Tag: ICPC

Alleged NSA phone-tapping claims: Presidency seeks el-Rufa’i’s probe

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Presidency on el Rufa'i's probe

…As ex-gov. faces ICPC summons The Presidency has demanded a full-scale investigation into alleged wire-tapping claims made by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, even as he confirmed he would honour an invitation from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) following a dramatic airport standoff in Abuja. The controversy erupted after el-Rufai, during an appearance on television, alleged that Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribaɗu, ordered his arrest. He further claimed that he was aware of the alleged directive because “we listened to their calls”, suggesting…

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Family raises alarm, as ex-NIMASA Boss, Bashir Jamoh, detained over unproven ₦1tr allegations

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Bashir Jamoh's family raises alarm

The family of former Managing Director of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has raised serious concerns over what it described as the manner of his arrest and continued incommunicado detention, following reports that anti-graft agencies are investigating him over alleged financial improprieties amounting to nearly ₦1 trillion. While officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other agencies are said to be reviewing transactions linked to Jamoh’s tenure at NIMASA, no formal charge has been filed, and no court has established wrongdoing.…

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ICPC arraigns ex-Kaduna Gov. el-Rufa’i’s associate, Amadu Sule over ‘₦311bn money laundering’ charges

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ICPC arraigns associate

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC), has arraigned Amadu Sule, managing director of TMDK Terminal Limited, over alleged ₦311 billion money laundering. Sule, an associate of Nasir el-Rufa’i, former governor of Kaduna state, was arraigned on Monday at the Federal High Court in Kaduna on a 5-count charge bordering on money-laundering and unlawful retention of proceeds of fraud, contrary to the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022. According to the charge sheet filed by the ICPC, Sule allegedly exercised control over more than ₦311 billion…

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ICPC arraigns el-Rufai ally in alleged ₦311bn money-laundering scheme

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ICPC arraigns el Rufai

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC), has arraigned the Managing Director of TMDK Terminal Limited and a known associate of former Kaduna State governor Nasir el-Rufa’i, Amadu Sule over an alleged ₦311 billion money-laundering scheme. The case has drawn significant public attention due to TMDK Terminal Ltd.’s long-standing business and political associations with the el-Rufa’i family, including former governor Nasir el-Rufa’i and his elder brother, Bashir el-Rufa’i, who are widely believed to have maintained close dealings with the company during and after Nasir el-Rufa’i’s tenure as…

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Ɗangote petitions ICPC over alleged corruption, lavish lifestyle of NMDPRA Chief

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Ɗangote petitions

Chairman of Ɗangote Group, Aliko Ɗangote, has formally petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over alleged corruption, financial impropriety, and abuse of office by the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Ahmed Farouk. The petition, dated December 16, was submitted through Ɗangote’s lawyer, Ogwu James Onoja (SAN), and acknowledged by the ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN). Ɗangote urged the anti-graft agency to immediately arrest, investigate, and prosecute the NMDPRA boss. Central to the petition is the…

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ICPC vs. Jimi Lawal: Court admits evidence in ongoing money laundering trial

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Court denies Jimi Lawal bail

A Federal High Court, sitting in Kaduna, has admitted into evidence the written statement of Samuel Aruwan, the third prosecution witness (PW3), in the on-going money laundering case filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC) against the immediate-past governor of Kaduna state, Nasir el-Rufa’i, Jimi Lawal and three others. Lawal, a former Senior Special Adviser/Councilor to el-Rufai, is standing trial alongside the former Accountant-General of the State, Umar Waziri, and the former Commissioner for Finance, Yusuf Inuwa, over allegations of abuse of office and diversion…

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Alleged  $5bn fraud: Protesters occupy AGF, ICPC, CCB offices

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Protesters occupy

…Demand NMDPRA boss probe Protesters from the Situation Room for Oil Sector Reforms yesterday occupied the offices of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), and Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) in Abuja, demanding the immediate resignation of the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, (NMDPRA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed. The protesters alleged the misappropriation of over $5 million in the NMDPRA under Ahmed. They also raised the issue of conflict of interest concerning Ahmed’s son, Faisal,…

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ICPC arrests ex-Naval Chief over alleged ₦3bn fraud

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ICPC arrests ex Naval Chief

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC), has arrested Adam Imam Yusuf, a Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kogi State, over the alleged diversion of more than ₦3 billion. Yusuf, who was at large for more than a year, was taken into custody from his residence in Gwagwalada, Abuja, and is set to face prosecution. According to the ICPC investigations, former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Usman Jibrin (rtd.), allegedly orchestrated the fraud through Yusuf and former Brigadier-General Ishaya Bauka…

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ICPC charges el-Rufai’s ex-commissioner to court over alleged money laundering

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ICPC drags

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC), has charged Nasir el-Rufai’s former Chief of Staff and Finance Commissioner, Muhammad Bashir Sa’idu, to the Federal High Court in Kaduna. Sa’idu was charged along with one Ibrahim Muktar, a public officer ‘in the employment of the Ministry of Finance’, yesterday. According to the charge sheet,  with Reference No: FHC/KD/IC/2025, the defendants are slammed with a 2-count charge bordering on money laundering. This is contrary to earlier claims that Sa’idu had been exonerated of all charges after 10 months of…

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S’Court dismisses States govs. suit challenging constitutionality of EFCC, ICPC, NFIU Acts

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S'Court dismisses

The Supreme Court, on Friday, dismissed the suit instituted by 16 States of the federation against the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), challenging the constitutionality of the acts establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) and two others. The other agencies are the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, (NFIU). A 7-member Justices, in a unanimous judgment, held that the suit was unmeritorious. In the lead judgment by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, the Supreme Court resolved the six issues raised for…

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