Tag: EFCC
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Abba Kyari Did Not Influence Oyo-Ita’s Investigation, Says EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed the speculations that Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, ordered the probe of Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita. The anti-graft agency said in a statement by its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, that the investigation was based on evidence and not…
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Alleged N3bn Contract Scam: EFCC Investigates Winifred Oyo-Ita
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is investigating the Head of Service, Winifred Oyo-Ita. The Head of Civil Service is being quizzed by the anti graft agency over alleged N3bn contract scam. Sources told Channels Television that she is also being investigated over alleged abuse of duty tour allowance, money laundering and alleged theft…
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Court Grants Maurice Iwu N1bn Bail
The Federal High Court Ikoyi has granted bail to Professor Maurice Iwu to the tune of N1 billion. Details shortly
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EFCC charges Atiku’s lawyer with $2m laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a money laundering charge against former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s lawyer Uyiekpen Giwa-Osagie. It accused him of laundering $2million ahead of this year’s general elections in which Atiku, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, contested against President Muhammadu Buhari. EFCC said the lawyer handled the $2million without…
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Court Commences Hearing Of Maurice Iwu’s Bail Application
A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State has commenced the hearing of the bail application by the former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Maurice Iwu. The bail application is currently being heard by Justice Chuka Obiozor, at the end of which the former INEC boss would know whether or not…
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Alleged N1.2bn Money Laundering: EFCC To Arraign Maurice Iwu Today
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), will on Thursday arraign a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) Professor Maurice Iwu. He will be arraigned before Justice Chuka Obiozor of the Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos over allegations of money laundering to the tune of N1.2 billion. In the charge filed…
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Okorocha: I didn’t ignore EFCC’s invitation
IMMEDIATE past Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has said the claim by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that he spurned series of invitations by the commission is misleading and an attempt to justify the hatchet job it is allegedly assigned to do. The anti-graft agency, in a statement by its Head of Media…
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EFCC record shows more youths involve in criminal activities – Magu
Mr Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the commission’s statistics of arrests, arraignment and convictions has revealed that more youths are involved in criminal activities recently. He said this on Thursday while delivering a lecture at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp ground in Iseyin, Oyo State.…
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EFCC Arrests 27 Suspected Yahoo-Boys In Osogbo, Recovers Eight Exotic Cars
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Thursday, June 20, 2019, swept on hideouts of suspected internet fraudsters in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, and smoked out 27 suspects among whom were four ladies suspected to be their girlfriends. Officials of the Commission have embarked on weeks of surveillance,…
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Breaking: EFCC Begins Probe Of Obasanjo Over Alleged Mismanagement of $16bn Power Project
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission has officially begun the probe of former president Olusegun Obasanjo over the alleged mismanagement $16billion released for power projects during the former’s president tenure. Starnews learnt that the probe was kept secret from the public especially from having media attention. President Buhari during the 2019 election campaign, vowed to…