Corruption Scandals

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Sunday, April 14, 2024
The Economic Financial Crimes Commission has said no officials from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs have been cleared in ongoing investigations into financial misappropriation. This is as the EFCC disclosed that it has recovered N32.7 billion and $445,000 in the ongoing investigation. It ...

Court Grants Ex-CBN Governor, Emefiele, N50Million Bail

Friday, April 12, 2024
A high court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has granted bail to the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, in the sum of N50 million. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released details of 18 out of the 26 fresh multi-million-dollar and naira corruption ch ...

Betta Edu: EFCC Recovers N30bn, Places 50 Bank Accounts Under Probe

Monday, April 8, 2024
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said N30billion has been recovered for the Federal Government while it has also placed 50 bank accounts under investigation in the ongoing probe of the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, including the ers ...

With Over N500Billion Liability, Debt, Ganduje’s Penchant For Corruption Brought

Monday, April 8, 2024
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has lambasted his predecessor, Abdullahi Ganduje in his reply to the latter rsquo;s claims that the governor is a failure. Ganduje is the current National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). A statement issued by Ganduje rsquo;s Chief Press ...

EFCC To Arraign Emefiele In Lagos With 26-count Charges

Saturday, April 6, 2024
The Economic and Finnacial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is set to arraign embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Godwin Emefiele, at the Ikeja State High Court in Lagos for alleged abuse of office over allocation of billions of United States dollars. Emefiele, alongside his co-defendant, ...

REVEALED: Leaked Emails Indict EKEDP Chairman, Dere Otubu For Cover-Up In N100m

Friday, April 5, 2024
The crises hitting the Eko Electricity Distribution Plc (EKEDP) has taken a new dimension as leaked emails have allegedly exposed how Chairman of EKEDP, Dere Otubu, was trying to cover up an alleged 100 million Naira ghost workers fraud by one Wola Joseph-Condotti, EKEDP rsquo;s Chief Legal Officer. ...

Rivers State Task Force Sacks Three Officials For Extorting Traders

Friday, April 5, 2024
Rivers State Task Force on Illegal Street Trading and Motor Parks has reportedly dismissed three of its officials allegedly involved in extortion. This was as the task force lamented the resurface of street trading in parts of Port Harcourt, the state capital, as a result of the activities of com ...

EFCC Grills University Of Jos’ Vice-Chancellor Over Alleged N355Million Fraud

Wednesday, April 3, 2024
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has reportedly grilled the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jos in Plateau State, Prof. Ishaya Tanko over alleged fraud. According to reports, EFCC in a letter dated March 19, 2024, signed by Adebayo Adeniyi, Zonal Commander, Abuja, invited the VC ...

Kano Govt Dismisses 3 Health Workers, Suspends 3 Others For Extortion

Monday, April 1, 2024
The Executive Secretary Kano State Hospitals Management Board, Dr Mansur Nagoda, has suspended and sacked some staff of Kabo General Hospital with immediate effect after conducting an unscheduled executive supervision visit to the facility. It was learnt that the facility which was visited by the ...

CBN Uncovers $2.4 Billion Forex Scandal

Tuesday, March 26, 2024
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso has said that the Law enforcement agencies are currently conducting an investigation into $2.4 billion worth of unauthorized foreign exchange (forex) transactions. This disclosure was made known during the media update that ensued ...
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