The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has alerted the public of planned campaigns of calumny allegedly by politicians and groups having vested interests in suspects being investigated or facing prosecution by the commission. According to the anti-graft commission, motley crowd of paid jobbers comprising politicians, academics, civil society activists and some Nigerian fugitives in…
Dele Oyewale The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is aware of the frenzy of accusations by some political actors across the country, questioning its operation. Claims of “Weaponisation of the EFCC”, “Erosion of EFCC’s Independence”, “Persecution of opposition politicians”, ” “Politicisation of EFCC’s operations” and other assumptions contained in a recent media statement by…
By Wale Ojo-Lanre, Esq. Of all the issues tormenting the Nigerian worker—the unpaid salaries, the pension arrears, the rising inflation, the exploitative workplace policies, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) leadership suddenly finds its voice not in defense of workers, but in defense of a suspended senator? What an embarrassing fall from grace! Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is…
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has added a new angle to the spike of abduction across the country. Shedding light on the unsettling rise in bandit attacks and killings across the country, Gen. Musa linked the surge to political and financial interests that go beyond ordinary crime. According to the Chief of…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned politicians and political parties against engaging in premature campaign activities ahead of the 2027 general elections. The warning follows a growing wave of endorsements allegedly in favour of President Bola Tinubu. In a statement, Rotimi Oyekanmi, Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, warned that the electoral…
By Ikeddy ISIGUZO NIGERIAN politics thrives on a moral deficit. Do you agree? So, why do you still agree that there are lines that must never be crossed? Why are you pained by the lies politicians heap on you on their way to power? They are at it again. With nearly two years to the…
EFCC chairman, Olukoyede The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered how the Politically-Exposed Persons (PEPs) in Nigeria are using the internet fraudsters, popularly known as yahoo-yahoo boys, for money laundering. The commission also said the young internet fraudsters have brought national shame to Nigeria in the eyes of international communities, stressing that their…
EFCC Chairman, Olukoyede The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has said that the money stolen by civil servants in Nigeria far outweighed that by politicians. Olukoyede, who shed light on the pervasive nature of corruption in Nigeria’s system, said civil servants play a significant role. EFCC Chairman, who made the revelation in…
Peter Obi Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has decried the worsening state of governance in Nigeria. He said those who work are not cared for while government officials and politicians are busy stealing public funds. Speaking on Tuesday at the Godfrey Okoye School of Nursing Sciences…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Deputy National Youth Leader, Timothy Osadolor, has strongly criticised the Federal Government’s allocation of ₦27billion for entitlements of former presidents, vice presidents, heads of state, chiefs of staff, retired heads of service, and professors in the 2025 fiscal year. Beneficiaries of the allocation include former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan,…
