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  1. N80.2bn Scandal: Lawyer Applies to Withdraw from Yahaya Bello's Defense

    Nigeria N80.2bn Scandal: Lawyer Applies to Withdraw from Yahaya Bello's Defense

    Senior Advocate of Nigeria seeks withdrawal from Yahaya Bello's N80.2bn fraud case, citing procedural issues and requests for case transfer, amidst repeated court absences. Adeola Adedipe, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has moved to withdraw his representation of Yahaya Bello, former Kogi...
  2. Nigeria Mourns as Former EFCC Head Ibrahim Lamorde Passes Away at 61

    Nigeria Nigeria Mourns as Former EFCC Head Ibrahim Lamorde Passes Away at 61

    Ibrahim Lamorde, former Chairman of Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has died at 61 after battling an illness. The retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police passed away in Egypt. Lamorde, who served as EFCC Chairman from 2011-2015, will be buried according to Islamic...
  3. Nigeria Air: Former Aviation Minister Sirika and Daughter Charged with N2.7 Billion Fraud

    Nigeria Nigeria Air: Former Aviation Minister Sirika and Daughter Charged with N2.7 Billion Fraud

    Former Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika, along with his daughter Fatima, faces trial over alleged abuse of office worth N2.7 billion. The charges, brought by Nigeria's EFCC, highlight efforts against corruption. Former Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika is set to face trial alongside three others...
  4. Nigerians Question Ortom's Moral Authority as He Urges Yahaya Bello to Face EFCC Instead of Hiding

    Nigeria Nigerians Question Ortom's Moral Authority as He Urges Yahaya Bello to Face EFCC Instead of Hiding

    In a public call for accountability, former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, urged his Kogi State counterpart, Yahaya Bello, to emerge from hiding and address the allegations against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Speaking at a church thanksgiving service in...
  5. EFCC Clamps Down on Forex Fraud: 34 Suspects Nabbed in Abuja Raid

    Nigeria EFCC Clamps Down on Forex Fraud: 34 Suspects Nabbed in Abuja Raid

    In a swift operation targeting illicit foreign exchange activities, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) apprehended 34 individuals suspected of currency speculation in Abuja. The arrests were executed by operatives from the EFCC's Taskforce on Currency Mutilation, Dollarization...
  6. Yahaya Bello: AGF Takes Stand Against Interference with EFCC's Anti-Corruption Efforts

    Nigeria Yahaya Bello: AGF Takes Stand Against Interference with EFCC's Anti-Corruption Efforts

    The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has issued a stark warning to those impeding the agency's lawful duties. In a statement released to the press on Thursday, Fagbemi underscored the gravity of the challenges facing the EFCC and emphasized...
  7. Betta Edu Scandal: UK Newspaper Reports  £19m Found  in Bank Account Linked to Poverty Minister

    Nigeria Betta Edu Scandal: UK Newspaper Reports £19m Found in Bank Account Linked to Poverty Minister

    A corruption investigation into Nigerian Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, has allegedly uncovered £19 million in more than 50 bank accounts, according to a financial watchdog. Edu, who has been suspended since January over accusations of diverting £505,000 of...
  8. Corruption Allegations Mount: Godwin Emefiele Sent Back to EFCC Custody by Lagos Court

    Nigeria Corruption Allegations Mount: Godwin Emefiele Sent Back to EFCC Custody by Lagos Court

    The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has ordered the return of Godwin Emefiele, the former Central Bank Governor of Nigeria, to the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This decision follows Emefiele's arraignment on 23 counts of alleged offenses including...
  9. Yahaya Bello Targeted? Kogi Government Accuses EFCC of Politically Motivated Witch Hunt Against Former Governor

    Nigeria Yahaya Bello Targeted? Kogi Government Accuses EFCC of Politically Motivated Witch Hunt Against Former Governor

    The Kogi State Government has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of engaging in what it terms a political witch hunt against Alhaji Yahaya Adoiza Bello, the former governor of the state. The allegations, made public on Friday, March 15, by Kingsley Fanwo, Commissioner...
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    Metro Breaking: EFCC secures court order to detain ex-AGF, Adoke for 14 days - The Cable

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, secured an order from the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Maitama, to detain the immediate past AtAttorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, SAN, for 14 days. read more
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    Metro Massive Bust: EFCC arrests 94 Yahoo Yahoo boys at their party - PM News

    Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Monday, October 14, 2019, raided a night club in Osogbo notorious for hosting parties for suspected internet fraudsters. The raid led to the arrest of 94 suspects and confiscation of 19 exotic cars...
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    Metro Governors no longer attend flashy parties abroad – Magu - Daily Trust

    The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has said that the wave of corruption in Nigeria was not as reckless as in the past. Magu, in an interview with newsmen in Makurdi during his visit to the Commission’s office, also remarked that governors...
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    Entertainment Naira Marley has pleaded not guilty, do you think this is true?

    Azeez Fashola, better known as Naira Marley has pleaded not guilty to the 11 count charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. After the charges were read to him in the presence of Justice Nicholas Oweibo, he pleaded ' not guilty'. Until then Naira Marley...
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    Metro EFCC explains latest probe on Saraki – The Guardian Nigeria News

    Nigeria’s anti-graft agency Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Monday said the current probe on Nigeria Senate president Bukola Saraki was not in connection to his recent... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – http://bit.ly/2H4iqfE Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Metro EFCC arrests 37 ‘Yahoo boys’, recovers 25 exotic cars – Premium Times Nigeria

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), South-east Zonal Office, on Wednesday, arrested 37 suspected internet fraudsters in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The zonal head, Usman Imam, said the arrest followed a raid on some targeted residences in Okwu Urata, Aladinma and Egbu areas...
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    Metro Nigeria’s EFCC Arrests ‘bishop’ Who Ran A Ponzi Scheme – PageOne.ng

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Office has arrested a Bishop and suspected fraudster, Giniko Obi, for allegedly defrauding thousands of people of various sums of money running into millions of naira, in the guise of helping them “fight poverty”. The EFCC said in a...
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    EFCC: 7 things you should know about agency’s new N24bn head office building – Pulse.ng News

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to unveil its new N24 billion head office located along Airport Road, Jabi, in the Federal … Read more via Pulse.ng News – https://ift.tt/2ItYapo Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Politics Nuhu Ribadu Rates Buhari’s Anti-graft War

    The pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu,on Tuesday, said the anti-corruption crusade of President Muhammadu Buhari is on course This was even as Ribadu said the issue of the reinstatement of former head of the Presidential Taskforce Team...
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    Politics EFCC Releases Babachir Lawal on 'Bail'

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released Babachir Lawal, former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) on administrative bail. Lawal, who has been in EFCC custody since Wednesday, was released on bail on Friday evening. He wa sacked by President Muhammadu...
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    Politics EFCC Denies Attempt To Arrest Buhari's Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has denied making attempt to arrest President Muhammdu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. Sahara Reporters had reported over the weekend that some security agents stormed the home of the President’s Chief of Staff to get him arrested...
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