The President of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday visited the new headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and said the fight against corruption must continue. According to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanni Onogu, in Abuja, Mr Saraki said he was particularly impressed by the quality of work done […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has filed fresh charges against former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, who allegedly diverted funds to the tune of $2.1billion. The money was part of funds earmarked by the Federal Government to fight Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast. According to Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, counsel to the EFCC, […]
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The Presiding Judge at a federal high court in Abuja, Nnamdi Dimgba, has ordered an interim forfeiture of two houses allegedly linked to Patience Jonathan, former first lady. He dismissed Jonathan’s objection to the application for lacking in merit. Situated at Plot No. 1960, Cadastral Zone A05, Maitama District, and Plot No. 1350, Cadastral Zone […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was on Thursday ordered by an FCT High Court to pay five million compensation to a former minister of FCT, Bala Mohammed, for infringing on his human right. Mohammed, a minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, in the Goodluck Jonathan Administration, was in the custody of EFCC from […]
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Peter Nwaoboshi, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator, on Wednesday appeared before a federal high court, Lagos, over an alleged N805 million fraud. Nwaoboshi, who represents Delta north, was arraigned on a two-count charge of money laundering and fraud alongside two companies namely: Golden Touch Construction Project Ltd and Suiming Electrical Ltd. He pleaded not […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is said to have arrested Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Peter Nwaoboshi. Nwaoboshi is one of the three Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators on the list of alleged looters released by the federal government. The others are Stella Oduah from Anambra and Jonah Jang from Plateau. According […]
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The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has struck out a suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, freezing the sum of $5.3 billion. The money is domiciled in a bank account and linked to the wife of the former President, Patience Jonathan and six others. Justice Mojisola Olatoregun struck out the […]
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The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Friday announced the promotion of 18 senior officers, amongst them was Ibrahim Magu, the acting chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Mr. Magu was promoted from the rank of Deputy Commissioner to a full commissioner. He was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 to lead his administration’s […]
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A court of appeal sitting in Ado Ekiti has directed the freezing of the account of Ayo Fayose, governor of Ekiti state. The court allowed the appeal filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the judgment of Taiwo Taiwo of federal high court, Ado Ekiti division. In 2016, Taiwo set aside an order […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has accused the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Uche Secondus, of allegedly receiving N250m from the office of the National Security Adviser under the leadership of the embattled former, NSA, Sambo Dasuki. According to Punch, Secondus was said to have allegedly received the money during the […]
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