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EFCC recovers N134.3bn, $121m in 10 months – Chairman
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has recovered N134.3 billion and 121 million dollars, among others, from proceeds of crime between January and October 2022. The EFCC Chairman, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja, while featuring in the 62nd session of State House briefing organised by the Presidential Communication Team.…
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EFCC responsible for my travails in London – Ekweremadu tells Federal High Court
A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu on Thursday at the Federal High Court in Abuja accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC’ of being responsible for his travails at the London court where he is in detention. The Senator who has been in custody in London over an alleged organ harvesting scandal told…
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Red Notice: Full List Of Dangerous Nigerians Wanted By Interpol
Interpol is in search of not but eight fugitive Nigerians World Health Organization have serious charges hanging over their heads to assist with the seeking for the needed persons, the international security organization has issued a wanted poster to enforcement bodies in the African country This is coming back weeks when the EFCC aforesaid it…
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Forex trader jailed 2 Years for stealing N20m cryptocurrency
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced a forex trader, Shola Henry, to two years imprisonment for stealing N20 million. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in her ruling, held that the cryptocurrency business was nothing but a Ponzi scheme. “The prosecution, however, proved the charge of stealing against the defendant and he is found guilty as…
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Just In: Suspended Accountant-General who stole N80 billion released from EFCC custody
The suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Family sources confirmed his release to DAILY NIGERIAN, saying Mr Ahmed was released on Wednesday night. Mr Idris was arrested by the operatives of EFCC on May 16 in connection with diversion of…
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2023: Okorocha Beats Deadline, Appears Before APC Presidential Screening Committee
Sen. Rochas Okorocha, one of the presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday night, appeared before the party’s seven-man 2023 Presidential Screening Committee. The yanstv reports that Okorocha, the immediate past Governor of Imo represents Imo West in the Senate. He had been under the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes…
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Why we arrested former Zamfara governor- EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it arrested former Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara over alleged involvement in the N84 billion fraud allegation against the former Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Ahmed Idris. An authoritative source in the EFCC disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in…
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Ex-governor Yari in EFCC custody over alleged role in AGF’s N80 billion fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the former governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, in connection with the commission’s ongoing investigation of the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris. It was learnt that the former governor was arrested on Sunday at his residence in Abuja. Idris had been in the EFCC custody…
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Court refuses to admit detained ex-Imo Gov, Sen Okorocha to bail
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday refused to admit former Imo State Governor, Anayo Rochas Okorocha to bail pending the determination of a suit he instituted against the Federal Government. Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo declined to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to release him on bail. Okorocha, Senator representing Imo…
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EFCC Blocking Me From Presidential Screening, Okorocha Cries Out
A former governor of Imo State and Presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rochas Okorocha, has raised the alarm that he’s currently under siege. Okorocha, who spoke to journalists at his Maitama residence in Abuja, called on the stakeholders in the country to prevail on the operatives of EFCC to vacate his residence.…