The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on Monday said it had invited the former ministers and other public officials allegedly involved in the 10m euro bribe scandal by a German multi-national engineering firm, Siemens AG. The ICPC, … read more
The United States Deputy Secretary of State, Mr. John Negroponte, has expressed dissatisfaction with the political violence and corruption in Nigeria, Cote d�Ivoire and some other countries. According to Empowered Newswire report on Monday, Negroponte said his recent trip to … read more
(Reuters) – Angola has agreed to hand over to Nigeria two militia leaders whose detention in Luanda has led to a resurgence of violent attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta, the state-owned news agency reported on Sunday. The … read more
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Sunday, said the commission would soon make public the identities of Nigerians indicted in the bribery allegation rocking the American oil firm, Wilbros Group. Ribadu, who spoke … read more
MORE revelations have emerged on how former Delta State governor, Chief James Ibori, stashed over �20 million (about N5 billion) in United Kingdom banks to buy luxury cars and homes. According to Saharareposters.com, an online news agency, London police investigators … read more
President Umaru Yar�Adua on Saturday pledged his administration�s commitment to tackle graduate unemployment and under-employment in the country. He added no efforts would be spared in in reducing graduate unemployment to the bearest minimum. Yar�Adua said this in a speech … read more
A United States based group, Human Rights Watch(HRW), has called for enquiry into statistics revealing the killing of more than 8,000 Nigerians by police since 2000. This is in reaction to an announcement by the police, that more than 785 … read more
Reuters) – Six people were killed and over 250 arrested in the northern Nigerian state of Kano in weekend violence linked to local government elections, the state’s chief of police said on Sunday. International observers criticised Nigeria’s national elections in … read more
Siemens Bribery Scandal: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday said it was investigating all suspects in the Siemens bribery scandal and assured that those found to be culpable would be prosecuted in Nigeria. Spokesman of the agency, Mr. … read more
Management of Chevron Nigeria Limited and security agents battled for several hours on Friday to free some foreign nationals working for one of its contracting firms, Hyundai Heavy Industry (HHI) held hostage by protesting staff of the company. The foreign … read more