The executive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, says there was no diamond bra recovered from former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Recall that Diezani, who fled the county shortly before former President Goodluck Jonathan handed over to President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, is alleged to have stolen $2.5 billion from […]
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The African Development Bank has blacklisted at least 40 Nigerian firms and individuals for engaging in corrupt practices, fraud and collusive practices between 2017 and 2021, according to data obtained from the bank’s website. The AfDB said the firms and individuals were debarred “for coercive, collusive, corrupt, fraudulent, or obstructive practices under its sanctions system […]
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Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday slapped a N200,000 fine on Femi Fani Kayode, a former minister of aviation, for his absence in court to take his plea in an alleged N4.6 billion fraud. Fani-Kayode, also the Chairman of the Media and Publicity of the 2015 Goodluck […]
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The suspended commander of the police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Abba Kyari, says Ramon Abbas, the self-confessed international fraudster popularly known as Hushpuppi reached his team to help recover N8 million for a friend. Abba Kyari, a deputy commissioner of police (DCP), had come under fire after Huspuppi, who is being tried in the US, […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has constituted the board of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the first time since 2015. Recall that the EFCC has been without a board since 2015 when Buhari came into power. In a statement on Monday, Umar Gwandu, spokesperson of Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), said the […]
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Members of the press are invited to The Commonwealth Secretariat’s 11th Regional Conference for Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa, from 21-24 June 2021. Heads of anti-corruption agencies in the region will meet to provide timely assessment, share experiences and discuss progress towards meeting the UN Social Development Goal 16 which incorporates specific targets relating to reducing […]
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The suspended senior special assistant to Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, Abidemi Rufai, has been indicted for alleged conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Recall that Rufai was arrested at the JFK airport in New York on May 14 over alleged $350,000 unemployment benefits fraud. A criminal complaint was filed against Rufai for allegedly stealing over […]
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Mr Abidemi Rufai, Governor Dapo Abiodun top aide on special duties, has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States for his role in $650 million (N312 billion) unemployment benefits fraud. Seattle Times reports that Rufai was apprehended in New York on Friday as he attempted to flee the country. According […]
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Abdulrasheed Bawa, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday disclosed that the commission has recovered a whopping $153 million from former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison Madueke, who has been staying in Britain since leaving office in 2015. Apart from that, no fewer than 80 choice property worth $80 million have also […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Sunday arrested no fewer than 52 suspected internet fraudsters aka ‘Yahoo boys’ in Benin. In a statement on Monday, Wilson Uwujaren, the Head of Media, revealed that the suspects were apprehended in different locations in the state capital after actionable intelligence. Those in custody are Wisdom Attah, […]
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