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Nigerian ‘bribe buster’ in graft scandal

August 20, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The details being reported seemed outlandish: a supposed graft-busting legislator stuffing bribe money under his hat because he had already filled his pockets, an oil baron recording the transaction. The truth was anybody’s guess, but what was clear was that … read more »

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Nigeria: Jagaba threatens to sue Lawan for blackmail

July 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Drugs/Narcotics and Financial Crimes, Mr. Adams Jagaba, on Thursday threatened to sue Mr. Farouk Lawan for “blackmail” over the raging $620,000 bribery allegation. The lawmaker from Kaduna State addressed journalists shortly after the House … read more »

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Nigeria $620,000 bribe: Police quiz Jagaba

July 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Drugs and Narcotics, Mr. Adams Jagaba, was yesterday quizzed by the Police in connection with the $620,000 bribe collected by Hon Farouk Lawan from businessman Femi Otedola. Jagaba, who had declined police invitation, … read more »

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Nigeria will not charge fuel subsidy fraud accused

July 6, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Nigeria’s Attorney General has filed a court petition to prevent anyone implicated in a $6.8 billion fuel subsidy corruption scandal being prosecuted, after allegations the investigator himself took a bribe to manipulate the report. Nigerian legislator Farouk Lawan blew the … read more »

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Nigeria vows crackdown on fuel subsidy scammers

July 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

LAGOS — Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan created a body Thursday to verify the findings of a committee set up to look into all fuel subsidy payments made in 2011 with a view to punishing fraudsters. Jonathan established the verification and … read more »

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I will not interfere or mediate in the ongoing bribery scandal – President

July 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

President Goodluck Jonathan has declared that he will not interfere or mediate in the ongoing bribery scandal in the House of Representatives involving Mr. Farouk Lawan and a businessman, Mr. Femi Otedola. The Special Adviser to the President on Media … read more »

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Nigeria $620,000 Bribery Scandal: Phone Conversation between Farouk Lawan & Femi Otedola

July 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Fresh facts have continued to emerge in the $620,000 bribery scandal between the embattled Chairman of the House of Representatives’ ad hoc committee on Fuel Subsidy, Farouk Lawan and the MD/CEO Zenon Oil and Gas, Femi Otedola. The Chairman, House … read more »

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Nigeria Bribery Scandal: Otedola gave me $250,000 in hotel room, Say Lawan

July 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Farouk Lawan’s lawyers have petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, on the need to thoroughly investigate the bribery allegation levelled against their client by billionaire oil magnate Femi Otedola. Otedola has accused Lawan, former chairman of the House … read more »

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I’m not soft on corruption, Says Jonathan

July 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Lawan insists $500,000 with Reps’ panel ‘Otedola handed over $250,000 to me in hotel room’ IN both the federal legislature and the Executive arms of government, corruption among the key officers was the issue yesterday. The Presidency, which has been … read more »

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Nigeria: Police Fail to Locate U.S.$620,000 Bribe Money

June 28, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The Police Special Task Force investigating the former chairman of the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on fuel subsidy probe, Farouk Lawan and the former committee’s secretary Boniface Emenalo on allegation that they received $500,000 and $120,000 in bribes … read more »

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Nigeria: Probe Lawan, Otedola, say lawyers

June 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

This story is all over the place that lawmaker Farouk Lawan collected $620,000 bribe from oil baron Femi Otedola.With the parties, admitting giving and receiving bribe, lawyers will readily say a crime has been committed. But not so fast. Lawan … read more »

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Nigeria: I did not mastermind bribery scandal, Says Jonathan

June 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday said there was no truth in widespread insinuation that his government was orchestrating the $620,000 bribery scandal involving the Chairman of the House of Representatives’ ad hoc committee on the fuel subsidy, Mr. Farouk Lawan, … read more »

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Nigeria $3m Fuel Subsidy Bribery Scandal: Farouk Lawan detained

June 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

LAGOS — Chairman of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on fuel subsidy management, Hon. Farouk Lawan who is at the centre of the $3million bribe to clear indicted oil companies, was detained last night by the police. Rep Lawan who … read more »

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Nigeria: Fuel subsidy probe head quizzed over bribe

June 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Police said on Thursday they were questioning a Nigerian lawmaker, who uncovered a $6.8 billion fuel subsidy corruption scandal, over an allegation that he took a bribe from an oil trader in exchange for removing his name from the report. … read more »

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