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Alleged N1.3bn fraud: EFCC charges Goodie Ibru, 3 firms

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By Lukman Olabiyi CHIEF Goodie Ibru, the elder brother to the publisher of The Guardian, the late Mr. Alex Ibru, has been charged before a Lagos High Court over his alleged role in alleged N1.3 billion fraud. According to the […]

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EFCC’s case against Saraki’s wife: Our signatures were forged –Kwara PDP

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The raging war of words over the authorship of the petition against the wife of the Senate president, Mrs Toyin Saraki, which is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has assumed a worrisome dimension as it […]

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EFCC arraigns 10, vessel over illegal oil deal

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)on Monday arraigned 10 persons and a vessel, MV Peace, over alleged oil bunkering. They were arrested with 200 metric tons of petroleum products. EFCC said they conspired to commit the crime by dealing […]

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Buhari’s cabinet: 33 ministerial nominees fail corruption test

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INDICATIONS emerged at the weekend that the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to announce ministers after nearly two months of assuming office is not unconnected with the alleged malfeasance, fraud and misappropriation of funds traced to most of the ministerial […]

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Misconduct: Court orders NBA to probe Kwankwaso’s lawyer

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A Kano High court has ordered the Nigerian Bar Association to investigate Kwankwaso’s lawyer, Okechukwu Eze for unethical misconduct. Justice Muhammad Yahaya while delivering a ruling on the dramatic discontinuance notice filed by Kwankwaso’s Attorney declared that the matter was […]

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Lawyers warn EFCC not to undermine itself by losing cases

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Three prominent Lagos-based lawyers on Sunday said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) needed to do more in the area of prosecution and win cases, to justify its establishment. The lawyers said in Lagos that further EFCC loses […]

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Money Laundering: Court releases Nyako, son, others on bail

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Two days after they were remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over charges bothering on money laundering, former Governor of Adamawa State, Admiral Murtala Nyako (rtd) and his son, Abdulaziz, yesterday, secured bail from […]

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EFCC fails to arraign Sylva on fresh charges

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] yesterday failed in its bid to arraign former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva on a fresh 50-count corruption charges instituted against him before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Sylva is being […]

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NDLEA arrests man travelling to Abuja with US$2 million cash at Lagos airport

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said it has intercepted a man carrying US$2,198,900 at the domestic wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos. In a statement Wednesday, the agency said that one John Ibiteye, 46, is being […]

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Alleged Graft: EFCC arrests, flies Lamido, 2 sons to Kano for trial

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, yesterday, arrested immediate past Jigawa Governor, Sule Lamido with his two sons over graft allegations. Vanguard learnt that the former governor and his two sons- Aminu and Mustapha-were picked up in Abuja on Tuesday […]