Mr Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday told a committee of the House of Representatives that $9.2 million and 750,000 pounds were recovered from a residence in Kaduna state. Although he did not indicate precisely when the raid by EFCC operatives was carried out, NAN has learnt that […]
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Invoking a virtually unknown provision in the law that may affect millions of bank account owners, a federal high court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the temporary forfeiture of N75 million in the account of Mike Ozekhome, a senior advocate of Nigeria, domiciled with Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB). The court, presided over by Abdulaziz Anka, […]
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Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has told the cadets who just joined the commission that they must hate corruption, as it is the mother of all crimes. Maintaining that every evil is rooted in corruption, Magu enjoined them to always shun acts capable of compromising their official duties. […]
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Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum resources, says every human being makes mistakes, but that she has not stolen from Nigeria. The former minister accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of taking advantage of her silence, noting that she was prepared to face trial as long as due process is taken into consideration. […]
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A Nigerian named Daniel Onowugbeda has cried out to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), to help him track and arrest an alleged fake bitcoin seller who duped him. Going by Daniel’s statement, he wanted to buy Bitcoins, so he was introduced to these guys on Twitter @BuyBitcoinsNg, who in turn asked him to pay […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on January 13, 2017 graduated 331 cadets of the Detective Assistant Grade, trained alongside 1498 officers of the Nigerian Air Force at the Ground Training School, Nigerian Air Force Base, Kaduna. The colourful passing out parade climaxed 6 months of rigorous training to equip the officers with the […]
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The EFCC says it has made a startling discovery about former Enugu State Chief Judge Innocent Azubuike Umezulike’s; as detectives found N632.2 million in his bank account, reinforcing the reason for his involuntary retirement. The agency also found that the lodgements came from lawyers, businessmen, politicians and litigants. According to The Nation newspaper, Justice Umezulike […]
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Sequel to an order by a Federal High Court in Lagos, former Nigerian minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, temporarily forfeited $153.3 million to the Nigerian government on Friday. The seized money, according to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, was stolen from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and stashed in three banks in Nigeria, […]
Continue ReadingAli Ndume, leader of the senate, says the upper chamber of the national assembly has not rejected Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Addressing state house correspondents on Monday, Ndume said even if Magu will be rejected, it would not come from the red chamber. He explained that Magu’s […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to commence investigation of the Secretary to Government of the Federation, SGF, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and other government officials allegedly accused of wrongdoing. Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s Senior Special Assistant […]
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