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Diezani Alison-Madueke Appears in London Court Ahead of £100,000 Bribery Trial

Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has appeared before the Southwark Crown Court in London, United Kingdom, for a preliminary hearing in her trial over alleged bribery offences. Mrs. Alison-Madueke, who served as Nigeria’s oil minister from 2010 to 2015, was the first woman to hold the position and also the first female […]

Jersey to Repatriate $9.5m in Recovered Corruption Funds to Nigeria

Authorities in Jersey — a British Crown Dependency located in the Channel Islands between the United Kingdom and France — are set to return more than $9.5 million (£7 million) in recovered corruption proceeds to the Nigerian government. The funds are expected to be channelled into infrastructure development projects across Nigeria. The repatriation follows a […]

EFCC Secures 7,000 Convictions, Recovers Over ₦500bn in Assets — Shettima

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered assets valued at over ₦500 billion, Vice President Kashim Shettima announced on Monday. He disclosed this while declaring open the seventh edition of a three-day capacity-building workshop for judges and justices, jointly organised by the EFCC and the National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja. Representing President […]

Ezekwesili, Bakare: Corruption and poor leadership holding Nigeria back

Former Education Minister Dr Oby Ezekwesili and Pastor Tunde Bakare have described corruption and weak leadership as Nigeria’s greatest barriers to development. They spoke in Lagos on Saturday during the onboarding of the pioneer class of the Advanced Diploma in Public Leadership and Statecraft, organised by the Citadel School of Governance in partnership with the […]

EFCC and ICPC Recover ₦277bn and $105m in 2024, Says AGF Fagbemi

Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has announced that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) collectively recovered ₦277 billion and $105 million in 2024. Speaking at an asset recovery summit in Abuja, Fagbemi detailed that the EFCC reclaimed over […]

Corruption: Judge Orders Forfeiture of FIRS Official’s Properties

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of two properties linked to Aminu Garunbaba, a staff member of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), to the Federal Government. The properties include a four-bedroom terrace maisonette with a boys’ quarters at Barumark Groove Estate, Plot 667, Cadastral Zone B03, Wuye District, Abuja, […]

EFCC Re-Arraigns Dasuki, Others Over ₦33.2bn Corruption Case

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned former National Security Adviser (NSA) Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and three others before Justice Charles Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, over an alleged fraud involving ₦33.2 billion. Dasuki was arraigned alongside former Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) General Manager Aminu Baba-Kusa and […]

Obasanjo: Corruption Threatens Nigeria’s Survival

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that corruption in Nigeria has progressed beyond alarming levels, describing it as fatal to the nation’s survival. Delivering a keynote address titled Leadership Failure and State Capture in Nigeria at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum, Yale University, Obasanjo warned of the nation’s imminent collapse if systemic corruption remains unaddressed. […]

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