ICPC takes El-Rufai into custody after release by EFCC
Former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai has been taken into custody by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission after earlier being released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He was moved to the commission’s Abuja office after spending about two days with the EFCC. Earlier reports suggested he had been arrested by […]
US arrests, detains ex-Ghana minister, Ofori-Atta
United States authorities have arrested and detained Ghana’s former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, over allegations linked to financial misconduct. The arrest was reportedly carried out by federal law enforcement agencies as part of an ongoing investigation. Although full details of the case have not been made public, sources say the probe is connected to financial […]
Lawyers storm Finance Ministry, demand probe of Mele Kyari’s $4bn refineries spending
A group of Nigerian lawyers has asked the Ministry of Finance to investigate Mele Kyari, the former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL). They want a special judicial commission to look into how Kyari spent over $4 billion on repairing the country’s refineries. The lawyers, working under the name […]