Tag: Corruption

Insecurity is a by-product of corruption, unemployment, religious extremism and failure of State ―Bishop Kukah

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Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese in Nigeria, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has called on the Federal and State Governments in Nigeria, to address unemployment and religious extremism as critical measures to combat Nigeria’s widespread insecurity. In his 2024 Christmas homily at the Holy Family Cathedral Catholic Church, Sokoto on Wednesday, Bishop Kukah described insecurity as a […]

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Corruption has paralyzed Nigeria ―ICPC

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Nigeria’s Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has disclosed that Nigeria’s economic and social development is under threat, because corruption has severely paralyzed the country. This is as the commission urged Nigerians to summon the courage needed to expose corrupt practices and combat the scourge. Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner of ICPC, Mrs. Ekere […]

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The Vicious Circle of Corruption, By Akin Osuntokun

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Departure Points (1) The Amalgamation Roots Conceptually and objectively speaking, all the evidence of a predisposition to endemic corruption looms large in Nigeria today. The sad reality is that there is no silver lining in the horizon, which in itself fuels more corruption as those opportuned to be in position of authority scampers to insure […]

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Why corruption persists in Nigeria ―Pastor Adeboye

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General Overseer (GO) of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has urged Christians to shun corruption. Adeboye stated this on Saturday, which was the sixth day of the church’s just-concluded annual convention, with the theme ‘Heaven’, held at the Redemption City, Kilometre 47 Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Ogun State, Nigeria. He asserted that […]

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Ganduje blames poor people, INEC, weak institutions for corruption in Nigeria

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Former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and Bishop Mathew Kukah, the founder of The Kukah Centre (TKC), have attributed political corruption to dishonest poor Nigerians, INEC and other institutions. Mr Ganduje insisted that blaming politicians and public officeholders would not solve the problem of weak institutions in Nigeria. This was stated at a high-level meeting with national […]

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Two Police Inspectors dismissed for armed robbery, corruption, illegal duty in Nigeria

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The Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG in charge of Zone 2, Ari Muhammed, has ordered the dismissal of two Police Inspectors arrested for armed robbery, corruption and illegal duty. The AIG, in a statement signed by the Zonal Public Relations Officer, SP Tunni Ayuba on Thursday in Lagos, gave the names of the dismissed […]

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Ex-petroleum Minister has an unbeaten record in corruption ―Gen. TY Danjuma

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Former Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Theophilus Danjuma (retd.), on Tuesday, said he used to say that any job that is expected to be done properly should be given to a woman. He said he had a change of mind when the nation had a female Minister of petroleum who he claimed excelled […]

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Catalogue of Lootings in Nigeria: How Corruption Under PDP Became Child’s Play Under APC, By Femi Falana

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1. Diversion of N40 billion from Federation Account A company, Continental Transfert Technique had been hired by the Ministry of Interior to collect the Combined Expatriate Residence Permit and Alien Card (CERPAC) Fee of $2,000 per annum from every expatriate in Nigeria. The revenue from 2019 comes to an average of N40 billion per annum. […]

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Naira redesign has reduced kidnapping, corruption ―AGF Malami

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Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, says the introduction of the naira redesign policy by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has significantly reduced the rate of kidnappings in the country. In a fresh interview with Radio Nigeria Kaduna, Malami said there were positive sides of the policy that were […]

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Of Magistrates, Corruption and Incompetence, By Onikepo Braithwaite

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About six weeks ago, we were all shocked when we heard of the invasion of the residence of Honourable Justice Mary Peter-Odili, JSC by some ‘unlawful’ law enforcement agents’, including Police and Military personnel, using a spurious search warrant as the authority for their illegal act. Recently, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Ibrahim […]

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Gov Ganduje decries the level of corruption in Nigeria

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Governor of Kano state, Nigeria, Abdullahi Ganduje has decried the level of corruption in the country which according to him, won’t lead to development or progress. In his speech at the inauguration of an eight-man Anti-Corruption Strategy Steering Committee on Thursday April 29, Ganduje who was represented at the event by Alhaji Usman Alhaji, the […]

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Corruption: How Buhari Is Becoming A Liability To APC, By SKC Ogbonnia

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President Muhammadu Buhari’s style in the war against corruption is doing more harm than good to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The beginning of this new year has already seen the APC being dazed with an outrage, and understandably so, because its Presidential Campaign Council for the 2019 general elections features high-profile politicians facing a […]

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Ghanaian president sacks 3 High Court Judges over corruption

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Ghanaian President, Mr. Nana Akufo-Addo, has sacked 3 High Court Judges, indicted for corruption and bribe-taking three years ago. The sacked judges are Ayisi Addo, Uuter Paul Dery and Mustapha Habib Logoh. The trio were among those implicated by Ghanaian investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas for acts of corruption and bribe-taking in 2015. The judges were removed […]

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Connecting the Dots of Corruption: How Individual Greed Has Crippled Nigeria (1), By Bamidele Ademola-Olateju

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Last week I was introduced to a young man who just “won” his party primary election and will be on the ballot in 2019, representing his constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). I was told he was given his father’s “slot”. This young man […]

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President Buhari Is Not Against Corruption, By Femi Aribisala

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Muhammadu Buhari ran for election as president of Nigeria in 2003, 2007 and 2011. He failed woefully on all three occasions. He failed because he did not have the attributes that Nigerians wanted in a president. Many, I including, felt he was too sectional. His stint as military head-of-state between 1984 and 1985 was eloquent […]

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How will Buhari and Atiku debate corruption?, By Abimbola Adelakun

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By the question of debate, I do not just mean the televised event where one man stands against his opponent and both make a pitch for the vote of the audience. The debate between the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and the All Progressives Congress candidate and incumbent, Muhammadu Buhari, that I refer […]

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FG’s N10k Empowerment Loan in Osun at election time is corruption -Ezekwesili

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Former Nigerian Minister of Education and co-convener of Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) movement, Oby Ezekwesili, has accused Nigerian Government of deliberately corrupting the elections in Osun by launching the Trader Moni venture in the state three weeks before its scheduled governorship elections. In a widely publicised event, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on September 3, 2018, […]

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CAN responds to Osinbajo over his attack on pastors about corruption

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Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has responded to the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo’s attack on Nigerian Pastors for not preaching against corruption. Osinbajo had berated Pastors for failing to lend support to the Federal Government’s anti-corruption war at the 30th National Biennial Conference of the Students Christian Movement of Nigeria holding in Enugu, adding that preachers […]

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