Corruption

LAST week, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) released a statement that it intercepted a 40-feet trailer with codeine and other illicit drugs in Lagos, but investigation by The ICIR reveals that the…
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In this concluding part of last Saturday’s report on failed 2016 constituency projects in Ekiti State, INNOCENT DURU sought the comments of the contractors, lawmakers, contracting government agency and experts on why the borehole projects…
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Many rural communities in Ekiti State are at the risk of an outbreak of diarrhoea and other diseases. This is due to an acute shortage of potable water in spite of the multi-million naira constituency borehole projects purportedly…
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By Ibanga Isine  AN investigation by The Next Edition, an online newspaper, has reported that Nigerian security operatives are significantly sabotaging the government’s efforts to eliminate Boko Haram as they aid the funnelling of huge…
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DETAIL of the revenues from stamp duties estimated at N20 trillion still remains opaque as the federal agencies involved in the collection have refused to provide information, despite the  Freedom of Information (FOI) request filed by The…
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By Femi Owolabi GANDOKI, a corporal with the special force unit of the Nigerian army, walks out of a sport betting shop, scans through the ticket in his hands, then nods as his face widens into a smile. The corporal and many other soldiers…
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By Kemi Busari “THIS is the airport. This is where you are going,” the motorcyclist, Folahan Joseph, said as we approached a bushy enclosure. The dark patch of damp on the fence speaks audibly of neglect. The expanse of land spanning…
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By: Innocent DURU THE culture and tourism sector, which was comatose for many years, got a major financial boost between 2013 and 2014 with the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation receiving the sum of N350 million from…
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ADEMOLA Nurudeen Adeleke, senator representing Osun West Senatorial District and the state's PDP gubernatorial candidate, did not graduate from Jacksonville State University (JSU), says the authorities of the  public university located in…
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WILLIE Obiano, Governor of Anambra State, earmarked N42.6 billion for his security votes in three years – money he will never be held to account and he can spend it however he wants without any consequence. The proposed three-year…
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