleged criminal […]
EFCC Arrests Convicted Ex-Power Minister Saleh Mamman
By Chinedu Echianu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, following his recent conviction and sentencing by the Federal High Court in Abuja over a ₦33.8 billion money laundering case linked to major power projects. EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede confirmed the arrest during a press briefing on […]
Court Jails Ex-Power Minister Mamman 75 Years Over ₦33.8bn Fraud
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted and sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to a total of 75 years imprisonment over a ₦33.8 billion fraud linked to major hydroelectric power projects. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice James Omotosho found Mamman guilty on all 12 counts of conspiracy and money […]
Malami Challenges EFCC in Court Over Seized Properties
By Oluwakemi Kindness Former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has launched a legal challenge against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the interim forfeiture of several properties linked to him. In an affidavit before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, Malami denied allegations that the properties are proceeds of […]