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PFIPC scam: ICPC uncovers 2 more fake agencies operated by Adeniyi

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ICPC uncovers more fake agencies

…Recommends prosecution  The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered two additional fictitious government agencies allegedly created by the self-styled Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, as it deepens its investigation into the fake agency scandal.  ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN), disclosed the findings yesterday after submitting the Commission’s interim report to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, following a 30-day probe ordered by the President.  According to Aliyu, investigations established that Adeyemi was never appointed…

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ICPC probes Perm. Sec. for blocking funds released by Tinubu

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ICPC probes Perm. Sec.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has begun an investigation into allegations that the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, Binyerem Ukaire, withheld payment files meant for agencies under the ministry. The development came barely two days after it was reported that funds approved by President Bola Tinubu for the operations of several federal agencies had not been processed. The affected agencies include the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Voice of Nigeria, News Agency of Nigeria…

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ICPC uncovers 908 fake workers across MDAs; Police top list

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ICPC on MDAs fake workers

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered 908 fake workers across several federal ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) in a massive payroll fraud scheme. The anti-graft agency announced that the discovery has led to the recovery of approximately ₦942 million linked to fraudulent salary payments made to these fictitious employees. According to an interview granted to on a foreign radio programme yesterday, its Chairman, Musa Aliyu revealed that the widespread discovery stems from a comprehensive investigation launched by the commission in 2024. The probe was…

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Tinubu directs ICPC  to investigate ‘fictitious’ PFIPC

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Tinubu directs ICPC

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to conduct a thorough investigation into the activities of a “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council” (PFIPC) and all related matters. The President directed that the investigation be concluded and a comprehensive report submitted to him within 30 days. The directive follows the discovery of the fictitious PFIPC, which was never established by the Federal Government of Nigeria, and has no basis in any law, presidential instrument, Executive approval, or other lawful act of Government.…

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Court rejects el-Rufa’i’s bail bid after hospital disowns medical report

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Court rejects el Rufa'i’s bail bid

Kaduna State High Court has dismissed another bail application filed by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, in the criminal case brought against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC). Justice D. H. Khobo, in a ruling delivered on June 29, 2026, turned down el-Rufa’i’s third request for bail, which was based on medical grounds. A key issue before the court was a medical report submitted by the former governor in support of his application.  The document, marked as Exhibit ‘A’, was purportedly issued by…

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₦10bn CCTV project: ICPC files fresh money laundering charges against el-Rufa’i, Jimi Lawal, others 

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ICPC on el Rufa'i

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed fresh criminal charges against former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, and seven others over alleged fraud and money laundering linked to a ₦10.8 billion CCTV Security project in Kaduna State. According to court documents filed at the Federal High Court in Kaduna on 17 April, the ICPC brought 11 counts under the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022. The Commission alleged that el-Rufa’i approved the award of an ₦8.68 billion CCTV contract in December 2015 to a…

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El-Rufa’i secures bail after intense court battle

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El Rufa'i secures bail

Justice Rilwan Aikawa, of the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna State, has granted the former governor of the state, Nasir el-Rufa’i, bail. He is being charged for alleged financial misconduct, including deposits into his domiciliary account and how his earnings were handled by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC). However, El-Rufa’i’s bail application was stalled at the Kaduna State High Court, as the presiding judge, Justice Darius Khobo, has reserved ruling on the bail application to April 21, 2026. The former governor is being arraigned…

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ICPC slams 9-count charge on el-Rufa’i; court fixes bail ruling today

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el Rufa'i, court fixes bail ruling

Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, appeared before the Kaduna State High Court yesterday under heavy security, as the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) slammed an amended nine-count charge against him over alleged fraud, abuse of office, and corruption. Security was visibly heightened around the court premises, with operatives deployed at strategic points as el-Rufa’i, dressed in traditional attire, made his way through a crowded corridor of supporters, lawyers, and observers. During the proceedings, counsel to the former governor, Ukpong Abang, revealed that the prosecution had…

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“No single Yoruba man arrested by EFCC, ICPC” – Ex-NHIS Boss, Usman

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Ex NHIS boss, Usman2

…Alleges ethnic favoritism Former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Yusuf Usman, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) of carrying out selective justice. Usman, speaking in a recent interview, claimed there is bias in the arrest patterns of Nigeria’s anti-corruption agencies under President Bola Tinubu. According to him, he has observed that the EFCC avoids arresting politicians from a certain ethnic group. “We have not seen a single Yoruba man grabbed by EFCC.…

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ICPC to arraign el-Rufa’i over fraud, money laundering in Kaduna today

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ICPC to arraign el Rufa'i

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said it will arraign former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, before the Federal High Court in Kaduna today Tuesday, over alleged corruption-related offences. The planned arraignment follows mounting pressure from stakeholders, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which demanded the former governor’s immediate release or arraignment, describing his continued detention without formal charges as a violation of constitutional rights. Similarly, the Muslim Rights Concern group (MURIC) condemned the prolonged detention of el-Rufai by security agencies. Members of the former…

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