A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, was on Thursday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission at an Abuja High Court over the re-allocation of a plot of land in the FCT. The ex-minister was accused of re-allocating to the daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Senator Iyabo […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday dragged to court three suspects charged with fraud and stealing of nine containers of gasoline generators valued at $713,007, belonging to a China-based exporter. The accused, Messrs Henry Akinduro, 33; Oladotun Ojuri, 46; and Raphael Obiakalusi, also 46, were arraigned on a five-count charge before a […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday issued a two-week ultimatum to all hotels in the country to regularise their operations with the appropriate authorities or face criminal prosecution. The EFCC said the hotels were supposed to be regulated by bodies such as the Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation, saying, however, that most of […]
FORMER governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has won in a suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in which he was contending the sealing off of his houses in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, by the commission. In the final ruling of a Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan over the […]
A Federal High Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, yesterday awarded N10 million damages against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for sealing off the private home of former Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose. EFCC operatives swooped the on the building located in Government Reserved Area (GRA), Iyaganku Quarters, Ibadan on September 29, last year; […]
The Police in Abuja have quizzed some officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission allegedly involved in the illegal substitution of candidates for the general elections. It was learnt that the police moved into action on Monday following petitions by some politicians adversely affected by the activities of the syndicate. Sources at the headquarters […]
The unending massacre of human beings and total destruction of property, including churches and mosques, have continued to be a source of major concern to all well-meaning Nigerians and her allies all over the world. Of recent, there have been reports that the ugly incident has resonated again in some parts of Jos metropolis, the […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission will not use the electronic voter register for the conduct of the April 2011 elections. Investigations by SATURDAY PUNCH in Abuja showed that INEC had already taken the decision to conduct the elections with the manual voter register that was produced from the last voter registration in January and […]
A presidential task force spearheaded by 20 operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered about N56 billion under-declared import duties in three weeks at the Lagos Port. The spokesperson of the commission, Mr Femi Babafemi, confirmed the recovery, while reacting to reports that the operatives were withdrawn from the assignment over […]
A former minister of Works, Alhaji Hassan Lawal, was yesterday arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N50 billion fraud. Lawal, who had also held sway at the labour ministry, arrested over his alleged involvement in fraud, abuse of office, and breach of government regulations and due process […]
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