Peter Obi Slams FG Over $9m Lobbying Deal, Says Funds Should Fix Nigeria’s Hospitals

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential flagbearer in the 2023 election, has criticised the Federal Government over reports that it approved a $9 million contract for foreign lobbying in the United States, describing the expenditure as a symbol of misplaced priorities and national embarrassment. Reacting in a post on 𝕏 (formerly Twitter) on Friday, the […]

Joining APC Won’t Stop EFCC Prosecution – APC To Defectors

The National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the North-East, Mustapha Salihu, has rejected allegations that politicians who defect to the ruling party are protected from investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Salihu made the clarification on Saturday night during an interaction with journalists at his residence in Yola, […]

EFCC Arraigns Former AGF Abubakar Malami in Abuja Over Money Laundering Charges

Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, was on Tuesday arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja in connection with an alleged money laundering case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Malami appeared in court alongside his son and another individual, where they were formally presented […]

EFCC Seals Malami’s Residence Housing Buhari’s Daughter

Operatives of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday evening sealed off a property reportedly associated with former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, in what appears to be a deepening of an ongoing probe into his time in office. Sources say the operation involved armed officers and multiple […]

Dangote Submits Petition To ICPC Against NMDPRA Boss

Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has formally petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), calling for an investigation into the Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Ahmed Farouk, over allegations of corruption and illicit enrichment. According to reports, the petition, dated December 16, […]

EFCC Declares Ex-Minister Timipre Sylva Wanted Over $14.8m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Bayelsa State Governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, wanted in connection with an alleged financial crime involving $14,859,257. According to a statement released by the EFCC on Monday, the funds in question were part of an injection by the Nigerian Content […]