May 02, 2023
Nigeria: Tinubu's Son Revealed As Beneficial Owner of Corruption-Tainted London Mansion
Mr Tinubu uses the property for his stay in London and photos from there became popular online when the politician was hosting political figures there while convalescing in 2021. Read more »
April 29, 2023
Nigeria: NDDC Chairperson Declares Agency's U.S.$15 Billion Railway Agreement With U.S. Firm 'Illegal'
The NDDC has reacted to the chairperson's remarks. Read more »
April 20, 2023
Nigeria: Corruption Allegation - Nigerian Govt Suspends Education Commission Boss
The new development was confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday by the Commission's spokeswoman, Fatima Bappare. Read more »
April 14, 2023
Nigeria: Atiku's Corruption Claim During Presidential Election Unknown to Law - Tinubu
Atiku, who came second in the election, is challenging Mr Tinubu's at the Presidential Election Petition Court on various grounds of alleged widespread irregularities and corrupt… Read more »
April 12, 2023
Nigeria: Atiku Writes CCB Over Keyamo's Corruption Petition
Atiku's legal team wrote the CCB over the corruption allegation after the agency signalled its plan to commence investigations by inviting Mr Keyamo for an interview. Read more »
April 11, 2023
Libya: How Libya's Gaddafi-Era Graft Saddled Sierra Leone With a Faulty Ferry
In 2006, Muammar Gaddafi set out to invest billions in oil money across the continent, but even a simple project to add a Libyan-owned ferry line to Sierra Leone was undermined by… Read more »
April 04, 2023
Nigeria: Legislation, Capacity Gaps Undermining Nigeria's Anti-Corruption Measures - Report
The report analysed 16 different mechanisms focused on transparency and accountability in four different areas Read more »
March 29, 2023
Nigeria: How We'll Address Corruption, Indiscipline in Nigeria Police - PSC Chairman Arase
"Every policeman was a civilian and will return to civilian life after retirement as I have since I retired some seven years ago." Read more »
March 27, 2023
West Africa: WAEC Suspends Manual Process of Result Confirmation
In 2022, WAEC launched a digital platform where candidates can also recover burnt, lost, and damaged certificates online. Read more »
March 15, 2023
Nigeria: How Former Minister Wakil, Others Shared U.S.$978,000 2015 Election Bribe - EFCC Witness
EFCC accused the former minister, Mr Wakil, and his co-defendants of receiving N450 million from the $115million disbursed by then Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani… Read more »
February 22, 2023
Nigeria: President Lacks Power to Pardon Corruption Convicts - Falana
President Muhammadu Buhari controversially pardoned two former governors who were serving jail terms for stealing billions of naira from their states last year. Read more »
February 15, 2023
Nigeria: Linking Nigeria's Stagnant Anti-Corruption War With Growing Insecurity
There have even been instances where victims of kidnap spoke of collaboration between the state security agencies and the kidnappers. Read more »
February 04, 2023
Nigeria: Actress Simi Gold Arrested for Allegedly Selling New Naira Notes
The 31-year-old actress was arrested after the video of her spraying and stepping on the newly redesigned Naira notes at a party surfaced online. Read more »
February 02, 2023
Nigeria: Polls - Nobody Has Indulged in Vote-Buying, Corruption More Than Atiku - Femi Fani-Kayode
Atiku had alleged other political parties are pushing the CBN to extend the deadline for currency swap because they want to rig the forthcoming elections. Read more »
February 01, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Reacts to Latest Corruption Ranking
The Nigerian government says it is not fighting corruption to impress TI or to earn the body's favourable corruption ranking. Read more »
January 31, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Improves in Corruption Ranking Despite Having Same Points
The country maintains its previous year's score of 24 out of 100 but moves up four places to 150th out of 180 countries assessed in the 2022 ranking. Read more »
Nigeria: Why I Withdrew Corruption Charges Against Ex-Governor Goje - AGF Malami
Abubakar Malami speaks about the controversial withdrawal of corruption charges against former Gombe State governor, Danjuma Goje, that was widely viewed as political rather than… Read more »
January 30, 2023
Nigeria: Fuelling Public Service Corruption With Unpaid Retirees Benefits
The crass show of inequality and obscene accretion of public funds by a few such as this will continue to cause social convulsions in the Nigerian society. Read more »
Nigeria: Fuelling Public Service Corruption With Unpaid Retirees Benefits
The crass show of inequality and obscene accretion of public funds by a few such as this will continue to cause social convulsions in the Nigerian society. Read more »
January 19, 2023
Nigeria: SERAP Highlights Buhari's "Failed Promises," Corruption in Three Sectors
SERAP said the Nigerian government is yet to account for several millions of dollars of Abacha loot recovered from 2015 till date. Read more »
Nigeria: Corruption Allegation - Atiku's Campaign Replies APC, Accuses Candidate of Looting Lagos Treasury
The campaign council said it will not be distracted by the antics of the APC in its quest to win the 2023 presidential election. Read more »
January 18, 2023
Nigeria: Corruption Allegation - Tinubu Can't Stop Me From Prosecuting Atiku - Keyamo
Atiku was recently accused by one Michael Achimugu who claimed to be his former aide of corruption while he was vice president. Read more »
January 17, 2023
Nigeria: How Traditional Rulers Can Help Fight Corruption, Promote Good Governance in Nigeria - Oluwo of Iwo Land
The Oluwo of Iwo issues a book titled "Code of Kings" to mark his seventh year on the throne Read more »
January 12, 2023
Nigeria: Exclusive - Embattled CBN Chief Emefiele Secretly Returns to Nigeria
PREMIUM TIMES also learnt that Mr Emefiele is planning to leave the country again, very soon. Read more »
January 11, 2023
Nigeria: Come Clean On Your Health Status, New Corruption Allegations- - APC Tells Atiku
"A man who wants to rule Nigeria and wants Nigerians to repose some trust in him, must immediately and honestly address these twin issues: his health and his legendary corruption." Read more »