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In an apparent self-appraisal, Nigeria's security apparatchik last week reeled out its achievements in the last one year of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration. This was in contrast to the senate resolution asking Mr President to carry out critical review of security strategies for better ways of combatting the…
It would be noted that the Africa Network for Environment and its SCALE partners last week organized a National Anti-Corruption Conference in Abuja which called on President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to roll out his anti-corruption plans for the country in a communique which detailed priority area for the new administration to strengthen the fight against corruption in Nigeria.
There have been coup-related tensions in the West Africa sub-region with the military in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso toppling democratic...
EFCC to appeal as court discharges judge of bribery charges Mr Yunusa, was recommended for compulsory retirement by the National Judicial Council (NJC) for different allegation of arbitrary issuance of restraining orders against law enforcement agencies in 2016. 5 min read Prosecuting lawyer, Wahab Shittu, said on Tuesday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will appeal against Monday’s judgment of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja which discharged a judge, Mohammed Yunusa, of bribery charges instituted against him in 2016. Mr Yunusa was a serving judge...
A late last year tell us what you experienced there well the most striking was that members of the law enforcement bodies were not investigating proofs and hints for financial crime and corruption so although the anti money laundering authority if you issued clear reports the police and the magistrates didn't investigate that only changed when the reports leaked and the police has hardly any resources intellectually and personal resources to research complex cases of financial crime so therefore there is a cultural thing punitive and the government is not ready to take action on this so you ac...