Mr Usman Aliyu, a prosecution witness in the N2.1bn fraud case filed against Chief Raymond Dokpesi, on Monday told the Federal High Court, Abuja, that the defendant received the money without executing any contract. Dokpesi, a chieftain of the PDP,…
INEC lacks powers to disqualify aspirants with court cases – Commissioner, Lawyer (Vanguard)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has for the umpteenth time denied speculations that it would disqualify politicians with court cases from contesting future elections in Nigeria. Speaking, the National Commissioner in charge of Publicity of INEC, Prince Adedeji Solomon…
Gunfire in Kano court as EFCC arraigns Shekarau, Wali (Guardian)
There was sporadic gunfire at the Federal High Court, Kano, yesterday. The incident occurred as the police confronted angry supporters of former governor Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, former Minister of Foreign Affairs Aminu Wali, and former Director General of the Goodluck…
I spent 40 days at EFCC prison, got revelation from God ―Gov Lalong (Tribune)
Apparently reacting to the travail of the former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Jonah Jang who is presently being detained in Jos Prison, Governor Simon Lalong has stated that he was also a one time visitor of the Prison and…
N950m fraud: Shekarau, two others to be arraigned today (Nation)
EX-Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau was, yesterday, detained at the Kano office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Detained with the former minister of Education is ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs Aminu Wali, and Mansur Ahmad, for alleged criminal…
$15.5m account freeze: Absence of Judge Stalls Patience Jonathan’s suit (Punch)
Absence of Justice Mohammed Idris of a Federal High Court Lagos on Tuesday, stalled the continuation of hearing in a suit filed by Patience, wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, against the EFCC, challenging freezing orders on her account. The judge…
More fireworks over list of public treasury looters (Nation)
Critics of the listing of treasury looters got some knocks yesterday. They are wrong, some stakeholders said in Abuja at the Second Forum of the Anti-Corruption Situation Room, organised by the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA). Activist-lawyer Femi Falana…
Graft won’t end until justice catches up with corrupt leaders – Soyinka (Punch)
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says until corrupt Nigerian leaders start getting jailed, the war against corruption will never be won. Soyinka said this in Abuja on Monday at the 8th Commonwealth Regional Conference for Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in…
Alleged corruption: NJC raises panels to probe 25 judges (Punch)
The National Judicial Council has set up investigative committees to look into the allegations levelled against some judges by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the council’s Director of Information, Mr. Soji Oye, said on Thursday. Oye said in a…
Buhari has zero tolerance for corruption, I urge all Nigerians to support him – IGP (Vanguard)
The Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris has called on Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s fight against corruption to put the country back on the path of greatness. Idris made the call at the customary dinner organised for the…