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EFCC traces fresh N2.5b to accounts of pensions officials

Posted by admin EFCC Politics Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

THE last is yet to be heard of the pension scam in the Head of Service of the Federation (HoSF). The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which has gone tough on the masterminds, says it has unearthed the payment of N2.5 billion to individuals and companies, which acted as fronts for officials of the […]

Drama as EFCC operatives go for Ademosun without warrant in court

Posted by admin EFCC Politics Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

THERE was drama at the premises of the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Monday, when operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) held a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Robert Clarke, for two hours with armed police officers in a bid to arrest his client. The client, Funmi Ademosun, is […]

SNG gives EFCC 7-day ultimatum to arrest Sylva

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Governors Thursday, April 5th, 2012

AS the allegations of gross financial mismanagement and fraud levelled against the government of former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, continue to generate ripples, the Save Nigeria Group (SNG), on Wednesday, gave the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other security agencies seven-day ultimatum to effect his arrest, as a prelude to face […]

Akingbola sues EFCC chairman over attached property

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Headlines Friday, March 30th, 2012

The Former Managing Director of Intercontinental Bank Plc (now Access Bank), Dr Erastus Akingbola, has dragged the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, before Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako of a Federal High Court in Lagos over moves by the anti-graft agency to continue to deny him access to some of his […]

EFCC to arraign Perm Sec, five others over N14.5bn pension scam

Posted by admin EFCC Politics Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will on Thursday (today) arraign six persons arrested in connection with the N14.5bn police pension fraud at an Abuja High Court. The suspects – Esai Dangabar; a Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Niger Delta, Atiku Abubakar Kigo; Ahmed Inuwa Wada; John Yakubu Yusufu; Veronica Uloma Onyegbula; and Sani […]

Reps give Farida ultimatum to return EFCC property

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Headlines, House, Legislature Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

* It’s part of hidden agenda to kill her – Aide THE House of Representatives Committee on Drugs, Narcotics and Financial Crimes has written the sacked chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs Farida Waziri, over her failure to hand over the property of the commission in her possession. The committee, through […]

Corruption in EFCC shocking – Lamorde

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Headlines Friday, March 23rd, 2012

By Oscarline Onwuemenyi ABUJA — Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, has disclosed that the rampant corruption in the Nigerian society may have permeated the supposed iron curtains of anti-corruption agencies, including the commission he heads. Lamorde, who made the disclosure, yesterday, at a two-day Public-Private Sector Workshop on […]

N30m bribery scandal: EFCC to quiz SEC DG, Hembe, others

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Latest Politics Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, disclosed that investigation was deepening in the alleged corruption accusation and counter-accusation rocking the public hearing on the activities of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by the House Committee on Capital Market and Other Institutions. Documents that could assist in the unravelling of the corruption […]

N44m bribe: EFCC, ICPC to investigate DG SEC, committee chair

Posted by admin EFCC Politics Saturday, March 17th, 2012

March 18, 2012 by Toyosi Ogunseye and John Ameh 14 Comments Director-General, Securities and Exchange Commission, Ms. Arunma Oteh | credits: File copy The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission on Friday accepted the open invitation of the House Committee on Capital Market and other Institutions […]

EFCC to hunt corrupt civil servants

Posted by admin EFCC Politics Thursday, March 15th, 2012

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said it is putting finishing touches to its plans to arrest and prosecute civil servants who collaborate with politicians to loot the nation’s treasury. The EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde, in Lagos on Thursday said the commission’s initial investigation showed that there was a high level of corruption in the […]