The Secretary-General of Interpol, Jurgen Stock, on Friday led a delegation of the Interpol to the EFCC Headquarters in Abuja, where he hailed the anti-graft agency’s performance. Stock, who was received by the Acting EFCC Chairman Ibrahim Magu, was delighted at the efforts of the anti-graft agency and assured them of the global organisation’s support at the […]
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The chairman of Innoson Group, Innocent Chukwuma, says Mojisola Dada, the judge who issued a bench warrant for his arrest in Lagos on Friday, erred before the law. In a statement, Cornel Osigwe, spokesman of Innoson Group, quoted Chukwuma as saying the order Dada was done in bad faith because fair hearing was not granted to Joseph […]
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The House of Representative has accused Abubakar Malami, attorney general of the federation and Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC), of manipulating the country’s legal system. The resolution of the house was sequel to a motion sponsored by Yakubu Barde, minority whip. Barde, while moving the motion on Thursday spoke about […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested two men for “impersonating” its operatives and US army to obtain $10,000 by false presence. Wilson Uwujaren, spokesman of the commission, disclosed this in a statement. Uwujaren identified the suspects as Mike Nkwocha and Richardson Obasogie, who claims to be a colonel in the […]
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Babachir David Lawal, the former secretary to the Federal Government (SGF), who is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for corruption, has been released on bail. EFCC sources confirmed that he has been allowed to go home on administrative bail. He was invited for interrogation on Wednesday by the EFCC, over […]
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Former minister of petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of lacking proper understanding of the constitutional powers of a president in managing funds meant for security/intelligence agencies. Diezani said this in response to a report that she withdrew N1.3 billion from the account of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation […]
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Nigeria’s Anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday evening arrested former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Babachir Lawal. Mr Samin Amaddin, Acting Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, confirmed that Babachair who was sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari, was being investigated for alleged N223 million fraud. […]
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A Lagos Division of the Federal High Court on Friday ordered the final forfeiture of the N13 billion recovered in a flat in Ikoyi, Lagos. The money- $43,449,947; £27,800; and N23,218,000 – was stashed away in iron cabinets and ‘Ghana-must-go’ bags in the apartment at Flat 7B, Osborne Towers, Ikoyi. The Economic and Financial Crimes […]
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A traditional ruler, Nojimu Abioye, and his son, Wahab Abioye, were on Wednesday arraigned in an Ikeja High Court, for alleged murder of one Olatunji Rasak in 2015. Rasaki was said to be an informant for the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC. The duo was charged with a two-count charge of conspiracy to commit […]
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CEO of Innoson Nigeria Limited, Innocent Chukwuma, has filed a N200 billion lawsuit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The lawsuit has been filed at the Enugu high court by Joseph N. Mbadugha of McCarthy Mbadugha & Co, the counsel to Innocent Chukwuma. Chukwuma is suing the EFCC for defamation, malicious falsehood and unlawful imprisonment. […]
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