LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari is on the verge of appointing a replacement for Mr. Ibrahim Magu, the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, according to presidency sources. Magu has been on the job in acting capacity since November 9, 2015, following the 8th Senate’s rejection of his nomination. The…
LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)– The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Mr George Mbessey, the Commandant, Benue State Vigilante Group (BSVG), following a petition over alleged conspiracy, abuse of office and diversion of N449.5 million public funds. The EFCC Makurdi Zonal Office Head of Media and Publicity, Mr Dele Oyewale said in a…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A coalition of local and international anti-corruption movements have alerted Nigerians on what appears an orchestrated plot to thwart corruption charges against oil giants associated with OPL 245 scam in which the country was swindled through a cobweb of criminal gangs. In a statement on Sunday, the Human and Environmental Development Agenda…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Rivers State government and he Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are throwing counter allegations as the anti-graft agency is requesting for the interrogation and the release of three officials of the Rivers State Government, who are implicated in the alleged illegal withdrawal of N118billion public funds. Their action is said…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The trial of the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, before Justice Jude Okeke of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama has been adjourned to June 10, 2020 for continuation of trial. The trial was to continue yesterday, May 14, 2020 but could not due to the absence…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Special Duties Minister, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki was arraigned on Monday, with three others before a Federal High Court in Abuja on fraud related charges. Turaki, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN) served as the Minister for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs from 2013 to 2015. He was also the Supervising…
LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Prosecution witness, Kazeem Yusuf, on Friday alleged that 78 companies collected various sums of money from the office of the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), without executing any contracts. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2015 charged former Minister of State Finance, Bashir Yuguda, Dasuki, a former Sokoto State governor, Attahiru Bafarawa, his…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-An FCT High Court yesterday sentenced Mohammed Atabo, Chairman, Parents Teachers Association (PTA), to 198 years imprisonment for forgery. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Atabo, 45, who was the Chairman PTA of Esteem International School, Garki, Abuja with forging the signature of Mariya Sirajo, treasurer of the association. Delivering…