by Wilfred Okiche “In the light of the foregoing, Magu has failed the integrity test and will eventually constitute a liability to the anti-corruption stand of the current government.” Thus ended the official security report from the Department of State Services on the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Mustafa... Read More

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August 27, 2016

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EFCC opens up on assets seized from ex-IGP, Tafa Balogun, others

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the sum of N1,956,007,975.81 has accrued to the federal government as interest from funds seized by a former Inspector General of Police, Tafa Balogun, and others. The Nation reports that an EFCC document also showed that properties seized from the founder of the defunct Intercontinental Bank, Erastus Akingbola, former Edo... Read More

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October 17, 2013

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Opinion: Nuhu Ribadu and the audacity of ambition

by Nwokeoma Enyioha He made the anti- corruption international collaborating agencies into branding him as the only nemesis of corruption in Nigeria without whom no gains can be recorded in the fight against corruption. Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) amuse me when he attributes his nemesis to others.... Read More

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September 27, 2013

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Opinion: A critical assessment of the EFCC journey so far

by Segun Dada Ever since, the corruption trials have not gone beyond the plea stage, some for as long as six years after first arraignment in court. Many ex-government office holders, who had been accused of corruption, are still walking the land free. Some of them are in the National Assembly making laws for the... Read More

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August 1, 2013

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Olusegun Adeniyi: Oil theft and criminal cartels

by Olusegun Adeniyi And in another country where leaders are actually accountable to the people, several public officials would have lost their jobs by now, assuming they are not already in jail. But because this is Nigeria, we have a situation in which arrested vessels carrying stolen oil just ‘disappear’ into thin… At the public... Read More

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March 1, 2013

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Opinion: It pays to be corrupt in Nigeria

by Azuka Onwuka It is contradictory and hypocritical for our people to complain bitterly about corruption in public places, yet when our relative or kinsman gets into any political office, we believe that it is his turn to get rich. There is no denying that a corrupt judge is worse than an armed robber. Last... Read More

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