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EFCC Politics, Headlines
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, said it arrested the wife of the sacked Managing Director of PlatinumHabib Bank (PHB), Mrs Elizabeth Atuche, for allegedly colluding with her husband, Francis Atuche, to steal N100 billion depositors’ funds while the latter was in charge of the bank. Her company was said to have […]
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EFCC Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arrested former bank chiefs being prosecuted over alleged corruption. The affected bank chiefs including Erastus Akingbola, formerly of Intercontinental Bank, Sebastine Adigwe, Afribank Plc, Okey Nwosu, Finbank Plc and others were re-arrested yesterday during their weekly visits to EFCC’s office as part of their bail conditions. When […]
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EFCC Politics, Governors, Top Stories
Sunday, May 1st, 2011
As May 29, 2011 handover date approaches, outgoing governors have become jittery as law enforcement agencies are finalising plans to probe them for corruption. SUNDAY PUNCH authoritatively learnt that the Nigeria Police Force, State Security Service, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Nigeria Immigration Service are determined to ensure that there is no […]
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EFCC Politics
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
Justice Abimbola Banjoko of the FCT High Court has granted leave to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to file a clean copy of the corruption charges against Sen. Nicholas Ugbane. Ubane is being charged alongside Ndudi Elumelu and Muhammed Jibo, all House of Representatives members on a 156-count charge bothering on conspiracy and […]
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EFCC Politics
Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
ABUJA – Justice Adebukola Banjoko of an Abuja High Court sitting at Gudu, yesterday, fixed May 10 to deliver ruling on the admissibility of fresh proof of evidence adduced against six top officials of the Rural Electrification Agency, REA, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The six officials are facing trial over a […]
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EFCC Politics, Headlines
Monday, April 18th, 2011
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has frozen an account of N6.4bn operated by a company linked to former Minister of Works, Dr. Hassan Lawal, over an alleged fraud. The account operated in a new generation bank by Digital Tolls Limited was frozen on Monday April 18, on the instruction of the EFCC Chairman, […]
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EFCC Politics, Headlines
Thursday, April 14th, 2011
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has summoned two bank managing directors (MDs) to appear before it on April 18, over allegations of money laundering. Seven other MDs are also being probed for colluding with some government officials to hide over N5 billion stolen from pension fund. A source close to one of the […]
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EFCC Politics, INEC Politics
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced a probe into activities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the N13 billion contracts awarded for the printing of ballot papers for the general election. There were initial speculations about the origin of the probe, but a petition obtained by the Nigerian Tribune, written […]
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EFCC Politics, Ondo, State News
Sunday, April 10th, 2011
The Peoples Democratic Party in the Ondo South Senatorial District on Sunday protested the results being collated by the Independent NationalElectoral Commission in the area. A statement by the Chairman of the PDP in the senatorial district, Mr. Sola Adenigbo, and Secretary, Chief Ayi Olowokanga, alleged an unimaginable level of manipulation and gross abuse […]
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EFCC Politics, Gombe, Nasarawa, State News
Sunday, April 10th, 2011
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the immediate past Deputy Governor of Gombe State and Peoples Democratic Party senatorial candidate for Gombe South, Mr. Joshua Lidani, as the winner of the election in the area. Lidani, a lawyer, beat three others with 116,625 votes, according to the result announced in Kaltungo on Sunday […]
