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Anti-Corruption

May 26, 2021

Nigerians don’t need bank accounts: EFCC

“Nearly 40 per cent of Americans do not have accounts. So, it is not very compulsory for everybody in Nigeria to have a bank account.”

Emefiele, Buhari and Bawa
May 26, 2021

Buhari should explain what he did with recovered loot: Sultan of Sokoto

“Nigerians need (an) explanation on how much was recovered. Where is the money, and what are they doing with them?”

May 25, 2021

Bitcoin: 21-year-old Nigerian defrauds 500 investors of N2 billion

“Victims were conned to invest in bitcoin, forex trading, real estate and oil and gas with a promise of prompt and accurate 60 per cent return on investment per month.”

May 25, 2021

After uncovering 110 ghost civil servants, Gov. Zulum reshuffles cabinet

The Commissioner for Animal Resources and Fisheries Development, Juliana Bitrus, was moved to the Ministry of Health and Human Services.

Babagana Umara Zulum
May 25, 2021

After terrorism suspicion, visa ban, Eko Hotel owner Gilbert Chagoury pays $1.8 million fines to U.S.

The Lebanese-Nigerian’s dealings have seen little changes since his days as a top Abacha money mule in the 1990s.

May 25, 2021

Why I seized assets from civil servants, gave them to my wives, children, Kadaria Ahmed and cronies: El-Rufai

The Kaduna governor replies to The Gazette’s report detailing his controversial expropriation of public assets.

May 24, 2021

El-Rufai evicts civil servants from prime assets, gives wives, children, Kadaria Ahmed, other cronies

Labour unions condemned Mr El-Rufai’s action at the time and warned of serious consequences should it be allowed to stand, but the governor called their bluff.

May 23, 2021

Dapo Abiodun, APC will frustrate Bidemi Rufai’s extradition if granted bail: U.S.

A former senator who represented Ogun East at the 8th National Assembly, Buruji Kashamu, frustrated efforts to extradite him to the U.S.

Abidemi Rufai and Dapo Abiodun
May 23, 2021

N10 Billion Fraud: PDP governors ask EFCC to investigate APC’s finances too

The PDP governors said they were not aware that INEC made any complaints to EFCC on PDP’s returns.

Uche Secondus
May 22, 2021

Governor Abiodun’s moneybag Bidemi Rufai presents Yahoo girl as surety: FBI

Nekpen Soyemi’s ownership of a property in the U.S. could also not be verified, and two bank accounts traced to her had barely a fraction of the $300,000 bond.

Abidemi Rufai and Dapo Abiodun