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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has opposed a motion filed by Rochas Okorocha, praying for an order to quash the money laundering charge preferred against him. The EFCC, in a counter affidavit deposed to by Iyabo…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday re-arraigned a former governor of Kaduna State, Mukhtar Yero, before Justice R.M. Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna, on eight counts amended charges bordering on money…

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has cleared former Secretary-General of the Federation (SGF) Babachir Lawal of all charges on Friday despite overwhelming evidence connecting him to a N544 million grass-cutting contract scam.…

The Kogi State Government, on Thursday, accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of comtempt of court over an alleged harassment of state officials in connection to the anti-graft agency’s probe into the state’s bail-out funds.…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said the decision to redesign the naira is aimed at returning hidden public funds. Bawa stated this in an interview with Deutsche Welle DW Hausa…

The absence of the defence counsel to Ismaila Mustapha (alias Mompha), on Wednesday stalled the trial in the alleged N6 billion money laundering case against him. Justice Mojisola Dada of an Ikeja Special Offences Court adjourned the…

An ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives has invited stakeholders in the Lagos International Trade Complex (LITC) concession over unrecovered N6.5 billion. The committee investigating the lease of the federal government-owned…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has demanded full disclosures of the Joint Venture deals in the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and the oil sector in general. The EFCC boss…

A Federal High Court in Abuja is set to hear a preliminary objection filed by Rochas Okorocha, praying for an order quashing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) N2.9 billion charge against him on November 22. Justice…

Bank customers in Nigeria have lamented the rising spate of ‘illegal’ withdrawals from their accounts. EFCC accuses banks’ ICT staff of stealing customers’ money. Customers who were victims of the alleged ‘illegal’ withdrawal on Monday…