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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former Minister of Power, Sale Mamman over alleged N22b fraud. The arrest of the former minister was allegedly effected early Wednesday and has been detained at the headquarters of the anti-graft agency. The EFCC had launched an investigation into alleged graft in the execution of…
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Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio has been summoned for questioning by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with an investigation into corruption allegations leveled against him. This comes on the heels of reports that President-elect Bola Tinubu has endorsed him for the position of 10th Senate President. Punch reports…
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A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has dismissed an interim order of forfeiture obtained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, seeking to seize 14 properties allegedly linked to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. Ruling on the matter, Justice Nicholas Oweibo, struck out the suit on the ground that Section 308 of…
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The governors of the 36 states of the federation will on Tuesday meet with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the security votes in their respective domains. Also expected at the meeting are the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) and the Federal…
Senator Godswill Akpabio informed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that he was unable to accept their invitation due to poor health and that he had already scheduled international medical appointments. Former Niger Delta Affairs Minister Akpabio had been summoned by the EFCC on suspicion of misusing his position and stealing billions of Naira….
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By NAN The Kogi government has threatened to sue the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) over the alleged harassment of state officials. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, issued the threat in a statement on Thursday in Lokoja. Fanwo said that the action became imperative in view of the anti-graft…
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By NAN The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sensitised Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Sokoto State on money laundering and illicit financial transactions in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the workshop was organised in collaboration with the Coalition of CSOs in the state to ensure that financial transactions…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the release of Mr Ahmed Idris, the suspended Accountant General of the Federation, from its custody. Mr Wilson Uwujaren, the Head of Media and Public Affairs of the commission, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja that Idris was released after meeting…
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Men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has yesterday arrested the accountant general of the federation His arrest was over an alleged diversion of public funds and money laundering to a tune of eighty billion naira N80 billion The EFCC confirmed this arrest on Monday night in a tweet on its official handle…
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ABUJA – Barely 72 hours after his 2023 presidential campaign posters flooded major streets of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a 17-count criminal charge against a former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha. Okorocha was the governor of Imo State from 2011 to 2019. He is…
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