Tag: EFCC

Tinubu’s govt. under fire over alleged persecution of Malami

Aminu Imam
Tinubu’s govt. under fire

A coalition of Northern youth groups has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of orchestrating a campaign of persecution against prominent Northern opposition figures, including Abubakar Malami. The group, which held a press conference at Arewa House in Kaduna, claimed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is being used as a tool for selective justice and intimidation. Chairman of the Coalition of Northern Youth Groups, Hamza Bala, said: “We firmly believe that President Bola Tinubu is orchestrating this malicious campaign against Abubakar Malami, his family, associates, and other opposition…

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Ex-AGF Malami’s hotel taken over by Police, amid EFCC probe

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Malami’s hotel

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have taken over the Azbir Hotel and Azbir Arena, which belong to the former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), in Kebbi State. This action follows his investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged money laundering and abuse of office. Recall that the anti-graft agency invited Malami for questioning on November 28. Earlier, Malami raised serious alarm over what he described as “threatening actions” by the EFCC, as its operatives conducted coordinated raids on…

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Alleged ₦3.47tr sleaze: Buhari’s ministers on trial

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Several senior figures linked to the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari are being investigated and prosecuted for alleged corruption totalling an estimated ₦3.47 trillion. At the centre of the storm are former ministers and top officials widely perceived as close allies of the late past president and members of the current ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, (APC). The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is currently investigating Chris Ngige, a former Minister of Labour, over an alleged ₦2.2 billion fraud. Also, in November, the Commission declared a former…

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Ex-Anambra gov., Ngige arrested, spends night in EFCC custody

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Ngige arrested

A former Anambra State governor, Chris Ngige, was on Wednesday, arrested in Abuja. Ngige, who is also the immediate-past Minister of Labour and Employment, is currently with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC). Ngige’s aide, Fred Chukwuelobe, in a statement posted on Facebook yesterday, said that about 20 operatives from the EFCC’s Wuse-II Zonal Office stormed the former minister’s residence on Justice Mohammed Bello Road, Asokoro, on Tuesday. He alleged that Ngige was “whisked away” without being allowed to change out of his pyjamas. Ngige was reportedly on an…

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Court orders Tinubu, NNPCL boss, EFCC to respond to suit seeking Ojulari’s sack

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Court orders

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has issued an order directing President Bola Tinubu and the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, to respond to a request to compel the President to suspend him from office pending the determination of a suit querying his competence for the job. Justice Mohammed Madugu (sitting in the Bwari division of the court) issued the order in a ruling on an ex-parte motion filed by a group, the Incorporated Trustees of Initiative for…

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EFCC probes ‘46 bank accounts’ linked to ex-AGF Malami

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EFCC probes Malami

Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and minister of justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN), spent Monday night at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), as interrogations over an ongoing investigation intensified. According to an associate of the former minister, Malami was invited for questioning on Monday but arrived late in the evening, which resulted in him staying overnight to continue responding to investigators’ queries. The associate also disclosed that 46 bank accounts allegedly linked to Malami are currently under investigation, forming a major part of the EFCC’s…

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EFCC seals Abuja residence of ex-minister Timipre Sylva

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sealed the Abuja residence of Timipre Sylva, the immediate past minister of state for petroleum. Special assistant on media to Sylva, Julius Bokuro, revealed this in a statement yesterday, while criticising the agency over the sealing of his principal’s home. Sylva, a former governor of Bayelsa, is locked in a dispute with the EFCC over the probe of the $14.8 million meant for a refinery project in Brass LGA of the state. In the statement, titled: ‘Grave Breach of Decency: EFCC Attempted…

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Alleged $14.8m fraud: EFCC declares ex-minister, Timipre Sylva ‘wanted’

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EFCC declares Sylva

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has declared former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva, as ‘wanted’ over an alleged $14.8 million fraud. The EFCC said the former Governor of Bayelsa State is wanted in connection with an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion of funds injected by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, (NCDMB), into Atlantic International Refinery and Petrochemical Limited for the construction of a refinery. The announcement follows a November 6, 2025, warrant issued by the Lagos State High Court.  The EFCC…

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Alleged Coup: Number of detained military officers rises to 42

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Army redeploys

…As EFCC, NFIU probe suspected funders The on-going investigation into the alleged coup attempt against the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has deepened, with the number of detained military officers rising from 16 to 42, even as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) have joined the probe to trace suspected funding channels behind the plot. Security sources told newsmen that the detained officers are currently being interrogated to determine their level of involvement and the extent of the alleged conspiracy. “So…

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“We’re shielding no ally” —Tinubu, on EFCC

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…Says EFCC recovers ₦500bn in 2yrs The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has recovered assets worth over ₦500 billion and secured more than 7,000 convictions in the past two years, Vice-President Kashim Shettima has disclosed. Shettima, who represented President Bola Tinubu yesterday at the opening of the 7th edition of the ‘EFCC–NJI Capacity-Building Workshop for Judges and Justices’ in Abuja, said the achievements were a result of the administration’s non-interference in the anti-graft agency’s operations and its dedication to transparency and accountability. “As an administration, we have prioritised public…

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