Muhammadu Buhari is a Nigerian statesman who served as the president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023. A retired Nigerian Army major general,he served as the country's military head of state from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985,after taking power from the Shehu Shagari civilian government in a military coup d'état. The term Buharism is used to describe the authoritarian policies of his military regime.
Orji Uzor Kalu is a Nigerian politician and businessman who is the senator representing Abia North Senatorial District. He served as governor of Abia State from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. Kalu is the chairman of SLOK Holding and the Daily Sun and New Telegraph newspapers in Nigeria.
Abubakar Bukola SarakiMBBS is a Nigerian politician who served as the 13th president of the Nigerian Senate from 2015 to 2019. He was elected the President of Nigeria’s 8th Senate on 9 June 2015 under the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Nuhu Ribadu mni is a Nigerian politician and retired police officer who has served as the National Security Adviser to President Bola Tinubu.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is a Nigerian law enforcement agency that investigates financial crimes such as advance fee fraud and money laundering. The EFCC was established in 2003,partially in response to pressure from the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF),which named Nigeria as one of 23 countries non-cooperative in the international community's efforts to fight money laundering. The agency has its head office in Abuja,Nigeria.
Corruption is an anti-social attitude awarding improper privileges contrary to legal and moral norms and impairs the authorities' capacity to secure the welfare of all citizens. Corruption in Nigeria is a constant phenomenon. In 2012,Nigeria was estimated to have lost over $400 billion to corruption since its independence.
Farida Mzamber Waziri is a Nigerian technocrat,law enforcement officer and former executive chairperson of the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). She succeeded Nuhu Ribadu in this post.
Hameed Ibrahim Ali is a retired army officer and former Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service from 2015 to 2023. He previously served as Military Governor of Kaduna State from 1996 to 1998. After retirement,he became Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum a political and cultural association of leaders in Northern Nigeria.
Ibrahim Abdullahi Lamorde was a Nigerian police officer who was appointed Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on 23 November 2011 after chairman Farida Waziri had been dismissed by President Goodluck Jonathan. He was confirmed as Chairman by the Senate on 15 February 2012.
Ahmed Idris is a Nigerian financial accountant who served as the accountant general of Nigeria. He was appointed accountant general on 25 June 2015,to succeed Jonah Ogunniyi Otunla who was sacked by president Muhammadu Buhari on allegedly misappropriating N2.5 billion of security agencies’funds. Idris was re-appointed accountant general after Buhari won a second term in 2019 and was suspended from office on may 18 2022 by the nigerian finance minister for misappropriating the fund of 80 Billion naira.
Anti-corruption war was an anti-graft campaign launched by the government of Muhammadu Buhari,the 6th democratic President of Nigeria. This is a war against all forms of corruption in Nigeria. During the president's election campaign in 2015,he had vowed to fight against corruption and insecurity if elected. Since his election in April 2015,anti-graft war remain one of his topmost priority. The U.S. Secretary of State,John Kerry,at the World Economic Forum held at Davos in Switzerland extolled Buhari's the anti-corruption fight.In October 2015,the United Kingdom pledged her support for Buhari's anti-corruption war. According to Grant Shapps,the minister for international development,"UK is fully committed to helping Nigeria increase its security,stability and prosperity. "We would continue to provide capacity building,technical and investigative support to Nigeria to tackle corruption. Corruption in Nigeria also affects the UK directly. Where we have evidence,we will continue to take action to protect the integrity of the UK's financial system and prevent. Some Nigerian described the war as "perfect" while others described it as "selective". William Kumuyi,the founder and general overseer of Deeper Christian Life Ministry described Buhari's anti-corruption war as a step in right direction. However,the president has been criticized and accused of leading a selective war against corruption. Several people claimed that his war against corruption focus on members of the opposition party,the People's Democratic Party.
Abubakar MalamiSAN,is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation from 2015 to 2023.
Ayo Oke is the former director general of Nigeria's National Intelligence Agency (NIA),appointed by then president Goodluck Jonathan on 7 November 2013.
Boss Mustapha is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) of Nigeria from 2017 to 2023,and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.
Muhammadu Buhari's tenure as the 15th president of Nigeria began with his first inauguration on 29 May 2015,and ended on 29 May 2023. A retired general and member of the All Progressives Congress from Katsina State,he previously served as military head-of-state from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985,when he was deposed in a military coup led by General Ibrahim Babangida. Buhari took office following a decisive victory over incumbent Peoples Democratic Party president Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 presidential election. Four years later,in the 2019 presidential election,he defeated PDP candidate former vice president Atiku Abubakar to win re-election. Upon his inauguration,he became the oldest president in Nigerian history.
Mohammed Abubakar Adamu is a Nigerian retired police officer who is formerly the 20th Nigerian inspector-general of police. He was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on 15 January 2019 replacing Ibrahim Kpotun Idris (rtd) of Niger State. Mohammed Adamu hails from Lafia,in Nasarawa State. He was replaced on 6 April 2021 with Usman Alkali Baba.
Ramon Olorunwa Abbas,commonly known as Hushpuppi,Hush, or Ray Hushpuppi is a Dubai-based Nigerian Instagram influencer,self-acclaimed real estate mogul,and convicted felon. He was sentenced in the United States to 11 years for conspiracy to launder money obtained from business email compromise frauds and other scams,including schemes that defrauded a US law firm out of approximately $40 million,illegally transferred $14.7 million from a foreign financial institution,and targeted to steal $124 million from an English Premier League club.
Peoples Gazette is a Nigerian online newspaper based in Abuja. It launched in 2020. The online medium is notable for its investigative journalism,among other fields.
Abdulrasheed Bawa is a Nigerian detective and law enforcement agent who served as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from 24 February 2021 to 14 June 2023 when he was suspended on by President Bola Tinubu over allegations of corruption. He replaced Umar Mohammed Abba,the acting Chairman of the commission. Until his appointment,he was the Deputy Chief Superintendent of the anti-graft agency.
Twitter was blocked in Nigeria from 5 June 2021 to 13 January 2022. The government imposed a ban on the social network after it deleted tweets made by,and temporarily suspended,the Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari,warning the southeastern people of Nigeria,predominantly Igbo people,of a potential repeat of the 1967 Nigerian Civil War due to the ongoing insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria. The Nigerian government claimed that the deletion of the president's tweets factored into their decision,but it was ultimately based on "a litany of problems with the social media platform in Nigeria,where misinformation and fake news spread through it have had real world violent consequences",citing the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria's corporate existence.
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