watchdog – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Tue, 15 Jun 2021 20:54:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png watchdog – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Apple, Google investigated by UK competition body https://www.theinfostride.com/apple-google-investigated-by-uk-competition-body/ https://www.theinfostride.com/apple-google-investigated-by-uk-competition-body/#respond Tue, 15 Jun 2021 20:54:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=297371 The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed it is investigating Apple and Google over their dominant position in the mobile phone market. It is “taking a closer look” at the “effective duopoly” the two firms have. That includes the operating systems Android and iOS, both app stores, and Safari and Chrome web browsers. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/apple-google-investigated-by-uk-competition-body/feed/ 0 UK Launches New Watchdog to Keep Tech Giants in Check https://www.theinfostride.com/uk-launches-new-watchdog-to-keep-tech-giants-in-check/ https://www.theinfostride.com/uk-launches-new-watchdog-to-keep-tech-giants-in-check/#respond Thu, 08 Apr 2021 21:07:30 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=289748 The UK launched a tough new regulator on Wednesday, which it says will help make sure tech giants such as Facebook; and Google cannot exploit their market dominance to crowd out competition and stifle innovation online. The Digital Markets Unit (DMU), based within the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA); will oversee plans to give [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/uk-launches-new-watchdog-to-keep-tech-giants-in-check/feed/ 0 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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]]> EFCC recovers N47.2b and $487.5m in Cash and Properties from Diezani Alison-Madueke https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-recovers-n47-2b-and-487-5m-in-cash-and-properties-from-diezani-alison-madueke/ Thu, 10 Aug 2017 05:11:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177537 Following the painstaking investigations by operatives of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC); N47.2 Billion and $487.5 Million in cash and properties have so far been traced to the former Minister of Petroleum Resources in the Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. From time immemorial, precious metals – gold, silver and sparkling stones [...]

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]]> Anti-Corruption: Servicom organises 3-Day Workshop, charges EFCC Staff on Service Delivery https://www.theinfostride.com/anti-corruption-servicom-organises-3-day-workshop-charges-efcc-staff-on-service-delivery/ Thu, 10 Aug 2017 05:04:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177429 The Servicom Unit of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun a three-day sensitization workshop for members of staff of the anti-graft agency. This is to re-energize its workforce for a renewed vigour to achieve its mandate of ridding Nigeria of corruption According to the Unit, Mohammed Bako, the “service delivery sensitization” workshop, which [...]

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]]> Anti-Corruption: EFCC Boss Magu advocates for Related Courses in Universities, sets to Sponsor Researchers https://www.theinfostride.com/anti-corruption-efcc-boss-magu-advocates-for-related-courses-in-universities-sets-to-sponsor-researchers/ Wed, 09 Aug 2017 22:37:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177430 The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has called on Nigerian universities to review their curriculum to include a course focusing specifically on anti-corruption. He added that the agency is ready to sponsor research work at doctorate level for the next 10 years. “From January 2018 the EFCC will sponsor up to [...]

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]]> Final Forfeiture for Diezani Alison-Madueke’s $37.5m Property in Banana Island https://www.theinfostride.com/final-forfeiture-for-diezani-alison-maduekes-37-5m-property-in-banana-island/ Wed, 09 Aug 2017 05:04:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177372 The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos presided over by a vacation judge, Justice Chuka Obiozor, on Monday, August 7, 2017, ordered the final forfeiture of a $37.5m (N11.75bn) property on Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos allegedly belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The order came following an exparte application filed [...]

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]]> Beware of Fraudsters Who Want To Collect Money In Magu’s Name, EFCC Warns https://www.theinfostride.com/beware-of-fraudsters-who-want-to-collect-money-in-magus-name-efcc-warns/ Sat, 05 Aug 2017 21:15:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=176556 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called the attention of the general public to the activities of a band of fraudsters who have been extorting head of ministries, departments and agencies, claiming they were acting at the behest of Ibrahim Magu, acting Chairman of the Commission. No fewer than three ministers have in [...]

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]]> Asset Recovery: EFCC reitrates Commitment to Support AMCON https://www.theinfostride.com/asset-recovery-efcc-reitrates-commitment-to-support-amcon/ Sat, 05 Aug 2017 00:13:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=176584 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reiterated its commitment to Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), in its drive to recover toxic assets and boost for the nation’s economy. The Acting Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Magu delivered the pledge on Thursday, August 3, 2017 while playing host to Ahmed Lawan Kuru, Managing Director, [...]

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]]> EFCC partners CYIaC to Launch Diaspora Action Against Corruption in Dublin https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-partners-cyiac-to-launch-diaspora-action-against-corruption-in-dublin/ Sat, 05 Aug 2017 00:05:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=176585 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) corruption prevention project, Creative Youth Initiative against Corruption (CYIAC) has concluded plan to launch anti-corruption movement in the Diaspora. The event tagged “Diaspora Nigeria Action Against Corruption Initiative (DNA Action)” is earmarked for flag–off on October 1, 2017 to coincide with Nigeria’s national day celebration in collaboration with [...]

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]]> Anti-Graft War: EFCC Charges Corps Members on Anti-Corruption Crusade https://www.theinfostride.com/anti-graft-war-efcc-charges-corps-members-on-anti-corruption-crusade/ Mon, 31 Jul 2017 21:17:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=176135 Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called on Nigerian Youths to see the fight against corruption as a course needed to be taken with utmost priority, in order to sustainably address the issue of unemployment and poverty bedeviling the country. John Sendere, Head of Operation, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Gombe Zonal Office, [...]

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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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]]> N750k Gratification Scandal: EFCC Reveals How Nwobike Bribed Judge https://www.theinfostride.com/n750k-gratification-scandal-efcc-reveals-how-nwobike-bribed-judge/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 22:38:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174509 Joseph Nwobike, SAN is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on 11 counts bordering on perverting the course of justice and offering gratification to public officials. In his ongoing trial before Justice Raliat Adebiyi of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja continued on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, with the [...]

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]]> Alleged N29b Loot: EFCC Presents Another Shocking Evidence On Ex-Governor Nyako’s Trial https://www.theinfostride.com/alleged-n29b-loot-efcc-presents-another-shocking-evidence-on-ex-governor-nyakos-trial/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 22:09:28 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174510 In the trial of a former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, on Thursday, July 27, 2017, a prosecution witness, Evoigbe Chidi had narrated how the former governor of Adamawa State, used own companies to divert state funds during his tenure. The prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, who led the witness in evidence tendered documents [...]

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]]> N1.4m Scamdal: Traditional Ruler Bags 1 Year Jail Term In Zamfara State https://www.theinfostride.com/n1-4m-scamdal-traditional-ruler-bags-1-year-jail-term-in-zamfara-state/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 21:50:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174512 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today July 28, 2017 secured the conviction of one Umar Kabir Danbaba before Justice Nasiru Saminu of the Kano State High Court on a one count charge of Cheating. The convict fraudulently obtained the sum of N1,470,000 (One Million, Four Hundred amd Seventy Thousand Naira )  from the [...]

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]]> EFCC Boss Magu urges Groups to monitor Contract Execution in Niger Delta https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-boss-magu-urges-groups-to-monitor-contract-execution-in-niger-delta/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 13:10:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173759 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Acting Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has called on Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the South-South, to brace up in monitoring the integrity and execution of contracts by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). He made the call on Monday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State at an interactive meeting [...]

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]]> EFCC Recovers N329b From Nine Major Oil Marketers Across The Country https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-recovers-n329b-from-nine-major-oil-marketers-across-the-country/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 22:31:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173997 Nigeria’s anti-corruption czar, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) through her Kano Office has recovered a sum of N328,988,296,990.62 (Three Hundred and Twenty Eight Billion, Nine Hundred and Eighty Eight Million, Two Hundred and Ninety Six Thousand, Nine Hundred and Ninety Naira, Sixty Two Kobo) from nine major oil marketers across the country. The recovery [...]

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]]> EFCC returns Camcorder belonging to German National https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-returns-camcorder-belonging-to-german-national/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 21:25:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174239 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday returned a parcel containing a Camcorder to the Federal Office of Criminal Investigation, Germany, also known as BKA, for onward delivery to a German, David Muehling. The Canon E0S C100 Camcorder was returned to the BKA through its representative in Lagos, Damilola Adewale, by the Head of [...]

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]]> N650m Fraud: Court releases Ex-Minister, Akinjide’s Int’l Passport for Medical Trip Abroad https://www.theinfostride.com/n650m-fraud-court-releases-ex-minister-akinjides-intl-passport-for-medical-trip-abroad/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 21:20:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=174240 The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 and presided over by a vacation judge, Justice Chuka Obiozor, has granted an application filed by a former Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Olajumoke Akinjide, for the release of her international passport to enable her travel abroad for medical treatment. kinjide and [...]

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]]> Bribery Scandal: EFCC Confronts Nwobike With His Text Messages to Court Official https://www.theinfostride.com/bribery-scandal-efcc-confronts-nwobike-with-his-text-messages-to-court-official/ Sat, 22 Jul 2017 22:57:11 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173137 The ongoing trial of Joseph Nwobike, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, before Justice Raliat Adebiyi of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja continued Friday July 21, 2017, with the prosecution confronting him with various text messages he sent to a court official in order to influence the cases he was handling. Nwobike [...]

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]]> N30m Fraud: Court Sentence Segun Oyekanmi To Five Years Imprisonment https://www.theinfostride.com/n30m-fraud-court-sentence-segun-oyekanmi-to-five-years-imprisonment/ Sat, 22 Jul 2017 22:51:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173135 Justice J.E. Oyefeso of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has convicted and sentenced a businessman, Segun Oyekanmi, Managing Director, Loben Investment Co-operative Multi-purpose Society Limited, to five years imprisonment for N30million fraud. The convict alongside his company and  one Ade Bosede ( still at large) had been arraigned on October 26, [...]

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]]> EFCC arrest Yusuf Alabi for CAD$5,400 Credit Card Fraud https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-arrest-yusuf-alabi-for-cad5400-credit-card-fraud/ Sat, 22 Jul 2017 22:39:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173134 A suspected credit card fraudster, who allegedly masterminded the theft of $5,400 Canadian Dollars from  a catering entertainment outfit in Brantford, Canada has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The fraud came to light after a young Nigerian undergraduate of Thompson Rivers University in British Columbia,Tony Ifeoluwa Adebero  was arrested in [...]

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]]> N167.8m Procurement Scandal: We’ll appeal Acquittal of Ex-Adamawa Governor, Ngilari – EFCC https://www.theinfostride.com/n167-8m-procurement-scandal-well-appeal-acquittal-of-ex-adamawa-governor-ngilari-efcc/ Sat, 22 Jul 2017 22:21:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173132 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is to appeal the July 20, 2017 Court of Appeal ruling, which acquitted a former Adamawa State governor, Bala Ngilari, of the five-count charge of corruption, which the state’s High Court had on March 6, 2017 found him guilty of, and sentenced him to five years in jail. [...]

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]]> PPMC Solicits EFCC Support In Sanitizing Nigerian Oil Sector https://www.theinfostride.com/ppmc-solicits-efcc-support-in-sanitizing-nigerian-oil-sector/ Sat, 22 Jul 2017 22:16:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173130 The assistance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been sought by the Nigerian Products Marketing Company (formerly Pipelines and Products Marketing Company), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in tackling sundry financial malpractices in the downstream sector of the Nigerian oil industry. Umar Adiya, the managing director of the [...]

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]]> Anti-Corruption War: NSITF pledges Support for EFCC https://www.theinfostride.com/anti-corruption-war-nsitf-pledges-support-for-efcc/ Thu, 20 Jul 2017 20:39:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=172815 The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) led by Barrister Adebayo Somefun has expressed its determination to identify with the anti-corruption drive of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Somefun, during a visit to the Commission on Thursday, July 20, 2017 said that, “the new management of NSITF is solidly behind the EFCC in [...]

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]]> National Youth Council drums Support for EFCC https://www.theinfostride.com/national-youth-council-drums-support-for-efcc/ Thu, 20 Jul 2017 20:35:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=172812 The management of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) on July 20, 2017 expressed its willingness to partner with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in its bid to promote the anti-corruption initiative in Nigeria. Haruwa Okatahi, Director of Employment, Social Security and Skill Acquisition, NYCN, made this known when he led a [...]

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]]> Court dismisses Tompolo’s Appeal, okays Bench Warrant against Him https://www.theinfostride.com/court-dismisses-tompolos-appeal-okays-bench-warrant-against-him/ Thu, 20 Jul 2017 20:27:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=172811 The Court of Appeal in Lagos today dismissed the appeal brought by Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the Bench Warrant issued against him by Justice Buba of the Federal High Court in Lagos. It will be recalled that on 15 December, 2015 the EFCC instituted a Criminal [...]

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]]> Lagos Court Orders Temporary Forfeiture of Diezani’s $37.5m Banana Island Property https://www.theinfostride.com/lagos-court-orders-temporary-forfeiture-of-diezanis-37-5m-banana-island-property/ Thu, 20 Jul 2017 20:14:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=172810 A vacation judge, Justice Chuka  Obiozor, sitting at the Federal High Court, Lagos has ordered the temporary forfeiture of a $37.5m( N11.75bn) property on Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos allegedly belonging to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The order came following an exparte application, on July 17, 2017 supported by an eight-paragraph affidavit [...]

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]]> EFCC Boss Magu inaugurates Committee to Reposition NFIU https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-boss-magu-inaugurates-committee-to-reposition-nfiu/ Thu, 20 Jul 2017 20:05:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=172808 The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu on July 19, 2017 inaugurated a committee to reposition the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU. The committee which has members drawn from law enforcement, financial and regulatory agencies is chaired by Dr. Abdullahi Shehu, a former Director General of the Inter-Governmental Action [...]

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]]> Anti-Corruption War: German Police trains EFCC Operatives, assures of Continued Support https://www.theinfostride.com/anti-corruption-war-german-police-trains-efcc-operatives-assures-of-continued-support/ Thu, 20 Jul 2017 19:59:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=172804 The Consul General of the Germany Embassy in Lagos, Mr. Ingo Herbert has assured the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of continued support in combating corruption in Nigeria through regular training for its staff. Speaking today at the opening of a 10-day capacity building programme on Corruption Control, facilitated by the German Government through [...]

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]]> N5.2b Corruption Scandal: Ex-Jigawa Governor Saminu Turaki docked, granted Bail on Tough Terms https://www.theinfostride.com/n5-2b-corruption-scandal-ex-jigawa-governor-saminu-turaki-docked-granted-bail-on-tough-terms/ Wed, 19 Jul 2017 22:35:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=172606 Ten years after his first arraignment, a former governor of Jigawa State, Saminu Turaki was on July 18, 2017 re-arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on a 32-count charge of fraud. Turaki, a two-term governor is facing multiple charges bordering [...]

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]]> N70b State Fund Scandal: Group alleges Rivers Government forged Documents to indict Amaechi https://www.theinfostride.com/n70b-state-fund-scandal-group-alleges-rivers-government-forged-documents-to-indict-amaechi/ Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:22:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=172329 The Integrity Friends for truth and peace Initiative a.k.a The Integrity Group, an anti-corruption watchdog had petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in a letter dated July 29, 2015 titled: “Corruption, Criminal Breach Of Trust, Unlawful Enrichment, And Conversion Of Over 70 [...]

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