Osun State Government on Friday said it had discovered 769 workers in the state’s civil service who were working with fake and forged school certificates. Mr Adelani Baderinwa, who is supervising the Information and Strategy Ministry, said in a statement that the discovery was made after five years of screening carried out by a consultancy […]
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Mr Lamido is being prosecuted alongside his two sons: Aminu Sule Lamido and Mustapha Sule Lamido. Also facing same trial are Aminu Wada Abubakar, and two companies: Bamaina Holdings Limited and Speeds International Limited. They are being prosecuted by the commission on an amended 43-count charge for allegedly defrauding Jigawa State to the tune of […]
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Ibrahim Magu, acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has alleged that some banks are aiding and abetting politicians and fraudsters in stealing and laundering money in the country. The EFCC boss made this assertion at a meeting with compliance officers of different banks in Port Harcourt on Friday. According to Magu, […]
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The presidency has yet to confirm the receipt of a letter of resignation by the suspended Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Walter Onnoghen, 24 hours after the speculation went viral. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reliably gathered that Onnoghen’s resignation letter was submitted to the Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba […]
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Top Nigerian bank, Zenith Bank Plc, has explained before a Federal High Court, Abuja, it’s role in the movement and distribution of the N1.2 billion slush fund traced into the accounts of former governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayo Fayose. The Zonal Head (South West) of Zenith Bank, Mr Biodun Oshode was in the witness […]
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The Director-General (DG) of the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, says she was once asked for bribe by the house of representatives committee on healthcare services. Speaking when she featured on a Channels TV programme on Friday, Adeyeye said the committee asked her for the bribe in the form […]
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The police in Nigeria have emerged as the most corrupt public institution in the country, according to a new survey released today by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The power sector was ranked second in the survey’s corruption index, which examined five public institutions in Nigeria in the last 5 years. Other public institutions […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has declared a former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayodele Oke and his wife, Folasade wanted after they failed to answer for fraud charges filed against them. Justice Chukwujeku Aneke of a Federal High Court Lagos, had on February 7, 2019 issued an arrest […]
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, have arrested 11 suspected internet fraudsters for offences bordering on conspiracy, possession of fraudulent documents and attempt to obtain money under false pretence. The suspects are: Ganiyu Sherif Abiodun, Akinyele Sherif, Oluseye Soremekun, Kolawole Rasheed, Kolawole Kazeem and Ibrahim Anjorin. Others are: Temitope […]
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Togolese Football Association official Kokou Hougnimon Fagla has been banned from all football-related activities for life after being found guilty of accepting bribes to manipulate an international friendly. World football ruling body FIFA said on Wednesday that Fagla, who is also a referee, had taken bribes in violation of the organisation’s code of ethics. “The […]
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