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Policeman implicates EFCC official in alleged fraud

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Nigerian Police Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

A policeman, Chris Attah, on Tuesday, said before a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, that an officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Davis Ibrahim, allegedly defrauded a woman, Mrs Augusta Eleshin, of N55,000. Attah made this assertion while testifying at the resumed trial of Ibrahim and an alleged accomplice, Somorin Olusegun, […]

Bankole faces 16-count charge, to be arraigned today

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, House, Legislature, Top Stories Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, filed a 16-count criminal charge against the embattled former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. He is to be arraigned before Justice Donatus Okorowa, of the Federal High Court 7, Abuja by 9.00a.m today. The prosecuting counsel, Mr. […]

EFCC raids Bankole’s homes •Ex-Speaker’s travel documents seized

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, House, Latest Politics, Legislature Monday, June 6th, 2011

WITH full judicial backing, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday raided the Abuja homes of the detained former speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, in connection with investigation into the alleged N2.3 billion car and N10 billion bank loan scams that rocked his leadership of the green chamber. […]

In Picture: Ex Speaker of the Hoiuse, Dimeji Bankole, arrested By EFCC

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Headlines, House, Legislature Sunday, June 5th, 2011

OPERATIVES of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, yesterday, swooped on the Abuja residence of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, and arrested him. This came after several days of hide and seek game between him and the anti-graft agency over alleged financial impropriety. His arrest was effected after the operatives […]

EFCC arraigns former Afribank MD, others over N87.5bn theft

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Latest Politics Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, arraigned the former Managing Director of Afribank Plc, Sebastian Adigwe and six others — Osa Osunde; Jibrin Isah; Isa Zailani; Chinedu Onyia; Henry Arogundade and Peter Ololo – on a 36-count charge of stealing and conspiracy to commit felony of a total sum of N87 billion. […]

Anti-graft war: EFCC accuses CDHR of compromise

Posted by admin EFCC Politics Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has accused the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, (CDHR) of compromise in the struggle for the enthronement of a better Nigeria. The accusation was made yesterday at a media briefing where the EFCC pointedly alleged that leaders of the group had offered the platform to fight […]

EFCC: Nnamani granted bail by Enugu court

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Enugu, State News Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Former governor of Enugu State, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani who was last week arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on allegations of corruption was yesterday granted an unconditional bail by an Enugu High Court. Nnamani was admitted into bail without any strings attached because of the existing bail granted him by a Federal […]

EFCC finally arraigns Akingbola, associate

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Headlines Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

A former Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Intercontinental Bank Plc, Mr. Erastus Akingbola, alongside an associate, Mr. Bayo Dada, was on Tuesday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in a Lagos High Court, sitting in Ikeja. They were finally arraigned after three adjournments on 22-count charge of stealing as against […]

Report or be declared wanted, EFCC tells indicted govs

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Governors, Top Stories Monday, May 30th, 2011

ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has started inviting some of the governors whose immunity expired on Sunday as new helmsmen took over the administration of their states. Also, some of them, believed to have fled the country, and who do not honour the commission’s invitation will be declared wanted promptly. Meantime, the commission has […]

N10bn: Bankole asks EFCC for time

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, House, Legislature Thursday, May 26th, 2011

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, yesterday failed to honour his summon by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC]. Rather, he pleaded to be given a new date to appear before a crack team of investigators set up to interrogate him over the controversial N10billion loan and sundry other allegations. Contrary to […]