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Oby Ezekwesili, Co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign on Wednesday tweeted about the rejection of Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC by the Nigerian senate.

Ibrahim Magu, Acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said his rejection by the Nigerian Senate will not stop him from fighting corruption. Speaking with some civil society organizations after his screening session, Magu said , ''My priority is to fight...

The Nigerian Senate today rejected the nomination of Ibrahim Magu as the substantive head of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). A report by the Department of State Security (DSS) was cited as the major reason for his rejection. See screenshots of the report: READ: Nigerian...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC reportedly seized N49million at the Kaduna International Airport. See photos: READ: EFCC Seizes N49Million At Kaduna Airport

About N500million of the London-Paris Club loan refund has been traced to the account of a Governor. THE NATION reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) detectives are probing how the money, which was meant to pay a consultant, found its way into the yet unnamed...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has indicted 202 staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission for allegedly benefiting from the N23 billion bribery allegedly facilitated by former minister for petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Maduekwe, ahead of the 2015 elections...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said that it has taken more evidence to the United Kingdom against ex Petroleum Resources minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke and that it is set for her trial here in Nigeria and anywhere in the world. In 2015 the National Crime Agency (NCA) of...

The Cable, online medium is reporting that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will invite Dino Melaye, chairman senate committee on FCT, for questioning over an “invisible” N125 million building purportedly rented for the senate president. The commission will also invite...

Acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC Ibrahim Magu has commended Mr. Adamu Dan Musa, the Commission’s head of operations in Kano Zonal Office, who led a team that recovered over $9.8million from the residence of a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC recovered $9.8million in cash from a secret bunker owned by Engineer Andrew Yakubu on Friday, February 3. Yakubu was relieved of his job by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan in 2014. In a report by Premium Times, the newspaper said Yakubu lost...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday said Andrew Yakubu, former group managing director (GMD) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), claimed that the sums of $9.8m and £74, 000 found in his house were gifts by 'ghosts'. Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC spokesman...

Presidential aide on National Assembly matters, Senate, Ita Enang, on Monday told NAN that he is unaware of a fresh letter from his principal asking the Senate to reconsider and confirm Ibrahim Magu as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. “You are about the...

Nigeria's former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has denied forfeiting $153.3 million to the Federal Government as claimed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). “I cannot forfeit what was never mine,'' the former Minister said in a statement...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared a Kastina-based businessman, Idris Usman, wanted for an alleged N1bn fraud involving the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme otherwise known as SURE-P. The suspect, who is the Managing Director, Idris Kwado and Sons Limited...

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, on Wednesday, said he had submitted the report on the probe of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr...

Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, is on admission at the National Hospital Abuja, after he collapsed during church service on Sunday. His lawyer, Mr. Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), told a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday that Metuh was rushed to the...

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has replied a query issued to him on Monday by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami. The Senate had on the basis of a DSS’ report rejected President Muhammadu Buhari’s...

A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Mpape, FCT, has threatened to jail Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu for alleged disobedience of court order. DAILY TRUST reports that Magistrate Okeagu Azubuike on Friday endorsed Form 48, ‘Notice of...

A Chief Magistrate Court in Mpape, FCT, on Thursday issued a notice of committal action against the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu over an alleged disobedience of court order. The Magistrate, Okeagu Azubuike endorsed Form 48, ‘Notice of...

As the plot thickens to stop the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, from becoming the substantive chair of the Commission, three prominent Nigerian prosecutor names have popped up as his possible replacements, The Nation Newspaper reports...