El-Rufai in Fresh Trouble Over Corruption Allegations
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul The alleged corruption trial of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai resumed on Wednesday at the Federal High Court in Kaduna, a day after an eight-hour hearing at the state high court. On Tuesday, a forensic investigator with the State Security Service, Segun Kayode, alleged that El-Rufai and some associates planned to […]
Stakeholders Raise Concerns Over Electoral Reforms Ahead of 2027
By Julian Osamoto Stakeholders in the nation’s electoral system have raised concerns over the implementation of electoral reforms, including BVAS functionality, electronic transmission of results and accountability for electoral offences ahead of the 2027 general election. The concerns were raised at a multi-stakeholder roundtable on electoral reform, integrity and youth participation, organised in Abuja on […]
El-Rufai Files Fresh N10bn Suit Against ICPC Over Family Access
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a fresh N10 billion lawsuit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over alleged denial of access to his family while in custody. El-Rufai, through his lawyer, Ubong Akpan, filed the suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja on […]
ICPC Recommends Prosecution of Alleged Fake PFIPC DG
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has submitted an interim report to President Bola Tinubu on its investigation into the alleged fictitious Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC). The commission has also recommended the prosecution of the council’s alleged Director-General, Adeniyi Adeyemi. ICPC Chairman, Musa Aliyu, disclosed this […]
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 […]
ICPC Questions Gbajabiamila Over PFIPC Allegations
By Oluwakemi Oluwakemi The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday honoured an invitation by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) as part of the ongoing investigation into the activities of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC). Gbajabiamila’s lawyer, Jiti Ogunye, confirmedThe Chief of Staff to […]
FCT Police Detain Four Officers Over ICPC Chairman Extortion
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has detained four police officers accused of extorting the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Aliyu (SAN). FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Sanusi, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists in Abuja on the Command’s recent […]
Atiku Rejects ICPC Probe, Demands Independent PFIPC Inquiry
By Zainab Bakare Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has rejected President Bola Tinubu’s directive to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), insisting that only an independent commission of inquiry can restore public confidence. In a statement issued on Wednesday by his […]
Tinubu Orders ICPC Probe Into Fake Presidential Council
By Chinedu Echianu President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the activities of a fictitious body operating as the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), directing the anti-graft agency to conclude its findings within 30 days. The directive, contained in a statement issued on Tuesday […]
PenCom Recovers ₦3bn in Pension Arrears With ICPC Support
By Oluwakemi Kindnes The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has recovered more than ₦3 billion in unremitted pension contributions from defaulting employers through a joint enforcement initiative with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). PenCom announced the recovery in a statement on Wednesday, saying the funds, recovered from employers in the electricity […]