An official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Michael Adariku has told an Abuja high court that the former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki spent N1.4 billion on national prayer. Reference: Dasuki is standing trial for alleged diversion of $2.1 billion – funds reportedly earmarked to fight the insurgency in the North-East. Also standing... Read More

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October 19, 2017

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Court orders interim forfeiture of 14 properties linked to former FCT Minister, Bala Mohammed

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has approved the application of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for interim forfeiture of 14 properties linked to a former minister of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Bala Mohammed. Reference: In September, the EFCC seized the said properties. The former minister is standing trial bordering on abuse of... Read More

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September 21, 2017

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EFCC commends CJN for prioritising corruption cases in courts

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a statement by its Spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren in Abuja on Wednesday, has commended the decision by the judiciary to prioritise corruption and financial crime cases brought before it. Uwujaren quoted the commission’s Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, as saying the development was the right step in the right... Read More

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April 19, 2017

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Opinion: Abracadabra! Behold, the scammer and the scammed

by Bayo Oluwasanmi Nigerians are horrified, and rightly so, for what passes for corruption in today’s Nigeria. It’s important to keep the horror of our corrupt nation up front, to keep highlighting the lies and stealing that have become the trademark of our politicians. Last week, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) discovered a... Read More

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October 17, 2016

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Dasukigate: Obanikoro arrives Nigeria to honour EFCC’s invitation

Former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro has arrived Nigeria from the United States to present himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for N4.75bn arms fund he is currently being tried for. Obanikoro arrived in Lagos and headed for Abuja to respond to invitation by the anti-graft agency. The EFCC had... Read More

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October 12, 2016

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FG turns Badeh’s N1.1bn mansion to ofice

The Federal Government has converted a building seized from a former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh into an office, The Punch reports. The N1.1bn mansion which is located on Plot 6 Ogun River Crescent, Maitama, a highbrow area in Abuja, is now being used by the Presidential Committee on the North-East Intervention headed by... Read More

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September 14, 2016

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Just In: EFCC declares former Katsina governor Ibrahim Shema wanted (PHOTO)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday declared a former governor of Katsina state Ibrahim Shema wanted. In a statement released by its Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, the Commission said, “The former governor is wanted in connection with a case of criminal conspiracy, inflation of contract, abuse of office, diversion... Read More

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