The Department of State Services, DSS, has said that it did not arrest the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu. The Service’s Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya, made this known in a statement on Monday. The statement reads: “The Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to inform the public […]
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given President Muhammadu Buhari 14 days to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to urgently investigate allegations that over N300bn of public funds are missing, mismanaged, diverted or stolen, as documented in the 2017 […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on July 2, 2020, arraigned Stephen Oshinowo, a former Executive Secretary, Lagos State Scholarship Board, for alleged N127m fraud before Justice O.A. Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State. He was arraigned on amended eight-count charges bordering on criminal conversion to […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said Instagram celebrity, Ramoni Igbalode better known as Hushpuppi is being investigated by the agency over alleged cyber crimes. Nigeria’s anti-crime body stated this in a tweet on its official handle on Thursday where it explained that the agency has “grisly details of his money laundering transactions.” […]
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The government of the United States (U.S.) has sanctioned six Nigerians over $6million cyber fraud against its citizens. Micheal Pompeo, U.S secretary of state, disclosed this in a statement published on the department of state’s website, on Tuesday. The six persons were identified as: Benson Orson Kayode Abiola Ogunshakin Alex Okpoh Felix Olorunyomi Micheal Uzuh […]
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1. The Nigerian Navy Ship DELTA on 10 Jun 20, discovered a newly constructed illegal refining site around Bennett Island in Warri South LGA of Delta State. The site had 5 ovens, 5 coolers and 8 surface metal storage tanks cumulatively laden with about 943.3 barrels of product suspected to be crude oil. No arrest […]
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The International Police, INTERPOL, in Nigeria has confirmed that it has arrested popular Instagram celebrity, Raymond Igbalodely, otherwise known as Hushpuppi. According to Thenation, Garba Baba Umar, Commissioner of Police in charge of INTERPOL in Nigeria, confirmed this on Friday. The Interpol boss also disclosed that plans are on the way to extradite Hushpuppi from […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kwara Zonal Office, has uncovered 1,000 ghost workers, allegedly smuggled into the payroll of Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (KWSUBEB). The Zonal Head of EFCC, Isyaku Sharu, disclosed this in Ilorin on Thursday, while speaking with journalists on the commission’s achievements during the lockdown, occasioned by the […]
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Lagos state house of assembly (LAHA) has cleared Mudashiru Obasa, the speaker, of corruption allegations levelled against him. Recall that Obasa was accused of embezzling public funds and abusing his office. SaharaReporters had carried out an investigation on the speaker who allegedly owns more than 60 bank accounts. He was accused of using his office […]
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If the news of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday 3rd June 2020, denying ever writing any letter for an extension of the tenure of the Clerk of the National Assembly, Sani Ataba Omolori and other Staff is anything to go by, then one wonders why till date […]
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