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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Anti-Corruption

February 10, 2026

Nigeria drops two places in Transparency International’s corruption perceptions index, ranking 142

Nigeria dropped two points to 142 out of 182 countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index for 2025.

President Bola Tinubu and Ola Olukoyede
February 10, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: UniAbuja VC, other officials in trouble for diverting multibillion-naira NELFUND grant for poor students

UniAbuja’s VC, Hakeem Fawehinmi, its students’ affairs dean and other senior officials are in trouble for diverting a multibillion-naira NELFUND grant for poor students.

Hakeem Fawehinmi and Akintunde Sawyerr
February 10, 2026

U.S. official faces 100 years’ imprisonment for helping Nigeria-based fraudsters launder millions of dollars

Prosecutors alleged the offences occurred between July 2023 and December 2025 when Mr Marcus served as a money mule for online scammers operating out of Nigeria.

Unidentified scammer behind a computer+U.S. Department of Defence
February 10, 2026

How foreign affairs minister’s name was used to defraud Senator Shehu Buba, witness tells court

AGF Lateef Fagbemi had, in December 2025, taken over the prosecution of the matter from the inspector general of police.

Maitama Tuggar
February 9, 2026

Alleged Fraud: How millions from LGAs, companies were moved to ex-Taraba gov’s aide, witness tells court

Led in evidence by Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), prosecution counsel, the witness said that following the credit entries, he made cash withdrawals.

Darius Dickson Ishaku
February 9, 2026

Angry U.S. judge lambasts FBI, DEA for delaying release of Tinubu’s criminal records, issues final ultimatum

The judge ordered the FBI to provide sworn statements on why it has been missing deadlines to frustrate the release of Mr Tinubu’s records.

President Bola Tinubu
February 6, 2026

RCCG ‘pastor’ Okey Enelamah secretly hobnobbed with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein while serving as Nigerian trade minister

For weeks, Mr Enelamah avoided discussing his relationship with Mr Epstein with Peoples Gazette. Despite initially promising a response, the RCCG preacher failed to deliver.

RCCG pastor and Nigerian politician Okey Enelamah with American paedophile Jeffrey Epstein
February 5, 2026

Ex-NEXIM bank MD Robert Orya bags 490-year jail term over N2.4 billion fraud

Mr Orya served as the managing director of NEXIM Bank from 2011 to 2016.

Roberts Orya
February 5, 2026

EFCC witness affirms no transaction linking ex-Kogi governor Yahaya Bello in exhibits

The witness stated that no transaction in Exhibit 33(8) had Mr Bello’s name.

Yahaya Bello, EFCC
February 5, 2026

Lagos assembly begins audit of 57 LGs, LCDAs accounts

The Lagos State House of Assembly has begun an audit of 20 LGAs and 37 LCDAs as part of efforts to strengthen accountability at the grassroots.

Lagos assembly lawmakers