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EFCC Arrests Uche Ogah Moments After Police Withdrew Forgery Case Against Him
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Dr. Uche Ogah, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Abia. Ogah was allegedly quizzed outside a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos by EFCC operatives who whisked him to their
Alleged N19bn Fraud: Ex-gov Sylva Reclaims 48 Houses from EFCC
A former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, has retrieved 48 of his properties seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, The PUNCH has learnt. Our correspondent, who visited some of the properties, located mostly in highbrow areas of
Jonathan’s Ex-aide, Dudafa, wants Firms to Deny Laundering $15.5m for Patience Jonathan
A Federal High Court in Lagos has adjourned till October 7, 2016 to rule on two applications seeking to change the guilty plea of four companies which on September 15 admitted laundering a sum of $15, 591,700. Wife of ex-President
EFCC Probes Diezani Over N4b Hotel Deal with Ex-Military Administrator
Detectives have uncovered another multi-billion naira transaction believed to have been carried out by former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is probing a N4billion hotel deal between Mrs. Alison-Madueke and a former military
Protesters Storm EFCC’s Port Harcourt Office Over Patience Jonathan
Some individuals staged a protest at the Port Harcourt office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to demand the unfreezing of former First Lady, Patience Jonathan‘s dollar accounts. The group of placard-carrying protesters under the aegis of ‘Coalition
$31.4m Cash Deposit: How Patience Jonathan Forced EFCC to Expose Matter
HAD ex-First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan not claimed ownership of $31.4 million found in the bank account of a former presidential aide, Mr. Waripome Dudafa, the issue may not have been made public by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
$15m Scandal: EFCC Summons Patience Jonathan’s Security Aides
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has summoned some officials of the Department of State Services, who were attached to Dame Patience Jonathan, the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, for interrogation. It was learnt on Friday that the invitation
Companies Plead Guilty to Laundering $15m which Patience Jonathan Claimed Belonged to Her
The four companies’ accounts which were frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have pleaded guilty to laundering to money laundering. PUNCH reports that the companies pleaded guilty to conspiring with one Waripamo Dudafa, a former Special Adviser
EFCC Declares Former Katsina Governor, Shema Wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has the former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema, wanted over diversion of funds. In a released signed by the spokesman of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren, This was contained in a public notice
Edo PDP Candidate, Ize-Iyamu, Still Under Probe –EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, is still under investigation for his alleged role in the disbursement of N23bn campaign funds, which emanated from
