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‘EFCC submits 103 high profile cases to the AGF’
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has made available, the details of the high profile cases it handled to the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister…
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Ibrahim Magu gives details of monies recovered between Jan. and Aug.
In what has been described as an #EFCCBrief, EFCC Boss, Ibrahim Magu Wednesday, gave details of monies recovered by the agency between Jan and August 2017. "What drives me is…
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So Malami actually wants Magu’s job for himself?
by Alexander O. Onukwe Abubakar Malami has made quite a meticulous move to further bring the EFCC under stricter control of the Ministry of Justice through the creation of “an…
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Magu vs Malami: What’s up, boys?
by Alexander O. Onukwe After the meeting of the Federal Executive Council on the 5th of July, Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami was said to have told journalists…
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Buhari is investigating feud between AGF, Magu – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said President Muhammadu Buhari is investigating the feud between the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), and the acting Chairman of…
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This Diezani fuss needs some kind of force
by Alexander O. Onukwe The mention of Diezani Alison-Madueke in the media, over the past two years, has become synonymous with two things: the EFCC and billions. On almost a…
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#BringBackDiezani: Underwhelming or under construction?
by Alexander O. Onukwue It is fair to say the extradition of former Minister of Petroleum Diezani Alison-Madueke is not quite a priority of a number of Nigerians at…
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#BringBackDiezani: EFCC urges Nigerians to be patient, says extradition requires a ‘painstaking process’
Convener of OurMumuDonDo - Charles Oputa (Charly Boy) and Convener, Concerned Nigerians- Deji Adeyanju have begun another daily-sit-out at the Headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in Abuja…
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‘Ex-governors, Diezani to lose Dubai assets’
The Federal Government is now set to seize assets of some former governors and ministers after President Muhammadu Buhari signed the extradition pact with the UAE, The Nation reports. The…
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Magu’s stance on NFIU’s separation from the EFCC worrisome – Malami
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) in a statement issued in Abuja Wednesday, accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and its…
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Court orders forfeiture of 56 houses linked to Diezani
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of 56 houses allegedly owned by former minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The houses were reportedly bought between…
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EFCC to sponsor Ph.D researchers on anti-corruption
The anti-corruption agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced on Twitter that it would sponsor individuals who would do a research on anti-corruption. The sponsorship, EFCC continues, will…
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Adoke claims EFCC abusing his rights, planning to abduct him
A former attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, Mohammed Adoke says Nigerian authorities are planning to use the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to “illegally abduct and…
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N400bn bribe; 170 refugees evacuated | The 5 numbers that mattered this week
N553.77 million - On Tuesday, the EFCC announced it recovered this amount from corrupt politicians in the South East. 312 - The number of people who died after heavy rains…
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The attack on EFCC office should be condemned – NLC
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba has said the attack on the Abuja centre of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) represents "audacity of corruption"…
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SERAP urges Osinbajo to improve the security system for EFCC officials
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Acting President Professor Yemi Osinbajo to “direct the Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Kpotun Idris to lead the investigation of Wednesday’s attack by gunmen…
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The security breach at EFCC is not a matter for partisan shots
by Alexander O. Onukwue Not everybody is feeling sorry for the EFCC over the attack it suffered by unknown gunmen at its Wuse Zone 7 office in Abuja. Some have…
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EFCC shooting: What’s the Senate’s body language?
by Alexander O. Onukwue Ibrahim Magu is still not the substantive Chairman of the EFCC, after nearly two years of being nominated by President Buhari. Magu has the backing of…
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EFCC shooting: Why this attack may not have been by any politician
by Alexander O. Onukwue The prevailing assumption about the shooting which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday at the EFCC office in Wuse Zone 7 is that it was…
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Is more popularity bringing trouble to the EFCC?
by Alexander O. Onukwue The death threat in a white envelope that was left by the attackers of the EFCC Wuse office was meant for an officer of the Commission…
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EFCC shooting: Who’s trying to scare the commission?
by Alexander O. Onukwue The EFCC office located in Wuse was attacked in the early hours of Wednesday, 16th August 2017. News reports have it that the office of the…
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The YNaija Tracklist: We didn’t fulfil our promises to ASUU | FG admits | TSA account has not been audited since its operation – AGF | More stories
From the papers this morning - a tracklist. We are investigating attack on EFCC headquarters – Police - YNaija We didn’t fulfil our promises to ASUU | FG admits -…
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We are investigating attack on EFCC headquarters – Police
The Police said it has began investigations into an attack on the Economic and Financial Crimes headquarters in Wuse, Abuja. Don't forget: A group of heavily armed bandits invaded the office…
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Gunmen attack Abuja EFCC office
The Wuse Zone 7 office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly been attacked by unknown gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday, August 16, 2017. Yet…
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EFCC recovers N553m allegedly stolen by South-East politicians
The Zonal Head of Operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Johnson Babalola, on Tuesday in Enugu said it has recovered N553.77 million from corrupt politicians in the…
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I can’t forfeit what was never mine…EFCC denying me fair hearing – Diezani
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke has denied ownership of $153.3m recently forfeited to the Federal Government. In a rebuttal, she stated that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
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This is literally everything you need to know about Diezani Alison-Madueke’s expensive “crimes”
Everywhere you turn, there's she is, looking like she could not have managed a quarter o all the allegations heaped against her. You turn on your TV screen, your computer,…
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N47.2bn & $487.5m traced to Diezani Madueke; Man arrested with 849 ATM cards | The 5 numbers that mattered this week
$9 billion - Chief of Army Staff, Lt.Gen. Tukur Buratai said on Friday that the economic impact of Boko Haram activities in the North East has been estimated at this…
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“Our camp has broken into two” | Former ministers ‘unhappy’ with Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan is in the middle of a conflict of some of his ex-ministers who are on trial over the $2.1 billion arms scandal, N23.29 poll cash and…
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Why we will not make any comment on Diezani’s alleged loots – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that it will not make any comment on the monies traced to a former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. A few days…
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