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Absurdity Of Media Clampdown In Enugu
By Nwobodo Chidiebere On May 29, 1999, Nigerians heaved a great sigh of relief when we joyously welcomed back democracy…
Oil Subsidy Trial: Court Summons EFCC Witness
By Henry Ojelu A Lagos High Court Judge, Justice Lateefat Okunnu today issued a witness summon against a witness of…
EFCC drops N6bn fraud charges against former Works minister
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday dropped the 47 counts of N6bn fraud charges against a former Minister…
EFCC has no reason to scrutinize Ekiti finances – Fayemi
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Tuesday said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had no reason to…
EFCC arrests two suspects over $7.9m scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested wo suspected fraudsters who allegedly defrauded a foreign investor of $7.9…
Change Versus Status Quo: The Mistakes Of The Jonathan Presidency
By Lawrence Chinedu Nwobu No Nigerian president has enjoyed the initial support and benefit of doubt that accompanied the Jonathan…
EFCC declares banker wanted over N6.2billion fraud
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has declared a banker, Godswill Oyegwa Oyoyou, an Information Technology…
Adamawa Guber Race: Ribadu Withdraws From, Waits For 2015
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, former chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission early Friday morning withdrew from the primary…
Nigerian swindles 75-Year old Dutch woman of N41.8M
By Eromosele Ebhomele A 75-year old Dutch woman, Jeanet De Jonge, is currently grieving after she was scammed of 200,000…
Jonathan, A Great Achiever —Ribadu
Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Malam Nuhu Ribadu has described President Goodluck Jonathan as a…
EFCC arrests 2 bank managers, 4 others over N167.5m scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Monday that it had arrested two bank managers and four others…
EFCC Arrests Former Bank Manager for N81m Fraud
A former branch manager of a new generation bank, (Ecobank Plc), Victor Amushie has been arrested by the Economic and…
EFFC to prosecute Stock Broker over N30m Scam
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said on Thursday that its has concluded arrangements to prosecute…
‘Men Commit More Crimes Than Women’
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, has revealed that women’s involvement in organised…
EFCC, NCC to sensitise public on ways to tackle corruption
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it would sensitise Nigerians on ways of tackling corruption to assist…
N5.6bn pension scam: EFCC not ready for trial
Veral Agboje, Counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said on Friday that she was not ready to…
EFCC arraigns Taraba Accountant General for N1.6bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday, arraigned the Taraba State Accountant–General, Joel Joseph Lenbang, before Justice Donatus Nwabueze…
Court Insists On Okorodudu’s Arrest Over N82.8m Theft
Henry Ojelu Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of the Ikeja High Court Tueday refused to vacate an earlier bench warrant issued for…
Money laundering case against Ikuforiji adjourned
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has adjourned till 11 July to decide whether the…
N220,000 fraud: Man Bags 14 years Jail term
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Justice Fatu Riman of the Federal High Court Kano on Wednesday sentenced one Stephen Onyekachi to 14 years…
EFCC Charges 3 For Stealing Dead Men’s N74m Asset
Henry Ojelu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Monday filed a criminal charge against three men before an Ikeja…
$5.9m fraud: Defence absence stalls Ajudua’s trial
The trial of Fred Ajudua was on Monday stalled due to the absence of his counsel, Olalekan Ojo. NAN reports…
EFCC tasks stock market operators on integrity
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has charged stakeholders in the Nigerian capital market to be transparent and operate…
Witness Forced To Testify Against Bank
Henry Ojelu A former staff of Keystone Bank, Mr Uguru Onyike, Tuesday told a Lagos High Court in Ikeja, western…
N47.1bn theft: Akingbola asks court for stay of proceedings
Former Managing Director of defunct Intercontinental Bank, Erastus Akingbola, on Monday asked an Ikeja High Court to stay proceedings in…
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Ekiti Election: Candidates In Last-Minute Campaign Battle
Barely 48 hours to the governorship election in Ekiti State, western Nigeria, the leading candidates are locked in a last…
EFCC arraigns 2 for defrauding applicants of N2.25m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned James Onu and Abuchi Nwigwe before the Federal High Court in…
Corruption investigations against Soludo, Oduah not closed – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC said on Monday that investigation of various corrupt allegations against former Minister of…
National Convention: APC Elects Chairman, Others
Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory is agog as Nigeria’s main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, holds…
EFCC calls clerk as witness in Ikuforiji’s trial
A witness, Adewale Olatunji, on Friday told a Federal High Court in Lagos that the conferences attended by the members…