Whistleblower

Senator Oluremi Tinubu, senator representing Lagos central, was involved in an altercation with some Nigerians who attended the south-west zonal public hearing of the constitution review on Wednesday. The event held at Marriott Hotel in Lagos, with residents queuing to register before they were allowed entry into the hall. While residents waited on the queue, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, came in and was ushered in through the backdoor, after which the front door was shut. The ushers then informed those on the queue that registration had closed for the day. However, the development did not sit well with those…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) asks President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately order the suspension of the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, to enable him face the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged looting of N1.5 trillion and $9.5 million dollars belonging to the agency. The party describes the reported NIMASA fraud as yet another sad episode of the unending tale of stinking rot in the Buhari-led APC administration, where officials, relations, cronies and persons close to Mr. President have engaged in shameless treasury looting under the protective cover of…

The Delta State government has denied receiving the £4.2m Ibori loot as claimed by the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, when he appeared before the House of Reps ad-hoc Committee on Assessment and Status of all recovered loots movable and immovable assets that federal government. The denial was made by the Chief Press Secretary to the Delta State Governor, Olisa Ifeajika, who said the state is yet to see such reflect in its account. Ifeajika made this known at Government House Asaba while reacting to the Accountant General’s claim. He appreciated the willingness of the Federal Government to…

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III on Tuesday urged the Federal government to explain to Nigerians how much loots it had recovered and what they were being used for. He spoke in Sokoto at the zonal dialogue with stakeholders on the National Ethics and Integrity Policy, organized by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, in collaboration with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission for the northwest zone. The Sultan, represented by the Wazirin Sokoto, Prof. Sambo Wali Junaidu, said keeping mute on the recovered loots would spell doom for the…

The Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris, has said the £4.2m looted by a former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, which the Federal Government recently repatriated from the United Kingdom, has been returned to the state. Idris made this known in Abuja on Tuesday when he appeared before the House of Representatives’ Ad hoc Committee on Assessment and Status of All Recovered Loots Movable and Immovable Assets from 2002 to 2020 by Agencies of the Federal Government of Nigeria for Effective Efficient Management and Utilisation. The Accountant-General, who was grilled by the committee for over one hour,…

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has invited officials of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for questioning over alleged criminal conspiracy, abuse of office, diversion of funds and fraud. This is coming barely a month after a chieftain in the PDP, Kazeem Afegbua, petitioned the anti-graft agency to scrutinise the Secondus-led National Working Committee on financial misappropriation. In the letter of invitation dated May 17, 2021, and addressed to the Prince Uche Secondus, the EFCC said the need to obtain certain clarification from the party has become imperative. The agency, however, requested the party’s National chairman to release the National…

Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has confirmed that the Federal Government of Nigeria has received £4,214,017.66 of the loot associated with the family members of former Delta State Governor, James Ibori. This is made known by Umar Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice in a statement issued to news men in Abuja on Tuesday. According to the statement the amount has been credited into the designated Federal Government account with naira equivalent value of the amount as of May 10, 2021. Mr…

A Senior Special Assistant to Governor Abiodun of Ogun State and former House of Reps aspirant, Abidemi Rufai, has been arrested in the USA for allegedly defrauding the Washington Employment Security Department (ESD) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 42-year-old — suspected in the $650m unemployment fraud — allegedly submitted dozens of unemployment claims using stolen identities between March and October 2020. Rufai aka Sandy Tang used a single Gmail account to file 102 claims for ESD benefits and also used it to file for benefits in 10 other states. The suspect allegedly bypassed security systems at ESD using a simple…

President Buhari's son-in-law, Gimba Yau Kumo is declared wanted over an alleged $65 million fraud. Kumo got married to president Buhari's daughter, Fatima in 2016. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has declared Gimba Yau Kumo, a son-in-law of President Muhammadu Buhari, wanted over an alleged $65 million fraud. Kumo, who got married to Fatima, one of the president’s daughters in 2016, was alleged to have perpetrated the crime alongside one Tarry Rufus and another Bola Ogunsola. In a statement on Thursday, Azuka Ogugua, spokesperson of the anti-graft commission, asked anyone who had information on the…

EFCC Chairman Reveals Minding Blowing Amount Recovered From Former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison Maduekwe We recovered $153 million; we have secured the final forfeiture of over 80 property in Nigeria valued at about $80 million. New chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, said yesterday that the commission has recovered a whopping $153 million from former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison Madueke, who has been staying in Britain since leaving office in 2015. The chairman said: “There are several cases surrounding Diezani’s case. I was part of that investigation, and we have done quite a lot. In one…