Nigeria, represented by Ibrahim Magu, the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), will henceforth lead Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Commonwealth Africa, comprising 19 countries. The appointment was announced at the 8th Regional Conference of the body which ended in Abuja on Friday. The group said in a communique that the […]
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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 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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Some armed persons on Tuesday night attacked the residence of the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu. The house, located within a farm owned by Mr. Magu in Karshi, a suburb of Abuja, was stormed by unidentified attackers at about 10 p.m. on Tuesday. The attackers subdued a police […]
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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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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 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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The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, says politicians are hellbent on destroying the achievements of the anti-graft agency. His assertion was made when Adama Coulibaly, director-general of the Inter-Governmental Action against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), visited him in Abuja. Magu blamed politicians for the suspension of […]
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Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says the war against corruption is already lost with the current tempo. The EFCC chief said this at an interactive session with media executives in Abuja on Wednesday. “The way we are going we have already failed. I am telling you we have […]
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NIGERIA – the minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says President Muhammadu Buhari will take appropriate action on the feud between Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the federation, and Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, the minister said both men had […]
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