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Civil Societies Warn EFCC Not To Compromise Ex-Govs Ganduje, Matawalle’s Corruption Cases

5 months ago866 min

Some civil societies under the Committee Against Oppression and Persecution (COMAP) have faulted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the absentia arraignment of the immediate past Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. They called on President Bola Tinubu to take the anti-corruption war with more precision in the country. The Kano State Government had arraigned Ganduje, his wife, Hafsat, son, Umar and six others for alleged $413,000 and N1.38billion bribery. The...

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N3trillion Budget Padding: Civil Societies Ask Senate President Akpabio To List All Constituency Projects For Senators

9 months ago1646 min

A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has written the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, demanding a Certified True Copy of the 2024 budget highlighting the projects attached to the N3trillion allegedly padded. The coalition which said the request is made under Sections 1, 4, and 9 of the Freedom of Information Act 2011, also demanded a Certified True Copy of constituency projects as benefitted by all senators in the 2024 budget appropriation. According to the...

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BREAKING: Court Reduces Donald Trump’s Bond In Civil Fraud Case To $175million As Ex-President Attends Another Hearing

9 months ago1856 min

An appeal court has lowered former President Donald Trump’s bond in the New York civil fraud case from $454 million to $175 million to be paid within ten days. This comes as Trump attends a hearing in New York for motions in the hush money case against him. The ruling came the same day that New York Attorney General Letitia James would have been allowed to start seizing the former president’s real...