A federal judge, Abdulaziz Anka, has granted an order of permanent forfeiture of 56 properties belonging to former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The court had previously okayed the temporary seizure of the said properties, which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission claimed were acquired with proceeds of crime. The EFCC claimed some companies fronted for […]
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The Nigerian Immigration service (NIS) on Friday told a Federal High Court, Abuja, that Sylvester Ngwuta, a suspended justice of the Supreme Court used two similar standard international passports interchangeably. Tanko Kutana, a Senior Staff of the service made the claim while being crossed examined by counsel for the defendant, Kanu Agabi (SAN). Ngwuta was […]
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The Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali, said that the service has seized 3,665 vehicles from 2015 till date with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of over N13 billion. Ali said this during his lecture titled “Problem of Smuggling and its attendant Consequence on Nigeria’ s Economy and the Way Out” at the IBB […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has denied the report that it kept funds in some commercial banks, rather than remitting into the treasury single accounts (TSA) as directed by the federal government. In a statement by Ndu Ughamadu, its group general manager, group public affairs division, the corporation described the allegation as not only […]
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A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has expressed an intention to be joined in a criminal charge involving a senior advocate of Nigeria, Dele Belgore. Belgore was charged before Justice Mohammed Aikawa of a Federal High Court, Lagos, alongside a former Minister of National Planning, Prof. Abubakar Suleiman. The EFCC is prosecuting the […]
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The Attorney-General of Ekiti State, Kolapo Kolade, has described as unconstitutional the arrest of two commissioners of the state by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Mr. Kolade made the observation while addressing journalists on Monday in Abuja. The Ekiti State Commissioner for Finance, Toyin Ojo, and the Accountant General of the State, Yemisi […]
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An appeal court has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to produce Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), to testify in the trial of Olisa Metuh, erstwhile spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Metuh is accused of receiving N400 million from Dasuki – part of the said $2.1 billion earmarked to buy […]
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“My company is being owed N24 million for printing ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign posters during 2015 presidential election,” says Mr Olusegun Idowu, a witness in Femi Fani-Kayode’s trial. Idowu, was the first witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the ongoing trial of the then Director for Media and Publicity of Jonathan’s […]
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Nigeria is likely to trigger one of the agreements it signed with the United Arab Emirates to seize some Dubai mansions traced to former Oil Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke. Aside the mansions, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has traced about $1.5billion believed to be proceeds of corruption to a Swiss account. The anti-graft agency […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned and secured the conviction of one Ayomide Olamide before Justice. H. O Eya of the Enugu State High Court, Enugu on a one-count charge bordering on conspiracy, impersonation, obtaining money under false pretences and ATM fraud. Olamide belongs to a syndicate of fraudster that specialises […]
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