The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has confirmed that it is currently investigating the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in connection with the N90 billion Hajj subsidy. According to TheCable, ICPC spokesperson Demola Bakare revealed that several NAHCON officials were taken into custody on Wednesday for allegedly refusing to…
There was a mild drama at the Federal High Court in Abuja following the presentation of two mobile phones seized by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) containing nude videos and pictures. Naija News reports that the phones, which were seized from an erstwhile Law Faculty Dean at the University of Calabar (UNICAL),…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has started investigating the House of Representatives ad hoc committee probing federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies on alleged job racketeering and gross mismanagement. Truetells Nigeria understands that the lawmakers are being investigated following bribery allegations against the probe panel. The anti-graft agency made the development known on…
The House of Representatives has summoned the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan and the Accountant-General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, to appear before its Committee. The Chairman of the Ad hoc Committee on the Non-remittance of the National Housing Fund (NHF) and the utilisation of the fund from 2011, Dachung Bagos,…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has stated that it is investigating allegations of corruption and abuse of office against former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, over allegations of corruption and abuse of office. The ICPC stated this in a memo dated July…
Miss Jennifer Utulu, a postgraduate student of the University of Lagos has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) against two of her lecturers over alleged abuse of office and sexual harassment. The two accused lecturers with the Department of Creative Arts are Dr Felix Emoruwa and Dr Adebisi…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has alleged that some grants coming from the World Bank are marred in corruption. The allegation was made by ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye while hosting a delegation of the Economic and Organised Crime Office of Ghana. Owasanoye also alleged that nobody has the…
Nine persons have been arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for vote buying in Osun, Ondo, Borno, Akwa Ibom and Sokoto States during yesterday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections. ICPC spokesperson, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua said four of the suspects were arrested by the Osun State Office of the…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has arrested the Regional and Service managers of Sterling Bank Plc in the federal capital territory for hoarding N258 million of the new naira notes. The commission, in a statement made available to Truetells Nigeria on Tuesday night said the fund was stashed in…
Nigerian singer, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanji, more known by his stage name, D’banj has been arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC). Premium Times reports that the musician was arrested and detained Tuesday after ICPC operatives closed in on him, forcing him to surrender himself at the agency’s headquarters…
