Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), says a prison for corrupt persons should be established in Sambisa forest, a stronghold of the Boko Haram sect in Borno state. Magu made this known while speaking at the commissioning of the agency’s zonal office in Kaduna on Thursday. He also appealed […]
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The House of Representatives’ Ad-hoc Committee has resolved to invite ex-President Goodluck Jonathan over the alleged diversion of $1 billion. The committee is investigating the alleged corruption, malpractices, breach of due process in the award of Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL) 245. Rep. Rasak Atunwa, Chairman of the committee disclosed this while interacting with journalists on […]
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A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the federal government to “immediately release to Nigerians information about the names of high ranking public officials from whom public funds were recovered and the circumstances under which funds were recovered, as well as the exact amount of funds recovered from each public official.” The judgment […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 arraigned one Muhammadu Umar before Justice M. T. Salihu of the Federal High Court, Maiduguri on a 3-count charge of fraud to the tune of N4million. Umar, an Assistant Director with the National Examination Council, NECO, allegedly approached the proprietor of Success Private […]
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The acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, has identified corruption as the root cause of separatist agitations and militancy in the country. Spokesman of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement that Magu made the remarks at the opening session of a two-day Electronic and Social Media Review […]
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Nigerian energy businessman Kola Aluko, declared wanted by the EFCC, has been identified as the owner of Apartment 79, a penthouse apartment in One57, one of New York City’s most expensive residential buildings. However, the apartment would be sold to the highest bidder by a Luxembourg based Banque Havilland, in a foreclosure auction in July, […]
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Senate President Bukola Saraki has expressed confidence that the appeal against the judgement of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) which acquitted him of an 18-count charge of false asset declaration, will end in futility. On Tuesday, the federal government filed 11 grounds notice of appeal against the ruling at an appellate court in Abuja. But […]
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The special fraud unit (SFU) of the police has expressed concern over increasing number of Nigerians allegedly involved in using fake documents to seek Italian visa. In an interview with NAN, Lawal Audu, spokesman of the unit, said the Italian embassy sends an average of 50 Nigerian passports with fake document to SFU monthly. Audu […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has gotten a court ordered arrest warrant for Ngozi Olejeme, who served as chairman of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF between 2009 and 2015. Olejeme, who parades an honorary doctorate degree, was also the Deputy Chairman, Finance Committee of the Goodluck Jonathan Presidential Campaign Organisation in […]
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The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday granted the Federal Government’s application to shield witnesses in the ongoing trial of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (Rtd). Dasuki is being prosecuted on a seven-count charge bordering on theft of Federal Government’s sophisticated weapons, illegal possession of firearms and money laundering. Ruling on the […]
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