58 h. ago Court orders EFCC, others to file defence in Aisha Achimugu’s suit

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and other respondents in a suit filed by socialite and businesswoman Aisha Achimugu to refrain from proceeding with her arrest and detention. The respondents named in the fundamental human rights enforcement suit include the Nigeria Police Force, Independent Corrupt Practices and Read More

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4 d. ago Court dismisses N5bn suit by Chinese fraud suspects against EFCC

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed a N5 billion suit brought by 110 alleged internet fraudsters against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for lack of merit. The presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, dismissed the suit because the applicants failed to prove they had been unlawfully detained after taking arguments from both Read More

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7 d. ago Petitioners Ask Court To Compel EFCC To Probe AFN Officials Over Fraud Allegations

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been summoned to the Federal High Court in Abuja following allegations of misappropriation and corruption within the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN). The Incorporated Trustees of Athletics and Other Sports Development Initiative has submitted a petition calling for an investigation of the president of the AFN, Tonobok […]

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1 week ago EFCC urged to clear socialite Aisha Achimugu’s wanted status

From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja A coalition of youth groups has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to rethink its decision to label socialite Dr. Aisha Sulaiman Achimugu as wanted. The Niger Delta Youth Council for Good Governance and the Middle Belt Youth Stakeholders’ Initiative made this plea in a joint statement on […] The post EFCC urged to clear socialite Aisha Achimugu’s wanted status appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Achimugu: 20 Lawyers, Activists Drag EFCC To Court For Declaring Businesswoman Wanted, Invasion Of Home

20 constitutional lawyers and activists led by Barr. Okere Kingdom, on behalf of a consortium of human rights/constitutional lawyers, have vowed to commence multiple legal actions in Court to quash the allegations of criminal conspiracy, money laundering against foremost businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu. LEADERSHIP recalls that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had few days […]

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2 w. ago EFCC ignores court ruling six months after businessman’s acquittal

Six months after the Lagos State High Court acquitted the Chief Executive Officer of Rianol Energy, Mark Obisesan, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has reportedly failed to release his confiscated belongings as directed by the court. The EFCC’s Lagos zonal office had arrested Obisesan for possession of a suspected fake traveller’s cheque worth $10,000. Read More

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2 w. ago Kalu’s EFCC case: Ohanaeze alleges persecution of Igbo politicians

The apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has raised the alarm over the recent Court of Appeal order granting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the latitude to challenge a Federal High Court’s decision that had previously barred the prosecution of former Abia State Governor and senator, representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, over […] The post Kalu’s EFCC case: Ohanaeze alleges persecution of Igbo politicians appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 w. ago EFCC drags four to Court over alleged N50m fraud in Maiduguri

Tribune Online EFCC drags four to Court over alleged N50m fraud in Maiduguri The statement further added that when the separate charges were read, the defendants pleaded not guilty. EFCC drags four to Court over alleged N50m fraud in Maiduguri Tribune Online

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3 w. ago Emefiele’s trial: Court declines EFCC’s attempt to add new evidence

The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, refused to allow the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to include additional proof of evidence against the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Hamza Muazu refused allowing the prosecution while delivering ruling in a motion filed by Emefiele through Read More

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3 w. ago EFCC: Diezani seeks court order to halt sales of seized assets

Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke is seeking a court order to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from selling off all the properties seized from her. In legal documents filed through her lawyers, led by Chief Mike Ozekhome, Diezani asked the Federal High Court in Abuja for an order directing the […] The post EFCC: Diezani seeks court order to halt sales of seized assets appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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4 w. ago Order EFCC to retrieve my seized assets from buyers, Diezani begs Court

Tribune Online Order EFCC to retrieve my seized assets from buyers, Diezani begs Court Former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has prayed to the Federal High Court in Abuja to order the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to retrieve from persons, either natural or corporate, to whom it had sold off her seized assets or property. Order EFCC to retrieve my seized assets from buyers, Diezani begs Court Tribune Online

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