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Immediate past Acting Director-General (D-G) of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Mr Mohammed Dauda, has disclosed that he fought off attempts by Messrs. Babagana Kingibe, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and his protégé and incumbent D-G of the NIA, Mr. Rufai Abubakar and Abba Kyari, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff to steal $44million NIA intervention fund.  ... Read More »

Afegbua storms Force headquarters … I’m not a fugitive – Babangida’s media aide Kassim Afegbua, the Spokesman to the former military President, Ibrahim Babangida, has turned himself in at the Force headquarters in Abuja. Afegbua arrived the police headquarters at 10:32 a.m. in company of his wife, lawyer, Kayode Ajulo and friends. The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, had ... Read More »

  The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday, opened and closed his defence before the Code of Conduct Tribunal in respect of the three charges of false assets declaration instituted against him. Saraki’s defence team announced that they were closing their case after calling their only witness on Tuesday. The closing of the case was dramatic as the defence ... Read More »

A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Jumoke Akinjide, told the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday she was holding plea bargain talks with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Akinjide is standing trial alongside a former Senator from Oyo Central, Ayo Adeseun, and a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member, Mrs. Olanrewaju Otiti, for laundering N650 ... Read More »

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has arrived the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in Abuja for resumption of his trial for false assets declaration. The Court of Appeal had in December last year restored three out of the 18 –count charge dismissed by the CCT and ordered the Senate president to present himself for trial on the charges. The tribunal ... Read More »

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EFCC grills 61 suspects Director returns N240m WHO GOT WHAT •N839, 780,738.09 was remitted to Broadwaters Resources. The cash was diverted to liquidate a loan. •N1, 629,250,000 was paid into the account of Global offshore and Marine Limited out of which about N840m went to Crystal TV Limited. The signatories to the account of Crystal TV are related to Stella ... Read More »

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was able to recover crime – related funds amounting to N473b in addition to $98,258,124.97; £294,851.82; €7,247,363.75; 443,400 Dirham and 70,500 Rand, the Commission’s acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu has said. Magu also confirmed that identified whistle blowers, including the Osborne Towers, Ikoyi whistle blower were being paid timely to encourage other Nigerians buy into the ... Read More »

  The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, is currently addressing members of the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes on recoveries made by the agency in 2017. The committee is chaired by a member from Ogun State, Kayode Oladele. Read More »

 .  Former military President Ibrahim Babangida has spoken on the controversy around the statement he issued about the 2019 elections. In the statement well-circulated in the media on Sunday, the retired military ruler, better known as IBB, asked Nigerians to have patience with President Muhammadu Buhari till his tenure ends in 2019. He also harped on the need to have ... Read More »