...Nneoma Ndibe The former Plateau State governor, Mr. Joshua Dariye, has again lost his bid to scuttle his N1.162 billion fraud trial, preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Gudu, Abuja, on Monday, threw out his motion
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Ex-Governor Bala Ngilari of Adamawa jailed for 5 years
...Nneoma Ndibe A High Court in Yola, Adamawa State has sentenced a former Governor of the state, James Bala Ngilari to five years’ imprisonment without the option of fine. He was found guilty of corruption charges filed against him in September 2016 by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court presided over
N2.8bn fraud: Trial of ex-NBC boss, Mba, others begin
...Nneoma Ndibe The trial of a former Director-General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Emeka Mba who is facing a 15-count charge of money laundering and procurement fraud to the tune of N2.8billion commenced on Tuesday. At the trial, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), presented its first witness, John Ejim
EFCC: Visa racketeer to spend four years in jail
...Nneoma Ndibe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), on Friday secured the conviction of Olugbenga Fanbunmi, who was arraigned before Justice Mamman Kolo of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on one-count charge bordering on advance fee fraud. Fanbunmi, who holds a diploma from the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Ogun State,
How Ricky Tarfa declined to sign asset declaration form – Witness
...Press Release The trial of Ricky Tarfa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, continued on Friday, January 13, 2016 before Justice A.A. Akintoye of the Lagos State High Court Igbosere, Lagos, with a prosecution witness, Danladi Daniel, an operative of the EFCC, revealing how the defendant had declined to sign the
EFCC graduates 331 operatives
...Jude Johnson The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on January 13, 2017 graduated 331 cadets of the Detective Assistant Grade, trained alongside 1498 officers of the Nigerian air force at the Ground Training School, Nigerian Air Force Base, Kaduna. The colourful passing out parade climaxed 6 months of rigorous training to equip the
Alleged corruption: Right group exonerate JAMB registrar of wrongdoing
...By Chukwuma Dike An anti-corruption group, Centre for Social justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET) has exonerated the registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), Professor Oloyede of any wrong doing in an alleged N2 billion fraud by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), describing it false. Addressing journalists in Abuja
OPINION: Who is afraid of the AGF’s investigation?
...By Philip Agbese President Muhammadu Buhari's directive to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN) to investigate the involvement of any top government officials accused of any wrong-doing for prosecution if found liable is at risk of going the way of past probe that
OPINION: Buhari , please stop charade of war against corruption
By Professor Okey Ndibe President Muhammadu Buhari should admit, today, not tomorrow, that his so-called war against corruption is unserious, tiresome, illegitimate, hypocritical, and a waste of Nigerians’ time. Right away, he ought to end the charade that claims to be a war. And then he should seek the best help he
BREAKING! We have not indicted SGF’s Babachir Lawal, EFCC boss – Senate
•Malami visits villa, keeps mum ...Nneoma Ndibe The leadership of the Nigerian Senate has said that they has not indicted the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Babachir Lawal, who was accused of siphoning money meant for projects in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camps in the North