The Nigerian Government has finally released details of the first tranche of N516.38bn reimbursement made to the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory from the Paris Club debt refund. According to a statement by Salisu Danbatta, director of information in the Ministry of Finance on Friday in Abuja, five states got…
Magu Replaces Lamorde
As more reactions trail the sudden removal of Ibrahim Lamorde, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the anti-corruption agency, a replacement has been announced. He is Ibrahim Magu, a top-level official of the Economic and Governance Unit of the EFCC. Magu is reportedly known as a pragmatic investigator of the commission at…
Corruption War: EFCC’s Theatrics
Justice Mustapher Akanbi, first chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC, is passionate about ending corruption in Nigeria. When Tajudeen Suleiman, senior associate editor, reached out to the man on whose integrity the ICPC was built last week, he was out of the country. He went to take some rest.…
Ikedi Ohakim In EFCC Net
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested Ikedi Ohakim, former governor of Imo State over allegations of illegal appropriation of wealth. Although the anti graft agency was yet to begin questioning of Ohakim as at the time of filing this report, sources say he was apprehended in connection with a number of properties…
EFCC Nabs Reps Candidate Over N142 million Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested Oluwametomi Adetokunbo, a House of Representatives candidate on the platform of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N142,029,000 (One Hundred and Forty- Two Million, Twenty- Nine Thousand Naira) fraudulently. The anti-graft agency alleged that the 37 year–old politician obtained the money…
EFCC To Arraign Moronfoye, Saraki for N371m Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC will arraign Tunji Moronfoye, the Kwara State Commissioner for Information, and Ope Saraki, the Senior Special Adviser to the Kwara State Governor on Millennium Development Goals, for their alleged involvement in a N371m contract scam. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the EFCC on Thursday. The…
Couple Arraigned For Fraud
The Economics and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has charged Osinachi Nwachukwu and Ifeyinwa Nwachukwu to a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital for an offense bordering on fraud. The couple is facing a 3-count charge of conspiracy and obtaining the sum of N800, 000 by false pretence from one Charles…
Murtala Nyako, Son Declared Wanted
Murtala Nyako, former governor of Adamawa State and and Abdul Aziz Murtala Nyako, his son have been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. According to the anti graft agency, Nyako and his son are wanted over alleged criminal offenses ranging from stealing, abuse of office and money laundering. The notice was…
Deputy Controller of Prisons Convicted For Fraud
Joseph Friday Idachaba, Deputy Controller of Prisons has been convicted by a Kogi State High Court sitting inOkeneand sentenced to 7 years imprisonment for defrauding the Nigerian government to the tune of N1, 403,114.09. Apart from the sentence, the convict has been asked to refund the said amount to the Nigeria Prison Service, NPS as…
‘Beware Of Impostors’ – EFCC warns public
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has warned the general public to beware of impersonators parading themselves as officials of the commission. The Commission says such individuals and also defrauding unsuspecting members of the public. Despite arrests and successful prosecution of some of the fraudsters, EFCC in a statement signed by Wilson Uwujaren, it’s…
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