The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the arrest of a former Senate President and one time Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Ayim. Ayim was allegedly arrested for collecting N520m from the embattled former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), on the eve of the 2015 presidential election and […]
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The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has said the whistleblower who informed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC of the N13bn recovered from an Ikoyi apartment in Lagos would be paid this month. Adeosun said this in a statement issued by her Special Adviser, Media and Communications, Oluyinka Akintunde on Sunday. “The attention of […]
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The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, says apart from the fear of God, the commission has no other fear. Magu said this in an interview published in EFCC Alert, the monthly publication of the anti-graft agency. He restated the commission’s resolve to fight corruption in the country, adding: […]
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Justice Saliu Saidu of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday ordered the temporary forfeiture to the Federal Government of Flat 7B, Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos. The property housed the sums of $43.3 million, £27,800, and N23 million in cash. The judge issued the orders following an ex parte application by the Economic and […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday in Austria said it recovered loots totalling N738.9 billion or $2.9 billion between May, 2015 and October 20, 2017. Its Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, stated this at the ongoing 7th Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption holding […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has accused operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) of refusing to honour its summon concerning the arms deal probe. It also described as “specious” reports that it summoned the DSS operatives as a revenge for the indictment of Ibrahim Magu, the commission’s acting chairman. In a […]
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Ayo Oke, former director-general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), has been summoned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over the $43.45 million discovered in an Ikoyi apartment in Lagos state. In a statement issued on Wednesday by Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC spokesman, the commission said Folashade, wife of the intelligence officer, had also […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has urged the Federal High Court in Lagos not to order the return of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, from the United Kingdom to Nigeria. As reported by the PUNCH, the anti-graft agency described Diezani’s prayer to be brought back to Nigeria as a ploy to […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari says he expects the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offence Commission (ICPC) to “proceed with investigation” involving the two top government officials he sacked some hours ago. Buhari had ordered the dismissal of Babachir Lawal, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) and […]
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The house of representatives committee on public petitions has issued an arrest warrant on Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The lawmakers took this action after Ibrahim Magu failed to appear before them on different occasions. The committee is hearing a petition filed by Patience Jonathan, former first lady. […]
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