Tag: EFCC

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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EFCC arraigns Kaduna PDP Reps. candidate, 1 other for ₦26m money-laundering, vote-buying, in Abuja

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EFCC arraigns PDP

The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, arraigned one Esther Ashivelli Dawaki and Shehu Aliyu Fatange before Justice Emeka Nwite, of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja for financial crimes. Ms. Dawaki was the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives candidate for Chikun/Kajuru federal constituency in Kaduna state during the by-election held in August. The opposition party had earlier accused security operatives of ‘abducting’ Ms. Dawaki. According to the Commission, Dawaki and Fatange are facing prosecution on a…

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Ex-NNPCL boss, Kyari grilled by EFCC over missing $7.2bn

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Kyari grilled by EFCC

…4 bank accounts frozen Former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, yesterday submitted himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, as investigators intensify a $7.2 billion refinery maintenance probe. Kyari, who arrived at the commission’s headquarters around 2:15 pm, was grilled over alleged fraud and irregularities in multi-billion-dollar turn-around maintenance contracts for Nigeria’s refineries during his tenure. Sources within the anti-graft agency confirmed that the former oil chief is “with investigators at the moment,” though EFCC spokesperson, Dele…

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NGO drags el-Rufa’i to EFCC over alleged ₦10bn school feeding scam, ₦4.5bn farmers’ fund missing, $6m vanished loan vanished

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NGO drags el Rufa'i to EFCC2

…Warns EFCC of legal action if probe is ignored A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Transparency Honesty Disclosure Trust (THDT), has filed a public interest petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), demanding the probe of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, over what it described as “massive corruption, mismanagement, and reckless looting of public funds” during his 8-year tenure. In the petition, dated September 8, 2025, THDT cited the Kaduna State House of Assembly’s June 6, 2024 report, which it said exposed procurement frauds, inflated contracts, diversion of billions,…

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How NPA MD Dantsoho breaches EFCC trust over ₦57bn contract scam – Contractor alleges

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..Reveals those involve in diversion; Say’s award letters issued, monies removed from NPA account The Managing Director Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) Dr. Ɗantsoho Abubakar, has come under scrutiny for his failure to upheld to agreement reached between the trio of the Economic & Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), a Contractor and Port Authority over alleged diversion of NPA’s ₦57 billion contract. Dr. Ɗantsoho allegedly consented to honor EFCC agreement to deliver over ₦25 billion parts of the ₦57 billion contract to the contractor in 2025, but failed to fulfill the requirement…

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