When the EFCC took off in 2004, it was able to prevent the corrupt criminal suspects from frustrating their prosecution. Unfortunately, the EFCC was taken over by powerful criminal suspects in connivance with a former Attorney-General of the Federation and an ex-Inspector-General of Police. While pretending to fight corruption under the rule of law, the […]
Continue ReadingIn a fresh statement, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has responded to the story making waves in print and online media, wherein details of the decoration of the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu was decorated as “Anti-Corruption Ambassador”. FULL STATEMENT The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to […]
Continue ReadingSpeaking on Tuesday, after he was decorated anti-corruption ambassador by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu noted that if war against corruption must be achieved in all its ramifications, there was the urgent need for the establishment of Special Anti- Corruption Courts. Senator Ekweremadu who […]
Continue ReadingAs part of efforts to improve Nigeria’s legal framework in the fight against corruption, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday requested the National Assembly to consider and approve Money Laundering Prevention and Prohibition Bill 2016 and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Bill 2016. The letters covering the bills were read at plenary, by the […]
Continue ReadingThe Chairman of the All Progressives Congresss (APC), John Oyegun, on Sunday said, for the reason that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was in power when most of the alleged heinous acts that are being probed were committed, it is normal for them to be the ones that the anti-graft agencies have been going after. […]
Continue ReadingJust as Diezani was arrested in London by the newly formed International Corruption Unit (ICU) of the UK’s National Crimes Agency, EFCC operatives have stormed her home in Abuja. Diezani Alison-Madueke’ Abuja home was Friday, invaded by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This is considered to be part of a multinational […]
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In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Auditor General of the Nigerian Federation, Samuel Ukura, affirmed that over N183 billion was missing from the accounts of the Niger Delta Development Commission despite officials of the Commission denying the report. The Auditor General made public the missing funds in a report he submitted to the National […]
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In order to enhance the partnership between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the United States in the fight against economic and financial crimes, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has donated a forensic work station to the EFCC. The device, which is simply called F.R.E.D (Forensic Recovery of Evidence Device) was […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari in search of fearless and courageous judges who will be saddled with the responsibility of prosecuting persons who have been found guilty of stealing national resources. Buhari made this known as he granted audience to members of the National Peace Committee led by Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. “Those […]
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The anti-corruption war in Nigeria is not abating just yet. This time, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Tribunal has commenced a clampdown on super rich civil servants. The agency has succeeded in seizing 24 property and several cars from three civil servants with one of them having 18 property. A document from the […]
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