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Lagos, May 6, 2013 (NAN) The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) on Monday urged Lagos State Government to defend itself over the allegations of corruption against it.
In a statement in Lagos, the Executive Chairman of CACOL, Mr Debo Adeniran, urged the State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), to render his administration’s stewardship so far to the people of the state. Continue reading “CACOL wants Gov. Fashola to respond to corruption allegations”
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Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders on Tuesday met with officials of Kick Against Indiscipline and the Lagos State Police Command over the assault on a PUNCH photojournalist, Mr. Goke Famadewa.
Famadewa was attacked two weeks ago by officers of KAI and the police attached to the Taskforce on Environmental Offences Unit for taking pictures of illegal structures being demolished at Sandgrouse, Igbosere, Lagos Island.
Executive Director of Cacol, Mr. Debo Adediran, expressed displeasure over the incident. Continue reading “Group meets KAI, police over assault on PUNCHman”
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The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders,CACOL, has asked the Federal Government to prosecute former President, Olusegun Obasanjo for his mismanagement of the country’s finances while in power.
Obasanjo had on Sunday at the 50th birthday anniversary of the former Minister of Education, Mrs. Obiageli Ezekwesili, called on President Goodluck Jonathan administration to probe him and not those who served under him during his government. Continue reading “Probe Obasanjo now,CACOL tells Jonathan”
THE Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, has called on the federal government to expedite action at prosecuting former President Olusegun Obasanjo for the financial malpractices he perpetuated during his eight year regime.
CACOL made the call following the statement credited to the former president asking the FG to prosecute him for all wrongs done in his administration rather than prosecuting his aides. Obasanjo allegedly made this statement at the 50th birthday anniversary of the former minister of education, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili. Continue reading “Probe Obasanjo now, coalition demands”
Nigerian Compass
Friday, 19 April 2013 00:00
Residential buildings, some of them, built over a hundred years ago, lined the lone road that snakes through the ancient city.
Old men and women, some holding walking sticks taller than their frail, bending, physique and some accosted by their siblings, formed a sight of the crowd that besieged Adeniran Museum and Gallery, home of the Adenirans, christened “Ile Olowoye”, in Iresi, Osun State where Oyeladeniran Foundation for Community Development held its annual Iresi Socio-Cultural Festival. The three day event which kicked off with a musical night climaxed with a night out the second day to usher participants as well as the entire community into the New Year. Continue reading “A season of thrills in Iresi”
Convinced of the justification of their sustained protests against socio-economic deprivations which have become the hallmark of public governance in recent times, scores of residents in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have continued to commend civil society organisations in the territory for fighting for rights of the vulnerable millions of Nigerians denied socio-economic dividends of governance over years.
The residents noted that if it were not for the daring protests and other civil actions against corrupt political regimes, Nigeria would have ranked high among countries with despotic and authoritarian leaders who are more of a curse than blessings, given the way they pursue self-serving interests to the detriment of the governed. Continue reading “Residents laud anti-corruption protests”
Governor Babatunde Fashola
Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders on Tuesday, called on Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola to probe the attack on PUNCH photo journalist, Mr. Goke Famadewa, by officials of the Kick Against Indiscipline and some policemen.
CACOL Executive chairman, Debo Adeniran, in a statement, condemned the attack, describing it as barbaric. Continue reading “Group urges probe into attack on PUNCH man”
Sequel to the attack on Punch photojournalist, the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, has called for the probe of police officers and KAI officials by the Lagos police command.
In a press statement made available to Nigerian Pilot and signed by CACOL’s executive chairman, Debo Adeniran yesterday, Adeniran stated that it was necessary to draw the attention of the Commissioner of Police to the aberration perpetrated by some men of the Nigeria Police and some Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI officials who attacked a photojournalist working with Punch newspapers, Mr. Goke Famadewa, on Monday for taking pictures of illegal structures being demolished at Sandgrouse, Igbosere area of Lagos Island. Continue reading “CACOL calls for probe into attack on Punch photojournalist”
16 April, 2013
The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for beginning full-scale investigation into the on-going N13.6bn Enugu State secretariat project. Continue reading “Enugu secretariat”
The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) today commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for taking the initiative to launch a full-scale investigation into the on-going N13.6 billion Enugu State secretariat project, the construction of which the government approved N13.6 billion.
The Executive Chairman of CACOL, Debo Adeniran, lauded the anti-graft commission for living up to expectation by reopening the case file, recalling that the former Enugu State Accountant-General, Eunice Ugwu, claimed that the project would cost N8bn as against N13.6bn that had been reported.
Ugwu, he said, had also said that the government only released money for the feasibility studies and demolition of old Secretariat, whereas funds were provided for same in the 2012 budget. Continue reading “CACOL Commends EFCC On Re-Opened Enugu State Secretariat Investigation”