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The anti-corruption war is currently at the doorstep of former Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Mr Abdullahi Inde Dikko. Security operatives and men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) who arrived in two trucks on Friday, have laid siege on the former Comptroller-General’s home on Ahmed Musa Street, Jabi, Abuja. The […]

Any moment from now, the leader of the Shi’te islamic sect in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, will be released from custody, information available to www.www.aso.rocks search engine has shown. El-Zakzaky is accused of running a nation inside Nigeria. His group allegedly attacked the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, ‎in Zaria leading to a […]Read More

Obi Ezeani Nnewi, the extended family from which Olisa Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) hails, has warned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to either arraign their son or release him. The family led by Chief Gilbert Metuh, said on Thursday that the family was gravely concerned about […]

Still on her working visit to Nigeria, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde has met with leaders of the National Assembly. The lawmakers, who are currently on recess, were represented by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and some lawmakers from the two Chambers of the National Assembly. The Chairmen of […]

After months of trying to return the Lagos State University to its former glory, the Lagos State government on Thursday appointed Prof. Olanrewaju Adigun Fagbohun as the new Vice Chancellor of the institution. LASU had over the years faced serious crises leading to unceremonious removal of previous Vice Chancellors. The appointment of Fagbohun is coming […]

The Rivers State Commissioner for Information, Dr Austin Tam-George, on Wednesday declared that the state would demand a refund of N82 million allegedly spent by former Governor Rotimi Amaechi on a dinner for Professor Wole Soyinka during the last administration. That is if the government confirms that Soyinka, a Nobel Laureate, received part of the […]

Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has declared that every Bureau De Change operator indicted in the $2.1 billion arms deal probe will be prosecuted. Currently, more revelations have continued to emerge with some of those indicted either coming out to defend themselves or state how the funds were disbursed. […]

Ibrahim Abubakar, a senior member of the Nigeria Football Federation, has been killed. Abubakar was shot dead early Wednesday in Abuja, according to a Twitter message posted by the NFF. Until his death, Abubakar was Federation’s Head of Protocol. According to the NFF, a gang believed to be armed robbers stormed his house and killed […]

The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday signed the amended bill establishing the State University (LASU). The addition to the bill includes that the Vice Chancellor and other principal officers would now have a single term of five years, Professors in the institution would now retire at 70 instead of the usual 65 years […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has restated that his administration will look inwards, enforce regulations to stop financial leakages and adopt global best practices in generating more revenue to mitigate the effect of dwindling oil prices on the Nigerian economy. He gave the reassurance on Tuesday in Abuja while receiving the Managing Director of the International Monetary […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has  said that an inter-ministerial committee will soon be established to speed up  the re-organisation and reformation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Speaking at a meeting with the Chief Executive Officer of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Jin-Yong Cai, at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday, Buhari said that the reformation […]

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent petitions to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) requesting them “to use your good offices to investigate the degree of complicity of Nigerian banks including the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and financial institutions […]