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Keep Your Social Distance From Corruption’ – ICPC Warns

We Won’t Honor Politically Motivated Petitions – ICPC Declares

September 3, 2022 5:49 pm

In lieu of the upcoming 2023 general elections, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has come out to openly warned all Nigerian politicians against the frivolous corruption petitions against some of their opponents.

Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye who is also the ICPC Chairman had openly given the warning on Friday in Abuja while he had been hosting the leadership of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) at the Commission’s Headquarters.

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Owasanoye had revealed that the ICPC will not work on politically motivated petitions.

“Usually when the season for …

ICPC Discovers ₦1.85bn In Gen. Buratai's Home After Raid

ICPC Discovers ₦1.85bn In Gen. Buratai’s Home After Raid

June 24, 2022 2:45 pm

A whooping sum of ₦1.85 billion in cash currency has been discovered by the ICPC in a house and office in Abuja which has been identified to belong to the former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai.

This was revealed by some reliable sources in Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

General Turkur Buratai, who is a retired Lieutenant General was the Chief Of Army Staff between 2015 and 2021 and is at present Nigerian ambassador in Benin was one of the longest serving Chief of Army Staffs after working with a controversially elongated tenure.…

ICPC Quizzes NDDC Officials Over Alleged Corruption

ICPC Quizzes NDDC Officials Over Alleged Corruption

August 29, 2020 11:46 am

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it recently quizzed top officials of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over various allegations of corruption.

Mrs Azuka Ogugua, Spokesperson of the Commission, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.

Ogugua said the allegations included the diversion of funds, procurement fraud and misappropriation of the agency’s COVID-19 funds.

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According to her, this came after months of intelligence gathering, following the receipt of petitions from Nigerians on the alleged illegalities and contracts fraud by some officials …

Keep Your Social Distance From Corruption’ – ICPC Warns

Keep Your Social Distance From Corruption’ – ICPC Warns

April 1, 2020 6:43 am

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has warned Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), involved in the management of Coronavirus disease against using the opportunity to divert public funds.

ICPC gave the warning in a statement released on Monday on their twitter account stating that COVID-19 should not be used as an excuse for corruption in any sector of the economy.

The statement read, ”As the nation reels from the effect of COVID-19, ICPC wishes to caution against increase in risky behaviour hinged on critical desire to respond to COVID-19.

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₦2.5bn DSO Trial: ICPC Has No Case Against Us – NBC boss

February 11, 2020 5:48 am

Defendants in the multi billion naira Digital Switch Over (DSO) contract trial have told the Abuja division of the Federal High Court that the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) has no prima facie case against them.

Specifically, the Director-General of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Ishaq Kawu Modibbo, Pinnacle Communications Ltd, and two others, yesterday told Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo- Giwa that there was nothing in the charge against them to warrant their defence.

Accordingly, they adopted their no-case submission in urging the court to discharge and to acquit them from the charge.

They  are facing prosecution …

Okoi Obono-Obla

ICPC Orders Arrest Of Buhari’s Ex-Aide, Obono-Obla

February 8, 2020 9:49 am

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has urged security agencies to arrest the suspended Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Okoi Obono-Obla.

Obono-Obla, former Special Assistant on Prosecution to President Muhammadu Buhari, is on the ICPC wanted list for alleged corruption and abuse of office.

Last November, he accused Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of being behind his ordeal.

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ICPC spokesperson, Rasheedat Okoduwa, told newsmen in Abuja that the former presidential aide had resorted to propaganda against the commission instead of

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