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EFCC storms Ogun govt agency

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Ogun, State News Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

OPERATIVES of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, stormed the office of the Ogun State Property Investment Corporation (OPIC) and interrogated its officials. The officials of the anti-graft agency arrived at the headquarters of the OPIC, at Oke-Ilewo area of Abeokuta, at about 11.00 a.m, in a Honda Space bus, with registration […]

EFCC gives N34.6m to families of dead officials

Posted by admin EFCC Politics Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

•Lamorde (right) presenting a N10 million cheque to Danladi, one of the deceased’s son…yesterday. With them is EFCC’s Director, Organisation Support Mr. Bolaji Salami With a heavy heart, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, yesterday presented over N34.6 million terminal insurance benefit cheques to the families of […]

EFCC appoints key officers

Posted by admin EFCC Politics Sunday, March 11th, 2012

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, has announced the appointment of key officers of the commission. In a press statement released on Saturday, Lamorde said the new appointments were part of the move to reposition the commission. The statement signed by the commission’s Acting Head, Media […]

EFCC moves to legalise plea-bargaining

Posted by admin EFCC Politics Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has submitted a bill to the National Assembly to legalise the controversial concept of plea-bargaining. Chairman of the commission, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde, made this known on Monday, in a paper delivered at a training programme organised by the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents (NAJUC), Abuja branch, in collaboration […]

EFCC as a Merchant of Humour – By Raheem ‘MOSHOESHOE’ Oluwafunminiyi

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, EFCC Politics, NNP Columnists, Raheem Oluwafunminiyi Sunday, March 4th, 2012

By Raheem ‘MOSHOESHOE’ Oluwafunminiyi, Ibadan, Nigeria, March 4, 2012 – No institution has been slapped and punched around with massive controversies and criticisms other than those of the EFFC, since the consolidation of democratic rule in Nigeria in 1999. This is simply because the EFCC was an institution set up without putting in place major […]

Daniel Has No Case to Answer, Court Tells EFCC

Posted by admin EFCC Politics Saturday, March 3rd, 2012

A High Court sitting in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Friday, quashed the allegations of stealing, illegal deductions of local government funds, fraudulent conversion of public property and failure to declare assets against the former governor of the state, Chief Gbenga Daniel. The court said the decision followed the failure of the Economic and […]

Ibori to face fresh trial in Nigeria –EFCC

Posted by admin Delta, EFCC Politics, State News Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commsion (EFCC) says embattled former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, who is standing trial for money laundering in London Court will still be tried for corruption whenever he returns to Nigeria. This was contained in a statement issued on behalf of the commission by its acting head, Media and […]

Graft: EFCC files six-count charge against Sylva

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Breaking News, EFCC Politics, State News Friday, February 24th, 2012

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday filed a six-count charge of corruption against former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The commission accused Sylva of conspiring with others at large to fraudulently convert the property and financial resources of the state to personal use. No date has been […]

EFCC Partners Civil Society On Subsidy Probe

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Headlines Saturday, February 18th, 2012

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has expressed its readiness to partner with Civil Societies Organizations, CSOs in the on- going petroleum subsidy probe and in the larger context of combating economic and financial crimes in Nigeria. Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde stated this when a coalition of CSOs led by […]

Lamorde Gets Senate Nod, Confirms Corruption in EFCC

Posted by admin EFCC Politics Thursday, February 16th, 2012

EFFC Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde By Kunle Akogun and Ike Abonyi The Senate Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde for appointment as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). His confirmation hearing followed the submission of his name to the upper chamber by President Goodluck Jonathan on January 19, in accordance […]