Punch
APC’ll not apologise to anyone over anti-corruption war – Odigie-Oyegun
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has said despite the criticism of partisanship trailing President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war, the party owes no one any apology.
http://www.punchng.com/apcll-not-apologise/
Vanguard
We won’t release Metuh, until he returns N400m — EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said that the continued detention of the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is due to his unwillingness to admit and return the ‘over N400 million’ he allegedly received from embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/01/we-wont-release-metuh-until-he-returns-n400m-efcc/
The Sun
Nwobodo was smuggled into APC – Party spokeman
Spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) South-East Leadership Caucus, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, alleged yesterday that former old Anambra State governor, Chief Jim Nwobodo, was smuggled into APC through the window.
http://sunnewsonline.com/new/nwobodo-was-smuggled-into-apc-party-spokeman/
Thisday
Diya, Others Task Nigerians to Support Buhari
Former Chief of General Staff, General Oladipo Diya (rtd), former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Kofoworola Akerele and Anthony Adefuye have called on Nigerians to support the administration of President Muhammadu Buahri in its fight against corruption.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/diya-others-task-nigerians-to-support-buhari/230104/
Guardian
EFCC detains NBC boss, Mba, over alleged fraud
THE Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Emeka Mba, was yesterday detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after honouring the commission’s invitation.
http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2016/01/efcc-detains-nbc-boss-mba-over-alleged-fraud/
Daily Trust
Sylva to challenge Bayelsa gov election results
National Mirror
CBN now conduit pipe for politicians –Bakare
Pastor of Latter Rain Assembly and former Vice Presidential candidate of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Pastor Tunde Bakare, yesterday raised the alarm that Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has become a conduit pipe for politicians to drain the nation.
http://nationalmirroronline.net/new/cbn-now-conduit-pipe-for-politicians-bakare/
Leadership
Dasukigate: Implicated PDP Members Acted On Their Own – PDP Deputy Spokesman
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Abdullahi Jalo, has exonerated the party from the arms gate scandal, challenging party chieftains implicated in the scandal to declare whether or not they collected those monies for the party.
http://leadership.ng/news/490895/dasukigate-implicated-pdp-members-acted-pdp-deputy-spokesman
The Nation
Metuh to EFCC: I’d rather starve than refund N400m
Detectives have hit a stalemate in their bid to recover the N400 million traced to a company in which Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesman Olisa Metuh has a stake.
http://thenationonlineng.net/metuh-to-efcc-id-rather-starve-than-refund-n400m/
Tribune
We collected money but we didn’t know it was money for arms says SDP
Social Democratic Party (SDP) has nothing to do with the $2.1 billion arms deal scandal from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd).