Corruption

A Kano State High Court has struck out a corruption charge filed against former Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Murtala Sule Garo, and five others over issues relating to investigation and jurisdiction. The case was struck out…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, insisted on the retrial of former Gov. Sule Lamido of Jigawa, his sons and others by the former trial judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu. Chile Okoroma, SAN, counsel for the…
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The Federal Government has vowed to sanction correctional officers indicted for corruption, abuse of power, and human rights violations by an investigative panel. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this at a…
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The Jigawa  Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has approved the compulsory retirement of a Sharia Court Judge, Sadisu Muhammad-Haruna, for misconduct. This is contained in a statement by JSC’s Director of Protocol and Publicity, Mr Abba…
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A civil society organisation, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), says tackling corruption is imperative to achieving public trust and an enhanced democratic process in Nigeria. The Executive Director of CISLAC, Auwal…
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The newly decorated acting Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has declared that the era of impunity in the Nigeria Police Force is over, vowing to enforce a regime of zero tolerance to corruption and human rights abuses. Disu made…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday grilled the former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai, over alleged fraud during his tenure as governor from 2015 to 2023. The African Democratic Congress (ADC)…
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Nigeria has slipped two places to 142nd position out of 182 countries and territories in the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index released by Transparency International (TI) on Tuesday, extending the country’s long-standing poor showing on the…
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Hearing in the report of compliance by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in respect of the interim forfeiture of 57 properties linked to Abubakar Malami, on Tuesday, could not proceed at the Federal High Court in Abuja.…
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Ghana’s former finance minister, who is wanted at home on suspicion of corruption, has been detained by US immigration, his lawyers said. Ken Ofori-Atta, 66, has been in the United States since January last year to receive medical…
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