Tag: ICPC

Badaru’s Tears and Musa Adamu’s Melting Embrace By Haruspice

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The day unfolded with eager anticipation, commencing at the Supreme Court complex where fortunate legal luminaries were honored with the prestigious title of Senior Advocate of Nigeria. Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, former Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice in Jigawa State and the designated Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), was among the distinguished recipients whose status elevated to the esteemed rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria. Surrounded by well-wishers, Dr. Musa warmly greeted them with convivial embraces, bowing and prostrating amidst smiles and…

UNICAL Sex Scandal:ICPC collaborates DSS to arrest Prof Cyril Ndifon

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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission ICPC has sought the collaboration of the Department of State Services (DSS) on the University of Calabar (UNICAL) Sex Scandal matter involving Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the erstwhile Dean of Faculty of Law of the Institution. The Commission had disclosed the refusal of Prof.Ndifon to honour its several invitations thus his eventual arrest in Calabar, Cross River State by its operatives on 4th October, 2023 based on a Court Order.   “However, the Service, following the Commission’s request and in the spirit…

DSS debunks online media reports on alleged invasion of ICPC,CCB Offices

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The Department of State Services (DSS) has refuted reports by sections of the online media particularly SaharaReporters, Peoples Gazette and Jackson Ude on alleged invasion of ICPC and CCB Offices.   The Service in a statement by its Spokesperson,Dr.Afunanya Peter stated that the news platforms variously and wrongly fed the public with misleading narratives and accusations against it.     DSS said; “For instance, SaharaReporters wrote that the Service stormed the Independent Corrupt Pratices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and carted away certain…

Corruption in Education Sector is undermining Govt investments,says President Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said corruption in education sector continued to undermine investments, while critics downplayed funding by focusing only on budgetary allocations, urging a more comprehensive re-evaluation of expenditure. The President, who declared open the Fourth National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in the Public Sector at the State House, noted that measuring financing of education sector should include total education budget of each year by both federal and state budgets and other financial commitments in their totality. The Summit was organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and…

TASUED suspends lecturer declared wanted by ICPC over sex-for-grades scandal

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The Management of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, has suspended a lecturer, Dr. Olaniran Balogun, who was declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over sex-for-grades scandal.   The Deputy Registrar, Media and Corporate Relations of the university, Gbenga Omilola, disclosed this on Sunday, August 28, 2022.   Recall, ICPC had, a few days ago, declared Balogun, who was the Head of the Department of Religious Studies at TASUED, wanted for allegedly abusing his office and demanding gratification.  …

How ICPC discovered N540m in GTB Account of Primary Teacher

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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has ordered the final forfeiture to the Federal Government of N120 million traced to a primary school teacher, Mrs. Roseline Egbuha, and her accomplices, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The forfeited money, as well as cars, formed part of the N540 million proceeds of crime traced to Mrs. Egbuha, a teacher with Ozala Primary School, Abagana, Anambra State. The teacher who was on a monthly salary of N76,000 as at the time of her arrest in 2020…

ICPC recovers N1.85b allegedly meant for buying of arms in Burutai’s mansion in Abuja

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ICPC operatives have conducted an operation that led to the recovery of over a billion naira from the former Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai.   The operation, conducted last week, also led to the recovery of over 50 luxury watches, including at least two Rolex varieties, from the former military commander, according to anti-graft officials familiar with the matter.   A source said the ICPC was tipped off about the cash haul by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU, during a probe of a man identified only as…

CSO tasks AMCON over delay in publishing names of Debtors

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Renew Nigeria, a non governmental and rights group has asked the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria AMCON to publish names of obligors to Nigerian Banks after the expiration of January 5th , 2022 deadline.   The civil society organisation in a statement released by Jim Oweto on Sunday night challenges AMCON not to water down or rescind the planned to make public it’s debtors amounting to over N4.4 trillion.   Oweto said the delay weeks after the deadline given to Nigerian debtors to come forward for a repayment or payment…

ICPC inaugurates NYSC Anti-corruption and Transparency unit

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The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said its partnership with the NYSC would continue to play a vital part in the re-orientation of youths to imbibe positive virtues of hardwork and patriotism. It said all hands must be on deck to ensure that corruption is eradicated in Nigeria. ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye stated this today in Abuja while inaugurating the Anti-Corruption and Transparency (ACTU) Sub-Units of the National Youth Service Corps. He then commended the Corps for its intention to expand its scope of…

Panic as Buhari orders review of FG’s payrolls

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The federal government has initiated a raft of measures to cut the cost of governance in the face of dwindling revenue occasioned by the headwinds of the COVID-19 pandemic and the attendant global economic tailspin.   Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said yesterday in Abuja that the measures were targeted at reducing recurrent expenditure, which is projected to gulp about 41.5 per cent of the total provisions of N13.588 trillion in the 2021 budget, amounting to N5.64 trillion. She stated that President Muhammadu Buhari had directed…