accounts

September 27, 2017

How corrupt officials are diverting loots to accounts without BVN – EFCC

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had said some banks are aiding corrupt officials to run accounts without Bank Verification Numbers. Magu said this on Tuesday at a workshop in Lagos organised by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria. Magu, who was represented by the Head of Operations, Lagos Zonal... Read More

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September 19, 2017

Unfreeze Patience Jonathan’s accounts | Reps order banks

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has ordered six commercial banks to unfreeze the accounts of former first lady, Patience Jonathan. The committee chaired by Uzoma Nkem-Abonta (Abia-PDP), gave the directive on Tuesday in Abuja at a hearing on a petition by Mrs. Jonathan. Background: Mrs Jonathan had written the House of Representatives alleging... Read More

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N13.6bn diversion: Court freezes Minimah’s accounts

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said former Chief of Army Staff Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah diverted about N13.6bn belonging to the Nigeria Army. The agency also mentioned a company, Stoke Synergy Nigeria Limited in the allegation. The EFCC said the two suspects diverted the funds to the accounts of four other companies namely,... Read More

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EFCC did not freeze our accounts – NGF

The Nigerian Governors Forum has denied reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen its accounts. The Director of Media of the NGF, Abdulrazak Barkindo denied the reports on Saturday. Barkindo said that an earlier decision of the court to stop usage of the NGF’s account had been lifted. He also denied... Read More

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February 5, 2017

EFCC has re-frozen my accounts – Fayose

Ekiti governor, Ayodele Fayose says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen his accounts with Zenith Bank again. Fayose said he was at the bank in Ado-Ekiti on Friday and it failed to honour his cheques based on a directive from the anti-graft agency. He said, “This is the impunity we are condemning.... Read More

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February 4, 2017

Fayose vows to fight back as EFCC freezes his accounts again

Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has alleged that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has again frozen his his two accounts at the Ado-Ekiti branch of Zenith Bank Plc. The governor, who stated this on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti in an interview with journalists said he was not allowed to withdraw on Friday despite a court... Read More

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October 11, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. Price of rice will begin to crash by November – FG The Federal Government on Monday said the price of rice will begin to crash starting from November this year. 2. Lagos school kidnap: Kidnappers give families 48-hour ultimatum Families of those kidnapped in a school... Read More

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October 10, 2016

Judges stashed monies in relatives accounts – DSS

The Department of State Services (DSS) says its crackdown on several judges across the country was based on damning evidence, Vanguard reports. According to a source the corrupt judges used their positions to engage in sabotage, election rigging and subversion of justice. “As we speak now, we have incontrovertible evidence of brazen corruption against the seven judges in our... Read More

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September 24, 2016

$15m: Accounts owned by Patience Jonathan’s mother – Lawyer

A lawyer representing former first lady, Patience Jonathan says two of the accounts frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) did not belong to her but to her late mother, Madam Charity Fyneface Oba. Charles Ogboli, who is the third lawyer to speak on behalf of Mrs. Jonathan said only three of the accounts belonged... Read More

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August 18, 2016

Twitter cuts off 235,000 accounts in 6 months

Following the use of its global messaging service to promote violent and extremist causes, Twitter has cut off 235,000 accounts in the last six months. The microblogging site made the announcement on Thursday as it heightened its crackdown on extremism. With this latest suspension, the total number of accounts sidelined since the middle of 2015... Read More

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I have no property, accounts outside Nigeria – Goodluck Jonathan

Former President Jonathan has denied owning neither property nor accounts beyond the shores of Nigeria. The former President’s denial is in response to a report by the UK Sun newspaper which inferred that he recently acquired a 12,000 square foot house in Surrey worth between £10-15 million. A former editor of the newspaper, Kelvin MacKenzie, had made the claim in his... Read More

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Why we freeze accounts of people under investigation – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has revealed why it places an embargo on the accounts of individuals who are under investigation. Explaining the rationale behind the freezing of accounts, Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media & Publicity of the EFCC, in a statement on Monday, said “freezing of accounts suspected of being used for commission of... Read More

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Opinion: Defining the change Nigerians want

by Bryan Jetem Obaji Change for many people could mean different things whether positive or negative, depending on the way an individual sees it or is willing to relate with it. In the political calculations of most Nigerians, when they try to define the ‘change’ in the slogan of the ruling party, they see the word... Read More

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September 6, 2015

Accounts of Jonathan’s associates reportedly frozen by FG

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has supposedly frozen the bank accounts of associates of former President, Goodluck Jonathan. Punch Newspapers reports that the embargo is meant to block the transfer of looted funds from these accounts. A member of the transition committee of the All Progressives Congress, revealed to Punch that it was imperative to make the... Read More

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August 20, 2015

Hey, Nigerians in the diaspora! You can sort out your BVN finally

Nigerians in Diaspora with a Nigerian bank account that haven’t done their Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) registration, there is news for you. They can do their BVN without leaving their resident country as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made two options available for them to conveniently do the registrations. In a memo dated... Read More

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August 12, 2015

Security agents are ‘monitoring bank accounts of election tribunal judges’

Security agents have placed bank accounts of election tribunal judges across the country under watch. Punch reports that the surveillance also covers their family members and friends, and it’s make sure they’re not compromised. A senior security official said some highly placed politicians were already moving cash round with the aim of buying the judges... Read More

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Greed: Banker arrested for stealing money from customers accounts

by Oge Okonkwo A customer care officer with a new generation bank has been arrested and charged to court for allegedly withdrawing cash from the accounts of 12 customers of the bank without authorization. 26-year-old Binutiri Aribidesi Sodiq who works in the Alaba, Ojo branch of the bank was arrested by the police at the t Zone... Read More

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December 15, 2013

BUSTED: Nigerian hacker jailed for £1.5 million fraud in the UK (PICTURED)

by ‘Jola Sotubo A Nigerian man living in the United Kingdom has been sentenced to spend 3 years in prison for fraud. Olajide Onikoyi, 29, hacked into various banks and removed money from the accounts of 238 people before he was finally arrested by the Cyber Crime Unit of the UK Met Police. Onikoyi carried... Read More

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