Bulletproof Cars: Oduah Must Go to Jail, Say Protesters

Daily Times Nigeria
 Culled from DailyTimes
Article | October 30, 2013 – 11:58pm | By Mu’Sodiq Adekunle
Some of the protesters with their placards

The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) on Wednesday staged a protest at the Lagos offices of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) to demand investigation and prosecution of Aviation Minister, Ms Stella Odua, over the alleged purchase of two armoured BMW cars.

Though, the policemen shot thrice into the air, the protesters insisted on gaining entrance into the premises of the commission. Continue reading “Bulletproof Cars: Oduah Must Go to Jail, Say Protesters”

Group clashes with security agents at ICPC office

 

By Chukwudi Nweje Assistant Features Editor

Culled from Daily Independent

Thursday, 31 2013

Debo Adeniran

Debo Adeniran

What would have been a bloodbath was averted on Wednesday when the Police at the office of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) shot into the air to disperse members of the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders  (CACOL) who had come to submit a petition at the commission’s Ikoyi office in Lagos.

CACOL, led by Debo Adeniran, its Executive Chairman, had gone to the ICPC office to submit a petition demanding the investigation of Stella Oduah, the Minister of Aviation, over the controversial purchase of two bulletproof armoured cars at a possibly over invoiced cost of N225 million. Continue reading “Group clashes with security agents at ICPC office”

Group Clashes With Security Agents At ICPC Office

Thursday, 31 October 2013 11:00
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What would have been a bloodbath was averted on Wednesday when the Police at the office of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) shot into the air to disperse members of the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) who had come to submit a petition at the commission’s Ikoyi office in Lagos.

CACOL, led by Debo Adeniran, its Executive Chairman, had gone to the ICPC office to submit a petition demanding the investigation of Stella Oduah, the Minister of Aviation, over the controversial purchase of two bulletproof armoured cars at a possibly over invoiced cost of N225 million. Continue reading “Group Clashes With Security Agents At ICPC Office”

CACOL Petitions ICPC Over Armoured Cars Scandal

Published on October 30, 2013 by

The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) on Wednesday staged a protest in Lagos to demand investigation and prosecution of Aviation Minister, Ms Stella Oduah, over the alleged purchase of two armoured BMW cars.

CACOL, an NGO, staged the protest at the office of the Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in Lagos, and presented a petition to the commission.

Oduah had been embroiled in controversy over the alleged purchase of two armoured BMW cars for her by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) valued at N225 million. Continue reading “CACOL Petitions ICPC Over Armoured Cars Scandal”

Anti-corruption protesters want Oduah jailed

October 31, 2013 by Sodiq Oyeleke

Culled from THE PUNCH

 

Members of the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders protesting at the Independent Corrupt Practices and other-Related Offences Commission office in Ikoyi, Lagos ... on Wednesday.Members of the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders protesting at the Independent Corrupt Practices and other-Related Offences Commission office in Ikoyi, Lagos … on Wednesday.
| credits: Goke Famadewa.

Protesters on Wednesday stormed the Lagos Office of the Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offences Commission, requesting that the embattled Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah, be tried and jailed if found guilty.

The protesters, who stormed the ICPC office around 10.15am, defied confrontation by armed policemen who shot thrice into the air and civil defence officers to gain entrance into the premises of the commission. Continue reading “Anti-corruption protesters want Oduah jailed”

National Assembly’s probes without results

Tuesday, October 29, 2013
National Assembly’s probes without results
David Mark

Posted by: VICTOR OLUWASEGUN, ONYEDI OJIABOR, DELE ANOFI and SANNI ONOGU

Since the inauguration of the sevenath National Assembly, it has instituted several probes and passed many a motion. But, almost nothing has been achieved through these probes and motions, write VICTOR OLUWASEGUN, ONYEDI OJIABOR, DELE ANOFI and SANNI ONOGU

Since the inauguration of the Seventh National Assembly over two years ago, it has busied itself with one form of investigation or the other. Some of the investigations were successfully concluded while others were not. Some probes even dragged on for months and had to be abandoned halfway to the consternation of those who put much hope on the investigations.

For the National Assembly, it has been probe, probe and more probe. Apart from probes, there are also countless number of motions.

Of interest, however, is the fact that the resolutions of most of the investigations are never implemented. Where they are implemented, it is done as it suits the whims and caprices of the implementer. Continue reading “National Assembly’s probes without results”

It is wrong to underfund EFCC

October 29, 2013 by Punch Editorial Board
EFCC Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim LamordeEFCC Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde
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LAMENTABLE as it is, Nigeria’s anti-corruption war has continued to nose-dive at an alarming rate. Indeed, the country’s war against graft might soon collapse totally. This arises from the recent re-confirmation that the Federal Government is underfunding the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the main public agency saddled with the task of prosecuting the campaign. For a nation listed in the 139th position out of 176 countries ranked by Transparency International on its Corruption Perception Index (2012), the deliberate denial of funding to the EFCC is the wrong way to go. The government must correct this at once. Continue reading “It is wrong to underfund EFCC”

CACOL FLAYS ARCHBISHOP OVER COMMENT ON NATIONAL DIALOGUE

 

Oct 28 at 8:50 AM

PRESS RELEASE
The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has flayed the Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama over his comment on the proposed national dialogue.

Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, has advised Nigerians, especially delegates to the proposed national dialogue, that the conference should not be an avenue to agitate for resource allocation or negotiate for rotation of power. Continue reading “CACOL FLAYS ARCHBISHOP OVER COMMENT ON NATIONAL DIALOGUE”

Sanusi’s antidote to poverty in Nigeria

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Monday, October 28, 2013

Culled from Daily Independent

It is not news that Nigeria has some of the largest deposits of natural resources to be found in any single country in the world. With a crud oil industry averaging over 2.28 million barrels per day, Nigeria is one of the largest producers of crud oil in Africa and the 11th largest in the world. As a matter of fact, informed analysts estimate that at the current level of exploration and even if no new deposits are discovered, the deposits being explored would last no less than 45 years. The country also has an estimated 100 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and is richly endowed with a variety of solid minerals ranging from precious metals to various stones and other industrial minerals. In addition to these, Nigeria also has vast arable land that can sustain agriculture. With these potentials, expectations are that Nigerians would rank among the richest people in the world. This is however not the case. To the contrary, the United Nations poverty index estimates that about 70 per cent of Nigerians live below the poverty level. Continue reading “Sanusi’s antidote to poverty in Nigeria”

Immunity clause and post tenure prosecution

Culled from Daily Sun

Our Reporter October 28, 2013

 

By RAZAQ BAMIDELE

When the Senate Committee on Constitution Review under the leadership of the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu organized public hearing over the exercise, one of the aspects of the constitution that elicited the hottest debate is the immunity clause.
The clause, which is number 308 in the 1999 constitution provides shield for the President, his vice as well as governors and their deputies against prosecution as long as they are in office. The outcry that followed the insistence of a section of the country to retain the controversial clause was borne out of the belief that it gives room for high level corruption and outright impunity. Continue reading “Immunity clause and post tenure prosecution”