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Breaking: EFCC Arrests Former CBN Governor Charles Soludo

Reports reaching us at Newsofafrica is that officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission this afternoon arrested immediate past Governor of...

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EFCC: Gov. Sule Lamido’s Son Arrested over Money Laundering

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  Wednesday morning, arrested Aminu Lamido, eldest son of Jigawa State Governor, Alh....

Fani Kayode to Face Trial 11th feb., 2013

The trial of a onetime Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has been scheduled for 11th February, 2013 by the Federal High Court, Lagos. The accused is faced with a 47-count charge of money laundering, contrary to the money laundering (prohibition) Act, 2004. It could be recalled that Fani-Kayode had been re-arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

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EFCC to Futher Probe Investigation on Former Bayelsa Gov, Timipreye Sylva

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to widen the scope of its investigations into the tenure of the immediate past Bayelsa State governor,...

NIGERIAN EFCC BOSS RESIGNS TO FATE: WE CAN’T FIGHT CORRUPTION WITH 3,000 WORKERS

In what seemed like a tacit resignation to fate in the herculean fight against corruption, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,...

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Pensions Scam: Senate summons IG and Sanusi

Inspector General of Police, Mr. Muhammed Abubakar and Governor of Central Bank, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, have been invited to appear before the Senate committee...

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PENSION FRAUD: WE FOUND N1.5 BILLION IN SHUAIBU’S ACCOUNT – EFCC

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed that it had traced N1.5 billion of the N4.56 billion pension fund allegedly embezzled...

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PENSION FRAUD SHOCKER: MY ACCOUNT WAS USED TO EMBEZZLE N30 BILLION – CLERK

Members of the Senate Committee probing the miasma of corruption which has bedeviled the nation’s pension system were literally thrown into shock on...

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OPINION: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAY SCRAP EFCC, ICPC, FRSC, 35 OTHERS

If the Federal Government accepts the recommendations of the  Committee on the rationalisation and restructuring of its agencies, 38 agencies may be scrapped...

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Corruption: EFCC – Ibori will still face trial in Nigeria

It also said with the conviction of Ibori by the Southwark Court in London, Nigeria’s judicial process needs to be reassessed. The EFCC spoke in a statement...

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BREAKING: James Ibori Sentenced to prison

Former Delta state governor, Chief James Ibori has been sentenced to four and half years in prison by a London court. Chief James Ibori, former Governor...

Nigerian FG may scrap EFCC, ICPC, FRSC, others

A Presidential panel has recommended the scrapping of both the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other...

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Nigeria: Court grants Gbenga Daniels N500 million bail

After four hours of proceedings Monday, Justice Olanrewaju Mabekoje of the Ogun state High court 5 sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital,...

Nigeria: EFCC re-arraigns Daniel over N211.3m alleged fraud

ABEOKUTA—THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Monday, re-arraigned former governor Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State on a 38-count charge of stealing public funds, bribery, fraudulent conversion of public property and false declaration of assets. EFCC alleged that the former governor stole N211.3 million between 2004 and May 29, 2011 and also converted government’s...

Nigeria: Ex-governor Ibori may be jailed 10 years Today

  Former Delta State Governor James Ibori, who has pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering charges at Southwark Crown Court 12 in London, may...

Ex-lawmaker tackles EFCCs over cyber cafes registration

Ex-lawmaker tackles EFCC Over cyber cafes registration

Former member of the National Assembly, Senator Bode Ola, has dismissed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s allegation that his Ado Ekiti...