Tag Archives: EFCC

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of a Federal High Court Thursday, ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mr. Ayodele Oke, and his wife, Folashade. The judge made the order following an oral application by Counsel to EFCC, Rotimi Oyedepo, seeking bench warrant against Oke and his wife after the couple …

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Tayo Olanipekun The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has removed the name of the Executive Vice Chairman of Aiteo Group, Benedict Peters, from its list of wanted persons. The action has brought the anti graft agency to conformity with the order of an High Court order to do so. Justice O.A Musa had handed down the judgment in March …

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The immediate past Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, on Monday appeared before a Federal High Court, Lagos, charged with N30.8 billion fraud. Fayose is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside his company, Spotless Investment Ltd on an 11-count charge of N30.8 billion fraud. He, however, pleaded innocence of the offences. The defence counsel, Mr Kanu …

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Dayo Emmanuel Former General Secretary of Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Professor Yusuf Turaki, has said that corruption has been narrowed to stealing money alone while there is more to the “disturbing hydra headed monster.” Turaki made this known during the 50th wedding anniversary of founder of the West Africa Theological Seminary, Lagos, Rev. Dr. Gary Maxey and his wife, …

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The Niger Delta Indigenous Movement For Radical Change (NDIMRC) has called on Commander of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Delta, Commodore Ibrahim Dewo, to punish the Naval Personnel who allegedly stole N10 Billion property of ex-militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo. Three Navy personnel deployed to protect Tompolo’s Waterfront and Jetty, near Chevron Clinic, in the Warri South West …

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Civil Society groups on the platform of OneVoice have expressed worry about the state of the nation, condemning incessant killings and the crisis between the executive arm of the government and the National Assembly. In a recent civil society/media parley in Lagos, the coalition expressed its concerns at the Centre for Constitutional Change, Ilupeju, Lagos, calling for more transparency and …

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In a couple of weeks from now, curtain would be drawn on Year 2017 and as the new year beckons, Nigerians would be confronted with flurry of political activities, leading to Year 2019 general elections. Expected to be dominant features in political landscape during 2018 are carpet crossing, parties’ primaries, horse tradings and of course, political rallies & campaigns. A …

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared wanted the former Chairman of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, Mrs Ngozi Juliet Olejeme and the former Managing Director of the Fund, Mr Umar Munir Abubakar, wanted in an alleged case of criminal conspiracy, abuse office, diversion of public funds and money laundering. Also on the list of persons declared …

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Some gunmen attacked the head office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja on Wednesday. Wilson Uwajaren, spokesman of the commission, who disclosed this in a statement hours after the incident, said the gunmen left a death note for one of the anti-graft agency’s detectives. He disclosed that the intruders could not make their way into the …

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kano Office, has recovered N328,988,296,990.62 from some major oil marketers. The retail oil marketers are Conoil Plc, Total Plc, OVH Energy Plc,  Forte Oil and Gas Plc, Mobil Plc, MRS Oil Plc and NIPCO Oil Plc The recovery followed a petition against the leadership of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its subsidiary, …

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