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Former Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel has returned home following a voluntary engagement with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), his media team confirmed on Wednesday. The ex-governor, who left office in May 2023, honoured the anti-graft agency’s invitation “without hesitation,” according to spokesperson Stephen Abia, who dismissed speculation of detention as “baseless…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the French government have expressed commitment to strengthen their cooperation in the areas of asset tracking, cybercrime investigation, and security training. According to a statement by the EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, this commitment was made in Abuja on Tuesday, when Lieutenant General Regis Colombet, Director of Security…
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Two suspected internet fraudsters, Godwin Christopher and Temitope Ature Mario, have bagged jail terms in Abuja. According to a statement by the spokesman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Dele Oyewale, on Tuesday night, Justice M.Y. Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, convicted and sentenced the two to one…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, over alleged fraud amounting to N700 billion.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, over an alleged fraud amounting to N700 billion. Emmanuel, who held the position of governor from 2015 to 2023, is said to have arrived at the EFCC's main office in Abuja at approximately 12:30 p.m. on…
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Jude Okoye, P Square’s older brother and ex-manager, has been arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. This new arraignment happened on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. On February 26, 2025, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned the former manager and elder brother of the defunct music…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned six officials of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) for allegedly misappropriating ₦96 million in public funds. The defendants, including senior finance officers, appeared before Justice Akanbi of the Kwara State High Court, facing charges of criminal breach of trust. The EFCC claims they…
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An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday, discharged a defendant, Abayomi Alaka, accused of retaining crime proceeds.
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Six staff of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) were arraigned by the High Court sitting in Ilorin to be remanded in the Correctional Centre for their alleged inglorious roles in N96m fraud. The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC,) arraigned the six SUBEB officials. The six accused…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on Tuesday arraign music executive Jude Okoye over allegations of fraud and money laundering amounting to N1.38 billion, $1 million, and £34,537.59 before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja. Okoye, who is also the elder brother and former manager of Paul and Peter Okoye of…
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The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has joined forces with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to tackle the rising menace of illegal wildlife trafficking, a crime with far-reaching economic and environmental consequences. The partnership was sealed over the weekend during a courtesy visit by the Oyo/Osun Customs Controller, Comptroller…
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The Saudi Arabian authorities have decorated the Katsina State Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Aminu Datti-Ahmad, with the King’s Medal for service to humanity. The spokesman of the command, SC Buhari Hamisu, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Katsina on Wednesday, said the event was held in Saudi Arabia on…
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A corps member Alozie Ebere Chukwu (LA/24B/4074) has donated essential learning materials to Obalende Primary School, ljeh, Ikoyi, Obalende, under Eti Osa 2 Local Government Area, Lagos. The initiative, themed, 'Support Education for Underprivileged Children: Empowering Young Minds, One Pencil at a Time,' aligns with Goal 4 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG),…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) has arrested a 52 years old man for allegedly producing fake alcoholic beverages in Mile 3 Market, Diobu, in Rivers. The Public Relations Officer (PRO), NAFDAC, South-South Zone, Port Harcourt, Mr Cyril Monye, disclosed this in a press statement issued to newsmen in Port Harcourt.…
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The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has commissioned a 440kWp interconnected mini-grid to provide sustainable energy to the communities of Etomi, Agbokim, Abia, and Bendeghe in the Etung Local Government Area, Cross River State. The project, implemented under the Interconnected Mini-Grid Acceleration Scheme (IMAS), is part of a €9.3 million in-kind grant funded by the European…
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The lawmaker representing Badagry Constituency II in the Lagos House of Assembly, Mr Setonji David, on Wednesday distributed free Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) forms to 450 students in Badagry, Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lawmaker was represented at the occasion by the Director General of Setonji David Campaign…
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Mr Adeyemi Adeniyi, Technical Adviser, Public Transport (Road and Infrastructure), Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), says the state needs 15,000 high capacity buses to carter for the Lagos population. Adeniji said this during a public lecture organised by the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) in collaboration with LAMATA on Wednesday. The…
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In a counter-affidavit, Hayatu Hassan Hadejia has individually and collectively, on behalf of Seltrix Limited, denied holding in trust the controversial 43,000,000 (Forty-three million) ordinary shares of Emerging Markets Telecommunication Service (EMTS), the holder and operator of 9Mobile Telecommunication licence for Abubakar Funtua Isa (referred to in the application as Abubakar Ismaila Isa) as claimed…
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The capacity of Lagos roads has been exhausted and needs innovative solutions to expand, an official said on Wednesday. Mr Adeyemi Adeniyi, Technical Adviser, Public Transport (Road and Infrastructure), Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), made this known in Lagos at a public lecture. Adeniji spoke at the lecture organised by the Association of Professional…
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Nasarawa State Government has restated its commitment to developing the rural areas to improve the lives of rural dwellers. Mr Mohammed Muluku, Commissioner for Water Resources and Rural Development ,restated the commitment while receiving members of Wakama Youth Movement and Alizaga community, Nassarawa Eggon ,at his residence in Nassarawa Eggon. He said that Gov. Abdullahi…
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved about N10.299 billion for the procurement of diagnostic kits for diabetes, antiretroviral drugs for resistant HIV/AIDS patients, antibiotics, antihypertensives, and antidiabetic medications. Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the end of the Council meeting presided over by President…