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The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has encouraged Nigerians to expose corruption and misconduct in the police by using the various social media platforms set up for the purpose. He assured the people that any police officer found wanting would be severely punished, noting that public scrutiny of the men and women of the Force would contribute to discipline in the service. Idris stated this on Thursday in Abuja during the inauguration of the partnership between the police and Akin Fadeyi Foundation on an anti-corruption initiative titled ‘Corruption, not in my country’. The IG, who was represented by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations, Joshak Habila, said he had instituted various reforms and programmes to make the police more accountable, responsible and reliable. He stated, “Nigerians should blow the whistle on police corruption through the various platforms we have set up on WhatsApp, Instagram, email and GSM telephone numbers. Please do t

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) thursday denied reports that it raided the Abuja residence of the former Gombe State, Senator Danjuma Goje. Media reports had yesterday hinted that the EFCC raided the Goje’s house  around 6p.m. However,  EFCC Head of Media and Information, Wilson Uwujaren,  said: “Please disregard online reports claiming the EFCC on April 20 raided the Abuja home of Dajuma Goje. “The report is false as the commission was not a part of any such activity.” Sources however said the raid at the Asokoro residence was carried out by the Nigerian police acting on a tip-off by a whistleblower. The operation, which began after 5:00 p.m. lasted for over two hours with at least 12 vehicles, including about eight police vans stationed outside the building. At least 25 mobile police officers were sighted outside the building, located on Haile Selassie Street, Asoroko. About half a dozen detectives were also seen standing outside, with even more likely to

The suspended Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ayodele Oke, has met with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, where he admitted that his agency received the sum of $289,202,382 on the orders of former President Goodluck Jonathan in February 2015. President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, ordered the suspension of Oke over the role of the NIA in the ownership of $43m (about N13bn) and other currencies uncovered in Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos. Buhari also ordered the suspension of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal, in connection with his indictment for contract fraud by a Senate ad hoc committee on mounting humanitarian crisis in the North-East. A top government source, on Thursday, confided in one of our correspondents that the Osinbajo-led committee had directed Oke to submit documents to back his claim. It was learnt that the suspended NIA boss had also gathered documents which would be formally submitted to the panel showi

A man whose identity has been shielded by a local church in Makurdi, has shocked church members with a tithe offering of N42 million. Investigations by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi revealed that the money was paid into the UBA account of the NKST Church High Level Makurdi.  Although the pastor of the church, Dr. Frederick Ikyaan, initially denied knowledge of the offering, a copy of the church’s quarterly financial report, covering the months of January – March, confirmed the payment of N42million tithe to the church. The report showed that the lodgement was the highest single offering from an individual for the quarter. The money was paid into the church’s account in January.  The breakdown of the church’s financial report showed an income of N56.2 million and an expenditure of N33.7 million within the same time frame. The church’s records also showed that out of the income, N44.6 million was generated from tithe offerings while a single person accounted for N42 milli

The $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23,218,000 recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from an Ikoyi apartment in Lagos was a discreet allocation released to the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) for major but covert security projects, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. The total value of the money at the Central Bank of Nigeria official exchange rate is over N13 billion. Presidency and security sources told this newspaper on Friday that former President Goodluck Jonathan approved the funds for the 30-year old secret service agency after its immediate past Director General, Olaniyi Oladeji, alerted him to the need for some “crucial and covert security projects”. The funds were later released in cash directly from the Central Bank of Nigeria as a way of making its spending completely secret, this newspaper was told. “The projects are scattered across the country, but there is a major one in Lagos being funded with the cash warehoused in the Ikoyi building,” one source sa

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday joined Muslim faithful for the two-rakat Juma’at prayers inside a mosque located inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. His presence at the mosque may have put an end to speculations that he is critically ill after failing to attend the last Wednesday meeting of the Federal Executive Council. Buhari was joined at the Juma’at by Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai; and his Ogun State counterpart, Ibikunle Amosun. Others at the prayer session were Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN); Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello; and the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, among others. The President and El-Rufai returned to his (the President’s) official residence after the prayer. El-Rufai whose September 2016 letter to Buhari went viral recently told State House correspondents that nobody could stop him from visiting the Presiden

Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi’s media aide, Mr. David Iyofor has replied the former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode who, in a tweet, alleged that Mr. Amaechi indeed owns both the apartment and the billions of money in both local and foreign currencies found on Wednesday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Lagos. Chief Fani-Kayode had in the tweet, said that, “The $43 million is Rotimi Amaechi’s. He owns the flat it was found in too.NIA story is fake news! NIA does not keep cash in Minister’s flats!” However, Mr. Iyofor, while replying Fani-Kayode, said, “FAKE NEWS. Show us the title documents with Amaechi’s name as the owner or shut up. When normal peeps talk, this one also want to talk. SMH.” “Someone will just sniff something then comes on Twitter to rant incomprehensible nonsense. Some fellows really need help, serious help.” He went further to say that, “Lying out rightly to defame someone is not politics but pure madness. I just hope som

NIA ownership of money retrieved from an Apt in Ikoyi. SR called DG NIA last night he said he was not aware of any reports about it. DG NIA Ambassador Ayodele Oke last night said will respond to our inquiries today but he is no longer picking our calls. EFCC has not responded to insinuations that NIA claimed ownership of the funds claiming it was being used for covert ops. DG NIA had said he couldn't deny or confirm a report he had not read when pressed he said it was too late that he had a "headache". A top official of NIA who told SR last night that they never had a link has now said he could no longer "confirm or deny" ownership. Culled from SR.

The Whistleblowing Policy by Ministry Of Finance was introduced in Dec 2016. As at the end of Feb 2017 it had led to the recovery of $160m & N8b. Since they've launched the Policy and the Whistleblowing channels, they've so far received a total of 282 Tips. These tips comprising: 49 received through Phone Calls, 87 received through SMS, 95 received through the Website, & 51 received by E-mail. The Reward Scheme for Successful Whistleblowers is as follows: 1. Any whistle-blower whose information leads to the recovery of up to 1 billion Naira will receive 5% of the amount. 2. The reward for any amount between 1 and 5 billion Naira will be 5% for the first 1 billion Naira and 4% of the remaining 4 billion Naira. 3. Any amount over 5 billion Naira will attract a 2.5% reward on the portion exceeding 5 billion Naira. This is in addition to what has been laid out in (1) and (2) for the first 5 billion Naira.

_________________________ MY CONNECTION TO NO. 16 OSBORNE ROAD, IKOYI, LAGOS. The property in question happens to be one of them. I acquired the land & jointly develop it using a bank loan, I obtained about nine yrs ago. However all the flats have been sold to prospective buyers in order to pay back the loan. I do not own or occupy any of the apartments. I sold all the apartments thru established estate agents as such I have no knowledge or interest in who purchases or rents any of the flats. I commend the efforts of the official of the EFCC and the government's drive at fighting corruption. By AHMADU ADAMU MUAZU

Godwin Obuah, former chief security officer to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, is dead. A source disclosed this to TheCable, saying he died at the National Hospital, Abuja, after suffering “massive heart attack”. The Department of State Services (DSS) had arrested Obuah two months after his principal left power. He was detained at the headquarters of the agency. To protest his detention, Obuah embarked on hunger strike and fell ill after he was released. Godwin Obuah, former chief security officer to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, is dead. A source disclosed this to TheCable, saying he died at the National Hospital, Abuja, after suffering “massive heart attack”. The Department of State Services (DSS) had arrested Obuah two months after his principal left power. He was detained at the headquarters of the agency. To protest his detention, Obuah embarked on hunger strike and fell ill after he was released.

Justice Muslim Hassan of the Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday ordered the temporary forfeiture of the sums of $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23,218,000 recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from an apartment in the Ikoyi area of Lagos on Wednesday to the federal government.Justice Hassan made the order after listening to an ex-parte application filed by the EFCC through its counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo praying the court that the funds be forfeited to the federal government pending investigation. Oyedepo had told the court that the commission received intelligence report from an undisclosed source that various sums of money was kept in an apartment located at 16, Osborne Road, Ikoyi. The lawyer also told the court that upon the receipt of the information, the anti-graft agency approach the court to obtain a search warrant to enable it conduct a search on the apartment. Oyedepo further submitted that after the search the EFCC recovered the sums of $43,449,947, £