Nigerian ex-attorney general arrested in Dubai over $1.3 bn oil deal

Nigeria’s ex-attorney general Mohammed Adoke was on Monday arrested in Dubai, over his involvement in one of the oil industry’s biggest corruption scandals. Adoke’s lawyer, Mike Ozekhome confirmed the arrest on Wednesday telling Reuters the warrant used to arrest his client was expired. Nigeria’s anti-graft agency secured warrants in April for two former ministers including […]

Following Supreme Court Ruling, APC Jubilates as PDP Sweeps Zamfara

Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State were agog with jubilation on Friday as the apex court in Nigeria nullified the party’s participation in this year’s general elections, and declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the party with the second highest votes as winner in the state. Already, the Zamfara wing of […]