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No High Profile Corrupt Individuals Will Be Shielded – Magu

January 21, 2020 2:36 pm
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, Tuesday breezed into the Ilorin Zonal office of the commission declaring that no high profile individuals involved in corrupt allegations would be shielded from prosecution.

“All of them would be arraigned as soon as investigations are concluded.”

Magu who arrived the zonal office at about 11.20am said ” I am here to see how my men are doing and to also see areas of improvement in the bid to ensure efficiency in the system.”

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He asserted that the campaign

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I Joined Politics Because I’m Not Corrupt – Buhari

January 10, 2020 11:10 am
President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed why he decided to become to join partisan politics after release from prison.

Speaking when he received the youths leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who came from across the country to pay him a visit in Abuja, Buhari said he took interest in politics after a clean bill on his integrity by those who detained him after the 1985 military coup and who thoroughly checked his record as governor of the North East, Minister of Petroleum and Head of State and found nothing incriminating.

“After I was released and nothing was found

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Magu Blows Hot, Sends Strong Message To Corrupt Nigerians

December 16, 2019 2:18 pm

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, says that the commission would crush corruption and corrupt individuals in Nigeria.

Magu said the fight against corruption and corrupt individuals would be more intense in 2020.

The acting Chairman spoke at the end of the year get together held at the commissioner’s office at Iyaganku through the Ibadan Zonal Head of the commission, Friday Ebelo, over the weekend.

According to Magu, the EFCC was very prepared to crush corruption and corrupt individuals in Nigeria.

He tasked officers of the commission to gear up for more …

Gombe Ranked 2nd Most Corrupt State, Governor Reacts

December 9, 2019 12:11 pm

Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has reacted to a recent survey report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) ranking Gombe as the second most corrupt state in Nigeria.

The Governor, giving his remark at an event to mark the 2019 Anti-Corruption Day in Gombe, blamed the poor ranking on the previous state administration.

Governor Yahaya accused the past administration of Ibrahim Dankwambo of plundering the resources of the state by initiating white elephant projects.

He argued that in spite of a huge bailout fund, budget support and the Paris Club refund the Dankwambo administration was still unable …

Corrupt Elements In APC Resisted Change In Bauchi State

Corrupt Elements In APC Resisted Change In Bauchi State

October 16, 2019 1:51 am

• Some governors lobbied to deputise Osinbajo when Buhari was sick

Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar is a former member of the National Judicial Council (NJC) and immediate past governor of Bauchi State. In this interview with our reporter, he recounts the challenges he faced in the state, especially tackling insecurity, out-of-school children and fight against cronyism. Excerpts:
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A lot of things have been happening in Bauchi S­tate, some of which are politically orchestrated. But you seemed to have offended some elements. What did you do?

It is a very pertinent question.  When I was elected governor, those of us …

On the heels of activist Omoyele Sowore’s #RevolutionNow debacle with the Buhari administration, Sani Adamu, one of

‘Buhari’s ministers, fantastically corrupt Nigerians’

August 24, 2019 12:27 pm

On the heels of activist Omoyele Sowore’s #RevolutionNow debacle with the Buhari administration, Sani Adamu, one of ex Vice President and former PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar’s outspoken supporters and campaigners, has criticized the administration’s reaction to Sowore’s protest as typical of a government that lacks direction and the capacity to deal with Nigerians battle with poverty, hunger and insecurity.

Adamu put forward that the Buhari administration has nothing good in stock for Nigerians, having, in his words, brought in “fantastically corrupt” politicians as ministers whose character and track records are a reflection of the president’s person, having promised …

Presidential aide arrested in Zimbabwe for corrupt deals

Presidential aide arrested in Zimbabwe for corrupt deals

July 31, 2019 6:04 am

The former Principal Director of State Residences, Douglas Tapfuma, who was arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) on Tuesday, has sensationally been accused of maintaining a ‘Torture Chamber’ at the State House.

According to online publication, Zimlive, Tapfuma used the torture chamber to intimidate and torture people who impeded his corrupt deals.

Allegations were also made that he was summoning individuals to State House to intimidate and threaten them.

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Juliana Muskwe, Hwange’s board chairperson, alleged last year that she was summoned to State House by Tapfuma who directed her to

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