LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Thursday, said it was still pursuing the N7.1bn fraud case against a former governor of Abia State and current Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu. The EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, revealed this to State House Correspondents at the 62nd session of the State…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has disclosed that it has so far recovered over N30 billion out of the N109 billion allegedly siphoned by the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Idris Ahmed. The Chairman of the Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, stated this while appearing at the Ministerial Media Briefing organised by the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that corruption continues to fight back in the country despite measures deployed by various government agencies to arrest the iniquity. It, however, said the ugly trend of corruption and its attendance consequences might strive as long as Nigerians continue to celebrate corrupt leaders….
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday declared a manhunt for the multi billion naira senatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress, Kano Central, Alhaji Abdulsalam Abdulkarim over an alleged $1,320,000 fraud The Commission’s lawyer, Ahmed Arogha Esq told newsmen at the premises of federal High court, Kano that the Anti graft Agency…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is to appeal the ruling of Justice Charles Agbaza of the Federal Capital. Territory High Court Abuja, which today dismissed the 10-count charge of corruption brought against a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal. Lawal, his younger brother, Hamidu David…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has discharged and acquitted a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, and five others from the N544 million grass-cutting contract fraud offences brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The Court on Friday held…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN to redesign some Naira notes, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has said it is monitoring at least three serving State governors who hoarded billions of Naira in their houses. The EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, who made the revelation in an…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission raided the offices of black market currency dealers in Abuja on Tuesday in a bid to halt the rapid fall of the naira. Naira plunged rapidly between Monday and Tuesday to more than 840 in Abuja a week after the the Central Bank of…
