Oladipo Okpeseyi and Temitope Adebayo, two Nigerian lawyers hired for the return of $321 million Abacha loot from Switzerland, have been secretly paid their controversial fees, TheCable can report. Although The post Abacha Loot: Despite outcry, FG secretly pays Malami’s lawyers ‘dubious’ $15m fees appeared first on TheCable. Source: Policy Radar
CONTINUE READINGEvery month, the federal government spends about N15 billion as stipends on 500,000 volunteers of the N-Power scheme, a component of the National Social Investment Programmes (N-SIP). Dubbed as the largest The post UNDERCOVER: Bribery, massive fraud sabotaging N-POWER scheme appeared first on TheCable. Source: Policy Radar
CONTINUE READINGThe federal government is at risk of a $2.3 billion fine in arbitration over an alleged breach of contract for the $5.8 billion Mambilla power project in Taraba state. The The post Nigeria risks $2.3bn fine as Mambilla power project faces crisis appeared first on TheCable. Source: Policy Radar
CONTINUE READINGEight months after she lost her daughter to oil spill, Annkio Kie (not real name) is still struggling to fight off pain and sorrow. Mary was sick for three years, The post Inside Ogoni village where oil spill wipes off ’10 persons every week’ appeared first on TheCable. Source: Policy Radar
CONTINUE READINGFor these women in Osun, pregnancy comes with a heavy burden of fear – whether or not they will live to carry their babies. The poorly equipped community health centres The post The anguish, pains of Osun women who travel distances to deliver dead babies appeared first on TheCable. Source: Policy Radar
CONTINUE READINGHe was overwhelmed with sadness, and couldn’t hold the tears at the mention of Praise Sodipe, his niece who died—with Bithia and Vivian—under poor condition at Queen’s College in Lagos. The post 17 months after, no justice for Queen’s College girls who died with their dreams appeared first on TheCable. Source: Policy Radar
CONTINUE READINGRuined towns, desolate homes, wasted farms, shattered lives and loved ones hacked to death, they lost it all; but they are now far away from their ancestral land where Boko The post Haunting memories: How the fear of Boko Haram torments their victims in IDP camps appeared first on TheCable. Source: Policy Radar
CONTINUE READINGEnrico Monfrini, the Swiss lawyer hired by Nigeria to recover Abacha Loot, says Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of the federation (AGF), is trying to change the facts on the $321 million The post Abacha Loot: Swiss lawyer tackles Malami over dubious N7bn legal fees appeared first on TheCable. Source: Policy Radar
CONTINUE READINGBetween 2013 and 2014, the federal government used the services of Enrico Monfrini and Christian Luscher, Swiss lawyers, to recover $321 million looted by Sani Abacha, late former head of The post Abacha Loot: Five questions for AGF Malami over N7bn lawyers’ fee appeared first on TheCable. Source: Policy Radar
CONTINUE READINGThe story never ends; after highlighting the major issues around the neglect of victims of the January 17, 2017 Rann accidental bombing, via a string of stories — Tears From The post Succour for ‘abandoned’ victims of Rann accidental bombing appeared first on TheCable. Source: Policy Radar
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