The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has brought charges against six individuals at the High Court in Tamale, Northern Region, for offences relating to payroll fraud and corruption. The accused—Yakubu Tahidu, Abdulai Abukari Sadic, Sammy Suuk, Mohammed Yusif Jay, Stafford Korletey Azudey-Barres, and Osman Issahaku—face 17 counts of corruption, alleged to have caused financial […]
The Justice Department announced on January 10 that the United States entered into an agreement to transfer approximately $52.88 million in forfeited assets to the Federal Republic of Nigeria in recognition of Nigeria’s assistance to the department in an investigation into corruption in the Nigerian oil industry. “This agreement recognizes the close law enforcement relationship […]
In a decisive step towards fulfilling his 2024 campaign promise to tackle corruption, President-elect John Dramani Mahama has established a committee to oversee the recovery of looted public funds and hold individuals accountable for corruption. The newly formed team, dubbed Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL), will receive and investigate reports of suspected corrupt activities from […]
