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Political corruption is a persistent phenomenon in Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari defined corruption as the greatest form of human right violation. Since the creation of modern public administration in the country, there have been cases of official misuse of funds and resources .[1] The rise of public administration and the discovery of oil and natural gas are two major events seen to have led to the increase in corrupt practices in the country. [2] The government has tried to contain corruption through the enactment of laws and the enforcement of integrity systems, but success has been slow in coming. [3] In 2012, Nigeria was estimated to have lost over $400 billion to corruption since independence. [4] Dynamics Main article: Petroleum in Nigeria Theories abound for the different possible causes of the flagrant graft that exists in Nigeria. Some blame greed and ostentatious lifestyles as a potential root cause of corruption. To some, societies in love with ostentatious lifes...

Nigeria’s representative, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who is also Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has emerged President of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC). Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, Yakubu’s Chief Press Secretary, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. According to Oyekanmi, the INEC boss emerged president after a keen contest in Cotonou, Republic of Benin. Oyekanmi said the INEC chairman polled 10 votes to defeat his Guinean counterpart, who received four votes. He said that Republic of Benin and Guinea Bissau candidates emerged First and Second Vice Presidents respectively, while Burkina Faso clinched the position of Treasurer. Oyekanmi stated that Yakubu’s election followed two days of deliberations on how to deepen the conduct of free, transparent and credible elections as well as strengthen democracy in the sub-region. He stated that the three-day meeting, organised by ECONEC, began on March 27 in Cotonou. ...

Benbede Kichen, a one-time Councillor and father of nine, on Thursday, March 30, hung himself over alleged economic hardship and the unexplained absence of his wife from their home. Kichen, aged 43, popularly known as G.K. Bekegbo, hung himself with a bed sheet at about 4am on Wednesday and did not leave behind a note. press gathered that the late Councillor, who served as a supervisory member on Health of the Rural Development Authority (RDA) in 2000 during the late DSP Alameiseigha’s tenure, died after a desperate and frustrating search for his wife, Madam Beauty. While some claimed he killed himself due to the economic hardship due to increased case of alcoholism and economic hardship, others claimed he took his life after the desperate search for his wife and suspicion of infidelity. At the deceased’s home, his kinsmen from Ekeremor local government area were seen gathered making arrangement on how to handle the situation. It was gathered that the wife, Madam Beauty...

Gay Nigerian pastor, Bisi Alimi, has taken to his Instagram page to express his displeasure of the arrest and detention of controversial journalist, Kemi Olunloyo. On Thursday, March 30, press reported that Olunloyo had been remanded in prison for the second time in two weeks after she was granted bail. Alimi expressed that the shame of Olunloyo is the shame of the whole country, adding that the act would only make her more popular. He further added that religious people who believe she deserves to be locked up are a disgrace to the country. Read what he wrote below: "The shame of a nation: @hnnafrica has fortunately or unfortunately become the shame of this shameless country called Nigeria. This image will forever linger in our memory and it will make Ms Olunloyo more popular than anticipated. The plan was to crush her but it is not going to work. But to a more pressing issue. The arrest of Ms Olunloyo in a democratic, supposedly religious country for commuting absolutely n...