Bribe

A United States district court has sentenced Paulinus Okoronkwo, a Nigerian American, to 87 months in prison for receiving a $2.1 million bribe from Addax Petroleum, a subsidiary of Sinopec, a Chinese state-owned petroleum and gas…
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A United States (US) district court has ordered the interim forfeiture of a property in California linked to Paulinus Okoronkwo, a Nigerian American, alleged to have been acquired with proceeds from bribery. Okoronkwo is a former general…
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A United States court has found Paulinus Okoronkwo, a Nigerian-American, guilty of receiving a $2.1 million bribe. Okoronkwo, former general manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), now NNPC Limited, was found guilty…
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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says troops of Operation Safe Haven rejected a bribe of N13.7 million offered by terrorists during an operation along the Jos-Sanga Road in Plateau. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen.…
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command says its operatives have arrested a 40-year-old man, Yahaya Saleh, for allegedly attempting to bribe investigators with N1.5 million to secure the release of a kidnap suspect. A…
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The Federal Government has called on citizens to disregard the falsehoods peddled by Mr Tigran Gambaryan, an American employee of Binance. This is contained in a statement signed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation,…
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Police officers in Kebbi State have rejected a bribe of ₦1 million offered by suspects linked to the notorious Lakurawa bandits. This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Kebbi State…
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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has vowed to prosecute those who took bribes during the delayed selection process of the new Alaafin of Oyo. Makinde said this on Monday, during the presentation of staff and certificate of office to…
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Kennedy Ubeku, a Korea-based Nigerian businessman, has commended Adegoke Fayoade, the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Zone 2 command, Lagos, for rejecting a N174 million bribe from a suspect. Mr Ubeku made the remark in an…
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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has suspended (Okpravero Ufuoma), an Assistant Superintendent of Immigration II (ASI II) for allegedly soliciting financial gratification from a traveler. NIS’s Comptroller General, Mrs Kemi Nandap,…
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