Lesson for EFCC, ICPC: Indonesia Anti-graft Agency Blocks Politicians from Clearance
In what appears a lesson for Nigerian leaders at all levels especially the anti-corruption agencies, the EFCC and ICPC, Indonesia’s new president, Joko Widodo, couldn’t finish appointing his cabinet after…
Nigerian Drug Courier Dies at Madrid Airport as Cocaine Bursts in Stomach
A yet to be identified Nigerian hard drug trafficker has died at Madrid airport in Spain as a substance suspected to be cocaine which he had swallowed burst in his…
Exit of Ministers: Jonathan Tweaks Cabinet
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday reshuffled his cabinet to fill spaces left by ministers and other aides who resigned to seek electoral posts in the forthcoming 2015 general. The Minister…
I’m Most Suited to Succeed Uduaghan – Okowa
Senator Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa has publicly declared his intention to become the next governor of Delta State under the umbrella party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) come 2015. He made this…
South Africa Anti-corruption Czar Wins TI Integrity Award
Transparency International has said that Thuli Madonsela of South Africa was selected as the winner of the anti-corruption group’s Integrity Award for 2014. The Integrity Award was created in 2000…
EFCC Re-Arraigns Lagos-based Hotelier Over $330,000 Fraud
The Nigerian anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned a Lagos-based hotelier, Augunos Okoro, over an alleged $3330,000.00 fraud. Okoro, was first arraigned in 1992, 1999 and…
Jonathan to Uduaghan at 60: Remain Diligent, Humble
President Goodluck Jonathan has applauded Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan’s exemplary dedication to the service of Delta State and Nigeria. In a congratulatory letter to Dr. Uduaghan on the occasion of the…
How Boko Haram Ruined My Family – 1 GAME Coordinator
1 GAME Project Development Coordinator, Agafi Kunduli says he was left “devastated and confused” for a long time after Boko Haram insurgents invaded his compound and burnt down a 12-room…
Transparency International Wants FIFA to Publish World Cup Bribery Probe
Transparency International has passed a resolution calling on FIFA, world football’s governing body, to publish its investigation into alleged bribery in the awarding of the World Cup to Russia and…
Pistorius Gets Five Years Jail, Steenkamp Family Says ‘We’re Satisfied’
South African sprint star and emblem of hope for the physically hopeless, Oscar Pistorius, was sentenced on Tuesday to five years in prison for killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. But,…
