Security Funds: Im happy with the military; no need for probe – Tinubu

Tinubu on military probe

President Bola Tinubu has said that he has no reason to probe the military operations across the country.  Tinubu, who spoke during his first Presidential Media Chat yesterday, said while there might be leakages, the military hierarchy is judiciously utilising funds allocated to it. Im not probing any Service Chief, the President said, when asked if he has plans to do such. You cannot disrespect the institution because of threats of a probe. According to him, military operatives are living and operating in a very serious condition. Admitting that Nigeria,…

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AGF urges ICC to stop Nigerian militarys probe

AGF urges ICC

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has asked the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, to stop the prolonged investigation of the Nigerian military. The AGF stated the countrys position in a statement on Monday, made available to the media in Abuja by the Special Adviser to the President on Communication and Publicity, Office of the AGF and Minister of Justice, Kamarudeen Ogundele. According to the statement, the AGF in his remarks at the 23rd session…

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$248m Probe: Investigators tighten the noose on el?Rufa’i

Investigators on el?Rufa'i 2

Investigators have reportedly  discovered that the Kaduna State capital project bank account remains linked to immediate-past governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i and some of his appointees while the current governor, Uba Sani, is not a signatory. Recall that the State House of Assembly, in June this year, adopted the report of its ad-hoc committee which indicted el-Rufa’i and requested his prosecution. The lawmakers accused the ex-governor of mismanaging about N423 billion from loans obtained for the state by his administration. The report alleged that the loans were not used for their intended…

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Persistent Grid Collapse: EFCC probes contracts awarded in power sector

EFCC probes contracts

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed that it has initiated probe into contracts awarded in the power sector while attributing Nigerias unreliable electricity supply and persistent grid collapses to corruption within the sector. Chairman of the agency, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed this during the visit of the House Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes to the Commissions headquarters in Abuja. According to Olukoyede, EFCC investigations revealed that contractors awarded projects to supply electrical equipment frequently resorted to substandard materials. He identified this as the primary reason for the…

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H’Reps to probe $2bn renewable energy investment

H'Reps probe

The House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy has invited stakeholders to an investigative hearing on the $2bn renewable energy grants and investments in Nigeria. According to the Committee, the investment has not had a proportional impact on the nations energy security challenges. Recall that in July 2024, President Bola Tinubu disclosed at the Africa Natural Resource and Energy Investment Summit, which was held in Nigeria, that the nation had attracted over $2bn of investment in the sector in the past decade. Scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday, the investigative…

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ICPC/EFCC Probe: “Stop making noise, wait for investigation”, PDP chieftain tells el-Rufa’I

PDP chieftain on el Rufa'i

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, Isa Rabiu, has asked former governor Nasir el-Rufa’i to be patient and allow a proper investigation to be conducted into his eight years administration in the State. The PDP chieftain, who spoke to newsmen in Kaduna yesterday, was reacting to el-Rufa’is claim that he did not steal public money during his time as Kaduna governor. Recall that el-Rufa’i had declared that he is ready to swear with the Holy Quran to prove his innocence. Reacting to el-Rufa’is assertion however,…

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$35m Bayelsa Refinery’s Probe: Lagos oil magnate, Akindele shuns EFCC invitation, travels abroad

Bayelsa Refinery's Probe

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigation of the alleged misappropriation of the $35 million (about N56bn) meant for the Atlantic International Refinery and Petrochemical Limited (AIRPL), in Bayelsa State, may have been stalled, owing to the failure of one of the principal suspect in the alleged scam, Dr. Akindele Akintoye, to honour the anti-corruption agency’s invitation. According to sources close to the EFCC, rather than honour the invitation, Akindele sent a lawyer and traveled abroad. In May, this year, a former member of the House of Representatives, Israel…

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NASS settles for joint probe of economic sabotage in petroleum sector

NASS for joint probe

Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has disclosed that investigation of alleged economic sabotage in the petroleum sector by Ad hoc committees separately set up by both the 10th Senate and the House of Representatives in July, will now be jointly handled by both chambers. Senator Bamidele, who doubles as the Chairman of the investigative Adhoc committee, stated this in an issued press statement personally signed by him on Monday. He says: As we return fully to the parliamentary sessions on Tuesday this week, the National Assembly will without ambiguity,…

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Sokoto probes diversion of N16.1bn under Tambuwal

Sokoto probes Tambuwal

The Sokoto State Commission of Inquiry has commenced an investigation into the sales of the States shares worth N16.1 billion during the administration of the immediate-past governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. The shares were reportedly sold by the Sokoto State Investment Limited. According to a lawyer, Amanzi Amanzi, who disclosed this on Tuesday at the end of the panels session, said that the Commission was called upon to investigate the sale of Government shares unaccounted for between 2018 and 2023. He said, In 2018, the Accountant-General of the State transferred all…

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Army to probe killing of civilians, 100 cattle in Kaduna

Army to probe

The Nigerian Army has launched an investigation into the alleged killing of three persons and 100 cattle by troops during a recent operation in Sabon Birnin village, Igabi local government area of Kaduna State. According to reports, men in army uniform, suspected to be soldiers, allegedly killed three locals and over 100 cows on Sunday afternoon in Sabon Birnin Daji cattle market, Igabi local government area of Kaduna. Eyewitnesses had claimed the soldiers stormed the market, opening fire on the cattle, resulting in the deaths of at least three people…

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