LAGOS OCTOBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo State Government has denied report credit to Andrew Edoigbe of accusing Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki of unfair award of contract to companies. A statement by Crusoe Osagie, Special Adviser to Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy stated, “Our attention has been drawn to the baseless…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) yesterday declared a staff of the commission, Mrs. Gloria Obioma Elih, wanted for demanding and receiving gratification. The commission said in its website that the former staff was declared wanted for allegedly demanding and receiving gratification from officials of the Federal Ministry…
LAGOS JUNE 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal high court in Abuja has dismissed charges of fraud brought against Abdullahi Inde Dikko, a former comptroller-general of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Ijeoma Ojukwu, the judge dismissed the charges following an application by the ICPC to withdraw the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of former Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Dikko. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu issued the warrant over Mr Dikko’s sustained failure to attend court to answer to a charge of fraud brought against him and…
LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of Zachaeus Atte, a former Commissioner for Agriculture in Kogi State. Atte was convicted on corruption charges by a Kogi State High Court sitting in Okene, Kogi State and presided over by Hon. Justice J.J Majebi. He was…
LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has accused National Assembly members of stealing billions of naira in the name of constituency projects. The ICPC, in a report tagged “Constituency Projects Tracking Group”, tracked 424 projects from 2015-2018 constituency projects between June and August 2019 across the 12 states of…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has revealed that Nigeria is awaiting the return of $400 million Abacha loot stashed away in the US. Speaking at the 42nd annual conference of the Nigerian Society of International Law (NSIL) in Lagos, on Wednesday, ICPC Chairman, Bolaji Owasanoye, said it…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWRANGERS)-A female Judge has been discovered to have opened an account with the name of her maid, amassing a princely sum of N870,321,492.15 million in a period of one year. The discovery was made by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission. The Judge, Margareth Igbeta, is a retired President…
