Corruption Fight – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Thu, 12 Sep 2019 04:23:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Corruption Fight – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 NYSC: Magu calls for Value Reorientation, urges Youths to support Corruption Fight https://www.theinfostride.com/nysc-magu-calls-for-value-reorientation-urges-youths-to-support-corruption-fight/ Fri, 14 Jun 2019 22:18:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=234595 Students and members of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have been urged to join hands with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other anti-corruption agencies in the country in the fight against economic and financial crimes and corruption. The Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, gave the charge at the maiden edition [...]

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]]> Serial Fraudster, Hope Olusegun Aroke jailed for 6 Years for Failure to Declare Property https://www.theinfostride.com/serial-fraudster-hope-olusegun-aroke-jailed-for-6-years-for-failure-to-declare-property/ Sun, 04 Feb 2018 20:04:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=198622 The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos and presided over by Justice Mohammed Idris has convicted and sentenced a serial fraudster, Hope Olusegun Aroke, to six years imprisonment on an amended three-count charge for failure to declare his interest in some properties in the Declaration of Assets Form administered on him by the Economic [...]

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]]> N61m Scandal: Witnesses reveal how UMTH Director, Accomplice siphoned Money with Fictitious Accounts https://www.theinfostride.com/n61m-scandal-witnesses-reveal-how-umth-director-accomplice-siphoned-money-with-fictitious-accounts/ Sun, 04 Feb 2018 19:57:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=198623 Two witnesses have been presented by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 in a case of N65 million fraud involving two former staff of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) in Borno State, Mahmud Deji Sambo and Mohammed Saleh Kasim. Sambo and Kasim, who have their aliases as [...]

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]]> Intelligence Report leads to EFCC Arrest of Four Suspected Internet Fraudsters https://www.theinfostride.com/intelligence-report-leads-to-efcc-arrest-of-four-suspected-internet-fraudsters/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 10:28:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=185091 Operatives at the Lagos Zonal Office of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have disclosed the arrest of four suspected Internet fraudsters who are Oluwaseun Michael, 28; Igbokwe Chijioke, 27; Felix Chukwudi, 22 and Babajide Goloba. They were arrested on September 30, 2017 in different parts of Lagos, following intelligence report. The suspects are alleged [...]

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]]> Senator Dariye’s Counsel finally closes N1.62b Fraud Case https://www.theinfostride.com/senator-dariyes-counsel-finally-closes-n1-62b-fraud-case/ Wed, 11 Oct 2017 17:12:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=184941 Senator Joshua Dariye’s new counsel, Kanu Agabi, SAN yesterday finally closed the case of the defence, bringing to a closure a defence that began on June 10, 2016. Agabi who was used by Dariye to replace G.S. Pwul, SAN, his former counsel who withdrew in March, told Justice Adebukola Banjoko, that the defence was ready [...]

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]]> Court dismisses Justice Nganjiwa’s Application for Stay of Proceedings over N81m Fraud https://www.theinfostride.com/court-dismisses-justice-nganjiwas-application-for-stay-of-proceedings-over-n81m-fraud/ Wed, 11 Oct 2017 12:07:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=184815 The Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere presided over by Justice Adedayo Akintoye, last Friday, October 6, 2017 dismissed an application filed by Justice Hyeladzira Ajiya Nganjiwa of the Federal High Court, Bayelsa Division, seeking a stay of proceedings in a case of unlawful enrichment to the tune of $ 260,000 and N8.65million (about [...]

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]]> EFCC Witnesses reveal How Proceed from NIS Recruitment Scam was Spent https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-witnesses-reveal-how-proceed-from-nis-recruitment-scam-was-spent/ Mon, 09 Oct 2017 08:48:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=184477 A prosecution witness, Bilikisu Mohammed, in the ongoing trial of former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, and three others have been convicted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 revealed how funds accrued from the ill-fated recruitment exercise conducted [...]

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]]> N177m Fraud: 40 Years Imprisonment for IART’s Ex-DG and Others https://www.theinfostride.com/n177m-fraud-40-years-imprisonment-for-iarts-ex-dg-and-others/ Wed, 04 Oct 2017 08:12:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=183845 Prof. Benjamin Adefemi Ogunbodede, a former Director-General, Institute of Agriculture Research and Training (IART), Ibadan, Oyo State has been convicted through Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday October 3, 2017 by Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State. Ogunbodede was prosecuted alongside the trio of Zacheaus Tejumola, Adenose [...]

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]]> N500m Scandal: Prosecution Counsel kicks against Belgore’s Bid to stop Trial https://www.theinfostride.com/n500m-scandal-prosecution-counsel-kicks-against-belgores-bid-to-stop-trial/ Wed, 04 Oct 2017 07:51:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=183846 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday, October 3, 2017 vehemently objected to a motion to stall the ongoing trial of Muhammad Belgore, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, before Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. Belgore, a governorship candidate during the 2011 Kwara State gubernatorial election, is [...]

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]]> Anti-Graft War: China hails EFCC on Corruption Fight, seeks Collaboration https://www.theinfostride.com/anti-graft-war-china-hails-efcc-on-corruption-fight-seeks-collaboration/ Mon, 11 Sep 2017 21:00:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=181566 The Director at Vice-Minister Level of the Office of the Central Leading Group for Inspection Tours of the Communist Party of China (CPC), L.I. Xiaohong, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its unrelenting effort to fight corruption to a standstill in Nigeria. Xiaohong, who led a delegation to the EFCC Headquarters, [...]

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]]> EFCC debunks Media Reportage That Magu said Anti-Corruption Fight has Failed https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-debunks-media-reportage-that-magu-said-anti-corruption-fight-has-failed/ Wed, 06 Sep 2017 20:44:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=181145 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has debunked the news trend which portrayed that the Anti-graft agency has lost the battle against corruption. This was contained in the release published on EFCC’s website which is re-published below: The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been drawn to an article by [...]

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]]> Internet Fraud: 7 MAPOLY Students, Others under EFCC’s Net https://www.theinfostride.com/internet-fraud-7-mapoly-students-others-under-efccs-net/ Tue, 05 Sep 2017 21:09:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180993 The Lagos zonal Office of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 7 National Diploma (ND) students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Ogun State for alleged offences bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretences and possession of forged documents. The suspects who are Adesina Olalekan, Makinde Noheem, Toheeb Ogunowo, Somotun Olusola, [...]

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]]> Court Orders Final Forfeiture of Diezani Alison-Madueke’s N7.6b Properties to FG https://www.theinfostride.com/court-orders-final-forfeiture-of-diezani-alison-maduekes-n7-6b-properties-to-fg/ Tue, 29 Aug 2017 22:31:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180156 Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke ‘s N7,644,700,000.00 properties have been permanently forfeited to the Federal Government by the Federal High Court in Lagos on August 28, 2017. The money which  is reasonable suspected to be proceeds of illegal activities was traced by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to an account in [...]

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]]> EFCC urges Protesters to follow Due Process https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-urges-protesters-to-follow-due-process/ Mon, 28 Aug 2017 21:45:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=179983 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today reiterated its resolve to follow the rule of law, even as a group, “Concerned Nigerians”, led a protest to its headquarters, calling for repatriation of Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former minister of petroleum resources, alleged to have siphoned several billions of state funds, from the United Kingdom. Speaking [...]

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]]> N2.3m Land Scam: EFCC convicts Malam Umaru Kankani in Gombe State https://www.theinfostride.com/n2-3m-land-scam-efcc-convicts-malam-umaru-kankani-in-gombe-state/ Sun, 27 Aug 2017 15:17:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=179670 The Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) on August 24 secured the conviction of one Malam Umaru Kankani at the Gombe State High Court, Gombe for offences bordering on possession of forged document. He was prosecuted before Justice Sa’ad Muhammad on one count charge. . Kankani’s arrest and prosecution followed a petition alleging that sometime in [...]

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]]> Oil Bunkering: EFCC urges Ijaw Youths to Shun Corrupt Practices https://www.theinfostride.com/oil-bunkering-efcc-urges-ijaw-youths-to-shun-corrupt-practices/ Sun, 27 Aug 2017 12:23:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=179669 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Zonal Head in Port Harcourt, Mr. Ishaq Salihu has called on Ijaw youths In Niger Delta region to be innovative and shun all acts of corruption. He made the call on Wednesday August 23 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, when members of Ijaw Young Entrepreneurs paid him a courtesy [...]

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]]> N8m Dud Cheque: EFCC Arraigned Jacob Mona in Bauchi State https://www.theinfostride.com/n8m-dud-cheque-efcc-arraigned-jacob-mona-in-bauchi-state/ Fri, 25 Aug 2017 13:51:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=179325 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on August 21, 2017 arraigned one Jacob Jerome Mona before Justice K.N Kunaza of the Bauchi State High Court, Bauchi on a three count charge of conspiracy, criminal breach of trust and Issuance of dud cheque to the tune of Eight Million Naira. Jacob who is the Managing [...]

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]]> $21.3m Assets: Court Orders Temporary Forfeiture Of Another Set Of Diezani Properties https://www.theinfostride.com/21-3m-assets-court-orders-temporary-forfeiture-of-another-set-of-diezani-properties/ Thu, 24 Aug 2017 17:36:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=179414 A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on August 22, 2017 has ordered the temporary forfeiture of another set of properties and assets linked to a former petroleum resources minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Other respondents in the suit are Mr. Donald Chidi Amamgbo, Chapel Properties Limited, Blue Nile Estate Limited, Azinga Meadows limited and Vistapoint Property [...]

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]]> EFCC contracts Channels TV to train Staff in Effective Communication https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-contracts-channels-tv-to-train-staff-in-effective-communication/ Mon, 14 Aug 2017 18:54:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=178195 The Channels TV management has expressed willingness to train some staff of the Public Affairs Department (PAD) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in effective communication. This was disclosed on Friday, August 11, 2017 during a courtesy visit by the Acting Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, to the station’s Chairman, John Momoh, in [...]

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]]> Cameroon Anti-Graft Agency set to Partner with EFCC on Training https://www.theinfostride.com/cameroon-anti-graft-agency-set-to-partner-with-efcc-on-training/ Mon, 14 Aug 2017 18:50:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=178196 Rev. Dr. Dieudonne Massi Gams who is the Chairman of Cameroonian National Anti-corruption Commission (CONAC) has promised that he looks forward to partnering with the Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the area of training its staff in modern techniques of law enforcement, particularly as it relates to the fight against corruption. Speaking [...]

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]]> Corruption Fight: 60 Turkish Traffic Police Officers, Others Detained For Bribery Probe https://www.theinfostride.com/corruption-fight-60-turkish-traffic-police-officers-others-detained-for-bribery-probe/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 23:39:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173594 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has determined to fight corruption in the country to a stand-still. In view of the president’s determination, Turkish authorities on Monday detained 102 people, including 60 traffic police officers, as part of an investigation into alleged bribery and abuse of safety regulations in the construction sector. Authorities took into custody 42 [...]

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]]> Anti-Graft War: EFCC Boss Magu Tasks Stakeholders on Corruption Fight https://www.theinfostride.com/magu-tasks-stakeholders-on-corruption-fight/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 22:48:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174511 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, has stressed the role of stakeholders as critical to winning the war against corruption in Nigeria. “The fight against corruption is not for EFCC alone, but for all humanity and lovers of good governance because we may all be affected directly or indirectly”, he [...]

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]]> EFCC Boss Magu Hosts Inter-Faith Committee, Says Religion Good for Corruption Fight https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-boss-magu-hosts-inter-faith-committee-says-religion-good-for-corruption-fight/ Wed, 20 Jul 2016 10:54:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=136739 Mr. Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has identified religion as veritable means of tackling corruption and other social vices in Nigeria. Magu made this observation on Monday, July 18, 2016 while receiving members of the Interfaith Anti-Corruption Advisory Committee (IAAC) who were at the Commission’s Head Office to [...]

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]]> Governor Fayose Alleges President Buhari Of Using Corruption Fight To Seek Vengeance https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-fayose-alleges-president-buhari-of-using-corruption-fight-to-seek-vengeance/ Wed, 02 Dec 2015 11:04:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109983 The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has described Tuesday’s arrest of the immediate-past National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) by men of the Department of State Services (DSS), as continuation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime of vengeance. According to Fayose, “disobeying court order and later arresting and detaining the same person [...]

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