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Nigeria: Of State Pardon and Ribadu’s frustrations

March 18, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Danlami Ibrahim Maikano Fact: Nuhu Ribadu is a frustrated man. He is hardly a happy man, at least outside his small cycle of family and friends. The once fiery anti-corruption czar got frustrated and disappointed on many counts. He … read more »

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Revealed: The Intrigues, the Conspiracy, Politics of the Imprisonment of Nigerian Politician-Chief Bode George

February 13, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

by Abdullahi Bello &Akin Akindele (Barely two years after serving a jail term handed over by a Lagos High court presided over by Justice Bunmi Oyewole, fresh facts have emerged on how a web of intrigues and political manouvering at … read more »

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Nigeria: Ribadu report vs desperate politicians

November 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Bamidele Salam ,Tribune Mr Nuhu Ribadu, the enigmatic police officer who later became the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission under former president Olusegun Obasanjo is not new to controversies. Right from his appointment into the anti graft … read more »

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Nigeria: Jonathan’s Govt Lacks Will To Fight Corruption

November 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The Punch The House of Representatives has excoriated the Federal Government for its subtle moves to bury the Mallam Nuhu Ribadu-led Petroleum Special Task Force report. Consequently, it said President Goodluck Jonathan’s government lacked the political will to fight corruption, … read more »

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Nigeria: Leaked Petroleum Revenue Task Force Report

November 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Danjuma Azemobo Musa  Nigeria’s ever boisterous grapevine would never lack in interesting stories. However, the popular maxim “there is no smoke without fire” however readily comes to mind when one digests any information so received. The newest story around … read more »

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African viewpoint: Scramble for Nigeria’s $15m ‘bribe’

September 6, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

In our series of viewpoints from African journalists, Sola Odunfa in Lagos wonders about the fate of $15m (£12m) deposited in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 2007. Somewhere in the vaults of the CBN a bag containing $15m … read more »

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Ribadu: Some Petroleum Task Force, Another Blunder

February 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Ephraim Emeka Ugwuonye, Esq A well-informed Nigerian friend of mine, in a face-to-face chat recently, sighed and said to me, with a great deal of concern: “The only problem now is that whatever the President does henceforth, it is … read more »

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