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EFCC moves against two CJs

Posted by admin EFCC Politics Sunday, September 16th, 2012

Three other judges probed over fat bank accounts FIVE judges, two of them State Chief Judges, may have fallen foul of the law against corruption. They are now under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly keeping fat accounts. The anti-graft commission has already obtained the statements of accounts of […]

Drastic measures needed to tackle corruption, by Lamorde

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Latest Politics Tuesday, August 28th, 2012

By INNOCENT ANABA ABUJA — Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde, argued, yesterday, that drastic measures were needed to check corruption in the country. Speaking at the Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, in Abuja, Lamorde said that corruption had eaten deep into the society’s fabric. He […]

Presidential panel wants police ministry scrapped …says IG earns less than D-G SSS, EFCC chair

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Headlines, Nigerian Police Tuesday, August 14th, 2012

The 2012 Presidential Committee on the Reorganisation of the Nigeria Police told President Goodluck Jonathan to scrap the Ministry of Police Affairs, saying the ministry was no longer relevant in line with the 1999 Constitution as amended. The committee also faulted the disparity in the salaries of policemen and personnel of organisations carved out from […]

EFCC arraigns bankers, others for N855m fraud

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Headlines Wednesday, August 8th, 2012

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned three officials of the defunct Bank PHB (now Keystone Bank Plc), the bank itself and a firm, Nulec Industries Limited for fraud totaling N855,000,000. The bank officials, Ananyo Nwosu, Olajide Oshodi, Sunny Obazee, and the Managing Director, Nulec Industries, Mr. Ashok Isran, were arraigned before a Laos […]

EFCC to challenge Delta on $15m Ibori money

Posted by admin Delta, EFCC Politics, Headlines, State News Tuesday, August 7th, 2012

There were indications on Tuesday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will go to court to challenge moves to claim for Delta State, the controversial $15m cash said to have been received from an undisclosed agent of a former governor of the state, Chief James Ibori, in 2007. EFCC lawyer, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs, informed […]

Assets forfeiture: Tafa Balogun, ex-govs’ cars rot in EFCC custody

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Governors, Nigerian Police Sunday, August 5th, 2012

August 5, 2012 by Friday Olokor About 400 posh cars believed to have been seized from a former Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Tafa Balogun, ex-governors and some prominent businessmen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission now compete for space with weeds at the commission’s premises in Abuja. Although it was not clear why the […]

EFCC: How 20 suspects looted N13b subsidy cash

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, National Politics, Top Stories Thursday, July 26th, 2012

•Adoke to lead team •43 witnesses set to testify •Trial begins Fresh facts emerged yesterday on how the N13.4billion fuel subsidy funds were allegedlly diverted by 20 suspects, who belong to the first batch of those to face trial. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN), will lead the team, which will […]

Fuel subsidy probe: Suspects to be arraigned soon – Lamorde

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, National Politics, Oil Politics, Top Stories Monday, July 16th, 2012

By Oscarline Onwuemenyi ABUJA — Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, has stated that investigations into fuel subsidy payments by the commission would soon be completed and those indicted arraigned in court. Lamorde, who stated this, yesterday, when the President of Campaign for Democracy, CD, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, paid […]

Court orders EFCC to release Daniel’s passport

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Ogun, State News Friday, July 13th, 2012

A High Court in Ogun State on Thursday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to return Chief Gbenga Daniel’s passport to enable him to travel overseas for medical attention. The former Ogun State governor is standing trial before the court on 38 counts of stealing, false declaration of assets and fraudulent conversion of land […]

Hand over French ship to EFCC, Reps tell Navy

Posted by admin Armed Forces, EFCC Politics, House, Legislature Tuesday, June 26th, 2012

The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream)/Navy has directed the Nigerian Navy to hand over the French ship, MT Vannessa, which was impounded on June 9 for allegedly being in possession of 8.5 million barrels of the country’s crude oil, to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Announcing the decision of the […]