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EFCC places Gov Obiano on watch list

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2021 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has placed the incumbent Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, on a watch list, ahead of the handover of government in the state. This was contained in a letter to the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) dated

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Drama as EFCC, NCoS officials clash over custody of Maina

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2021 0

*As Court sentences ex-Pension task team boss to 61 years imprisonment for fraud ANDREW OROLUA, ABUJA A mild drama ensued at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday as officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) clashed with officials of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS) over whose custody the jailed former chairman […]

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Misappropriation: I have no case to answer, ex-Minister Kabiru Turaki tells court

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2021 0

Former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki, on Wednesday, indicated his interest to file a no-case submission after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) closed its case. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Turaki is being tried by the EFCC before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, […]

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Absence of EFCC counsel, Diezani Alison-Madueke stalls ex-Petroleum Minister’s trial

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2021 0

The absence of counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in court on Wednesday stalled the money laundering trial. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a Federal High Court, Abuja had fixed today, Nov. 3, for the EFCC to give a report […]

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EFCC arrests Obi Cubana for money laundering, tax fraud

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2021 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a socialite, Obinna Iyiegbu, better known as Obi Cubana. Obi Cubana is being questioned at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. He arrived at the EFCC office around noon on Monday. Although details of allegations against the Anambra-born tycoon are still sketchy, a source told journalists that […]

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NABDA director, Orji commits suicide after EFCC Invitation

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2021 0

Mr. Christopher Orji, a deputy director of the National biotechnology Development Agency, NABDA has committed suicide in Abuja. POLITICS NIGERIA gathered that Orji’s corpse was found dangling from a rope tied to a ceiling fan in his apartment at the federal housing authority estate in Lugbe, Abuja on August 30. READ ALSO: ZUGACOIN SOARS TO […]

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N20bn Salary bailout: Kogi govt tackles EFCC

Ihesiulo Grace 3 September 2021 0

*Plans to sue anti-graft commission Tunde Opalana, Abuja The Kogi State Government, on Thursday, tackled the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of a N20 billion Salary bailout fund kept in a fixed deposit account in a commercial bank. The government also disclosed that it will seek legal redress over allegations of mismanagement […]

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Anti-graft War: EFCC urges more synergy with heads of security of banks

Ihesiulo Grace 18 August 2021 0

ANDREW OROLUA, ABUJA. The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has called for greater synergy between his agency and members of the Committee of Heads of Security of Banks and other financial institutions, in fighting economic crimes. Bawa made the appeal through the Director of Operations, Abdulkarim Chukkol, when a

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EFCC to teach Nigerians how to petition

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2021 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has lamented that most petitions against corrupt persons sent to its official email address by whistleblowers are not properly crafted or typed. Naija News reports that the anti-graft agency gave its official email address for blowing the whistle on instances of corruption as info@efcc.gov.ng and listed nine elements […]

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Sen. Dickson says petition against him frivolous

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2021 0

Sen. Seriake Dickson has described the allegations contained in the petition over which he was questioned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday as “frivolous’’. Dickson said in a statement by his Media Adviser, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, on Wednesday, that the anti-graft agency had questioned and allowed him to return home on […]

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BREAKING: EFCC releases Ex-Governor, Seriake Dickson

Ihesiulo Grace 10 August 2021 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC has released a former governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson. Dickson was invited to give clarification on allegations of fraud and mismanagement of Public funds. He honoured the invitation on Tuesday and was grilled for several hours. Speaking on the development, the governor, in a statement sent […]

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‘Sadiku not arrested, voluntarily honoured EFCC’s invitation’ — NIPC

Ihesiulo Grace 10 August 2021 0

On Monday, Yewande Sadiku, the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission’s executive secretary/CEO, freely accepted an invitation from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and was neither arrested or detained, according to the NIPC. The EFCC had reportedly apprehended and imprisoned Sadiku for alleged contract fraud, according to media sources. Other

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Investigation Of APC Leader, Tinubu Ongoing – Bawa

Ihesiulo Grace 21 June 2021 0

Abdulrasheed Bawa, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has stated that former Lagos State Governor and APC National Leader Bola Tinubu is still being investigated. In an interview with ThisDay on Sunday, Bawa warned that the investigation could take a long time. Bawa said, “You asked me a question earlier about […]

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Court bars EFCC from amending charges against NNPC’s ex-GMD Yakubu

Ihesiulo Grace 18 June 2021 0

ANDREW OROLUA, ABUJA. A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has barred the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from amending the criminal charge it filed against a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Andrew Yakubu. Trial Judge, Justice Ahmed Mohammed gave the order, Thursday, in a ruling on […]

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Updated: I’ve been getting death threats from high profile Nigerians, says EFCC chairman

Ihesiulo Grace 16 June 2021 0

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said that he has been receiving death threats from high profile Nigerians as he steps up the anti-graft campaign. Speaking on Channels TV programme, ‘Sunrise Daily,’ on Tuesday, Bawa said he was in New York last week and that a very senior citizen […]

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$20m worth of cryptocurrency recovered from fraudsters – Bawa

Ihesiulo Grace 15 June 2021 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, claims that the commission has recovered $20 million in bitcoin from hackers. He described bitcoin as an “avenue where thieves launder proceeds of crime,” according to the inquiry. On Tuesday, he mentioned this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. The Central Bank of

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I receive death threats; corruption is fighting back — Bawa, EFCC boss

Ihesiulo Grace 15 June 2021 0

Abdulrasheed Bawa, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has claimed that he frequently receives death threats. This was said by the head of the anti-corruption agency in an interview on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday. When asked about President Muhammadu Buhari’s frequent assertion that “corruption is fighting

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Director accuses EFCC of Vendetta in investigation

Ihesiulo Grace 14 June 2021 0

PHILIP CLEMENT, ABUJA Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of the National Security Adviser ( ONSA) Brigadier General Jafaru Mohammed has described his on- going trial for alleged conspiracy, stealing and money laundering by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission'( EFCC) a witch- haunt and personal vandetta by the Commission’s lead investigating

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EFCC arrests 44 suspected Internet fraudsters in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 4 June 2021 0

Andrew Orolua, Abuja Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission( EFCC), Lagos Zonal Office, have arrested 44 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos. The suspects were arrested during different operations conducted in some parts of Lagos State between June 1, 2021 and June 3, 2021 by the operatives of the agency. The arrested suspects are […]

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EFCC arrests Ibadan CEO over N128m investment scam

Ihesiulo Grace 29 May 2021 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office, has arrested a 43-year-old company executive for allegedly defrauding people of over N128 million, in a fraudulent investment scheme. This was contained in a statement signed by the EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, and made available to newsmen on Friday, in Ibadan. The News Agency of […]