LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate on Thursday agreed to probe the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation over the $396m expended on turnaround maintenance of refineries in the country between 2013 and 2015. The red chamber also mandated the committees on Petroleum Downstream, Upstream and Gas to carry out a holistic investigation into the expenditure incurred by…
LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, has dragged the State House of Assembly to court over the probe of his administration’s procurement of 820 buses worth N7 billion for public transport. A Lagos High Court in Ikeja on Tuesday ordered the assembly’s speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, to appear before it. Justice Y.A….
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Activists and members of a civil society group, Global Integrity Crusade Network (GICN), have urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to order the arrest and prosecution of a former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Michael Kaase Aondoakaa (SAN), in the next seven days for alleged…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGES)-The Ijaw Peoples Development Initiative, IPDI, on Thursday called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to probe Niger Delta Governors over reckless spendings of the 13 percent derivation that comes into the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. IPDI’s National President, Comrade Austin Ozobo made the call in a chat with…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and other agencies involved in the probe of Senate President Bukola Saraki over corruption allegations. Saraki on Friday filed two separate fundamental rights enforcement suits before the court to challenge the decision of the EFCC to seize…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A religious organisation under the aegis of Coalition of Christian Groups For Good Governance (Nigeria and Diaspora), on Saturday called on the Federal Government to commence an investigation into the crash of the helicopter carrying Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in Kabba, Kogi State. The coalition also sought for prayers on behalf of…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has clarified his stance on the fate of the immediate past governor of the state, Ayodele Fayose. Fayemi spoke with State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Fielding questions whether he would probe his predecessor,…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives, Wednesday, resolved to probe allegations of fictitious contract awards and mismanagement of billions of naira by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). It also said the investigation was to ensure that the masses were not cheated out of the commonwealth of the nation. Speaker Yakubu Dogara…