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‎The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is going after the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Babachir Lawal over fraud allegations. The commission has set up crack team to probe fraud allegations, Aasource in the anti-graft agency exclusively disclosed to...

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday sealed-off a palatial mansion owned by the embattled former chairman of now defunct Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina. The property, located at No. 10 Amisi Musa Street within the Jabi...

President Muhammadu Buhari is believed to have ordered discreet screening of top police officers for possible replacement the embattled Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, Daily Independent has gathered. According to Independent newspaper investigation, the president is worried...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has launched a fresh manhunt for the former head of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina. Mr. Maina was sacked from the civil service in 2013 and was in 2015 placed on the wanted list of International Police (INTERPOL)...

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, filed an application before an Abuja Federal High Court seeking to take over assets belonging to Ariwabai Aruera Reachout Foundation owned by wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience. In an ex-parte motion that was signed...

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed relevant ministries, departments and agencies to compile documents on names of public officials from whom funds has been recovered so far. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) quoted the Attorney General of the Federation and...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has begun a fresh probe of a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Godswill Akpabio, over allegations that he gave a gift of N1.4bn to a bank for unknown reasons. The EFCC, it was learnt, had written to the bank to explain why the governor...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday successfully blocked an attempt by embattled former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to return to Nigeria from London to face trial. Mrs. Alison-Madueke had fled to London shortly after she left office in May 2015, and has...

Operatives of the Gombe Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested Secretary to Gombe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr. Danlami Arab Rukuje, for alleged involvement in the diversion of materials meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) on Wednesday revealed that it has recovered over N409 billion stolen from government’s purse this year. Within the commission, acting chairman, Ibrahim Magu, admitted at a press briefing that, at least, nine staff found wanting were dismissed...

Offices of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been attacked by unknown gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday, August 16, 2017. In what has been described as an unprecedented security breach, the still unknown gunmen attacked, the Abuja annex of the Headquarters of the...

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday said it had been silent on the huge sums of money allegedly recovered from former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Allison Madueke, because the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has turned itself into both the prosecutor and the...

The Buhari Media Support Group (BMSG) Thursday in Abuja said the alleged stolen funds traced to former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, could have been channels for various development works in the country. The group, in a statement by its Chairman, Austin Braimoh, and Secretary...

Nigerians now know who was behind the official Twitter handle of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC [@officialEFCC] . The knowledge may however may be late, as the handler of the account has left the job. The EFCC today shared a photo of the handler thanking him for his...

The Nation Newspaper has reported that two Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) detectives have been dispatched to the United Kingdom (UK) with more evidence in the investigation of former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke. Mrs. Alison-Madueke’s latest trouble...

Sahara Reporters gathered that the Saraki-led goup and Aso rock group led by Isa Funtua met in Saudi Arabia to discuss power brokers and how they may hijack presidency from the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo. The platform said the Senate President’s group were Ahmadu Adamu Mu'azu, a former...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), grilled former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin, for five hours at its head office in Abuja. Jibrin arrived at the premises around 10am, where he remained until 3pm, after which he was asked to leave, Punch...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has explained why it raided the offices of Sun Publishing Limited on Monday. Read full statement as issued by EFCC : EFCC’s Presence at the Sun Newspaper Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the early...

Suspended member of the House of representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin has been invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The embattled lawmaker posted a photo of his invitation letter on Twitter. See letter:

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, said on Tuesday that the commission has secured more convictions than its sister agencies. Mr. Magu, who was represented by the agency's secretary, Emmanuel Adegboyega, made the disclosure on Tuesday in Abuja at...