By Tayo Oke
At first, I resisted the temptation to comment on the N80bn (US$206 million) embezzlement or “corruption” probe of the Niger Delta Development Commission and its ‘acting’ Managing Director, Prof Daniel Pondei, who theatrically ‘slumped’ during questioning in … Read the rest
President Muhammadu Buhari
The seeds of the current travails of President Muhammadu Buhari’s war against corruption were sowed, perhaps inadvertently, from the inception of the administration in 2015. They did not, however, emanate from any lack of sincerity on the part of the … Read the rest
Godswill Akpabio
BY BAYO OLUWASANMI
Nigerians home and abroad were glued to Channels TV live coverage of the ongoing House of Representatives Committee on oversight probing the financial malfeasance of the Niger Delta Development Corporation.
The comedy show of the notorious … Read the rest
Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has described as “false and baseless fabrications” the statement by one Jackson Ude that he received money from the embattled chairman of the anti-graft agency, EFCC.
Magu is currently appearing before a presidential panel set … Read the rest
Ibrahim Magu
Ibrahim Magu has been suspended from office as the acting-chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Mr Magu was suspended on Tuesday by the Buhari administration amidst allegations of gross misconduct, The Columnist gathered.
The suspension was also confirmed … Read the rest
Black life matters
It is always thrilling to recognise how well-informed Nigerians at home are about events abroad. I often wake up in New York to the latest news in the United States from friends and family in the homeland.
That includes, lately, … Read the rest
Corruption
One challenging issue that seriously affects Nigeria’s economic development and her image internationally is corruption. Despite efforts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission and other anti-corruption agencies, corruption continues to … Read the rest
EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu
By the time the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, first claimed that the deadly coronavirus disease was caused by corruption, I had long concluded that his dimness was genuine. In 2018, Channels TV host, … Read the rest
Abimbola Adelakun
On Monday, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, the judge presiding over the “treasonable felony” case of Omoyele Sowore, convener of #RevolutionNow, expressed concern that Sowore and his co-accused person had not perfected their bail conditions of October 4. Justice Ojukwu, who had … Read the rest
President Muhammadu Buhari’s penchant for elevating corruption as the sole, or at least, the main source of Nigeria’s problems is trite. But more importantly, it is a false narrative, apparently so. And the fact that otherwise educated people seem to … Read the rest
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