Tag Archives: EFCC

Corruption: Over N1.3tr embezzled since 1999-study

  Dayo Emmanuel   A report has revealed that a total of N1,354,132,400,000.00 was allegedly embezzled from the Nigerian coffers since the advent of democracy in 1999. The report, a product of in-depth research published in a document titled, “Justice or Impunity? High profile corruption cases crawling or gone to sleep,” by Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, gave the alarming figure allegedly …

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SEC exonerate NAHCO Former Chairman in Response to EFCC

SEC exonerate NAHCO Former Chairman in Response to EFCC The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has exonerated the immediate past chairman of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO) Malam Yahaya Suleiman on allegations leveled against him. This was contained in a response to the Acting Chairman Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu on a petition addressed to the …

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EFCC Probes How Ecological Funds Were Spent During the last PDP Administration

EFCC probes how ecological funds were spent during the last PDP administration Olabode Adaramola The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigation into how the ecological funds disbursed to state governments during the immediate past administration of former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, were spent. National Wire learnt that the decision of the Anti- graft agency to investigate how …

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Ungodliness in Nigerian Church, cause of national woes

Sunday 2nd October 2016 Ministering: Pastor Femi E. A. Emmanuel Exodus 19:1-24 Exodus 20:26-28 Exodus 24:1-18 Exodus 32:1-33   We have had ministers in the past speaking on behalf of the church, but the problem is that the voice of the truth is not continuing.   It is unfortunate that it is Buhari a secular leader now talking about change, …

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Oscar task dealing clerks on professionalism, integrity

Oscar task dealing clerks on professionalism, integrity FRIDAY EKEOBA The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Mr. Oscar Onyema has tasked recently qualified dealing clerks to maintain internal values of Professionalism, Integrity, Transparency and Reliability. Addressing the market community at the induction ceremony on Monday,  Onyema  said out of 50 candidates who wrote the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers …

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Freezing Fayose’s account, siege on democracy- Hon Adebutu

Folake Sokoya Honourable Oladipupo Adebutu, member, House of Representatives on Wednesday, described the freezing of the personal account of Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Peter Ayodele Fayose with Zenith Bank by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as an abridgement of democratic norms, ethos an practice as seen all over the world. In a release by Adebutu on Wednesday, the …

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Presidential committee indicts over 300 ONSA contractors, recovers over N7 billion

  PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INDICTS OVER 300 ONSA CONTRACTORS, RECOVERS OVER N7 BILLION, ASKS FOR THE REFUND OF N41 BILLION, RECOMMENDS FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF CONTRACTS VALUED AT OVER N75 BILLION   A committee set up to probe contracts awarded by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) from 2011 to 2015 has indicted more than 300 companies and prominent citizens …

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This Week in Nigeria

  This Week in Nigeria TWIN Monday 14th – Saturday 19th March 2016 Sunday 13th Nigerians condemn masterminds of Agatu massacre in Benue State, calling the Federal Government to bring culprits to book to forestall future occurrence. Monday 14th President Muhammadu Buhari left Nigeria for Equatorial Guinea on an official visit to discuss the protection of the Niger Delta and …

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Today in Nigeria

  Today in Nigeria Friday 18th March 2016 Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatal Owoseni on Friday disclosed that 11 trans-border armed robbers have been killed while ammunition and other items were also recovered from them. The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), gave details of how Senate President, Bukola Saraki allegedly looted Kwara State while he served …

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EFCC docks former Head of Service, Oronsaye

  Former Head of Service of the Federation, HoS, Mr. Stephen Oronsaye, was arraigned before an Abuja High Court sitting in Maitama yesterday. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had docked Oronsaye who was arraigned before Justice Olasumbo Goodluck on a two-count charge bordering on alleged N190 million fraud. Oronsaye was alleged to have abused his position as Chairman …

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