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EFCC restructures as Olukoyede gets Chief of Staff, names Zonal Directors
In a bid to strengthen its operations, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has appointed Mr. Michael Nzekwe as his Chief…
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Kogi Assembly blasts EFCC, demands removal of ‘Wanted’ from Yahaya Bello’s name
Kogi House of Assembly has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to vacate the ‘wanted’ tag it placed on the name and picture of the immediate…
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N80.2bn fraud: EFCC chairman vows resignation if Yahaya Bello Isn’t prosecuted
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has vowed to resign as EFCC chairman if embattled former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, is…
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EFCC arrests ex-Minister of Aviation, Sirika over N8bn Nigeria Air fraud.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over an ongoing N8,069,176,864.00 money laundering probe. The indicted former Minister of Aviation…
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N84bn money laundering case: I’m afraid of arrest – Yahaya Bello tells court
A former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has said he is ready to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja to answer to the 19-count charge…
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Army dismisses soldiers involved in Dangote Refinery cable theft
The Nigerian Army, on Monday, said it dismissed two soldiers, Corporal Innocent Joseph and Lance Corporal Jacob Gani, accused of stealing armoured cables at the Dangote Refinery in…
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Abia Police Command Arrests Killer Cop
The Abia State Command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has announced the arrest of a cop that killed an Aba resident, one Mr. Emmanuel Okocha. The killer…
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Kidnappers Lay Siege To Akwa Ibom Villages
Residents of eight villages in Mkpat Enin Local Government area of Akwa Ibom State have deserted their communities for kidnappers who have terrorised the villages in the last…
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Police Detain Yahaya Bello’s ADC, Security Details
The Nigeria Police Force has detained a female police officer who was the aide-de-camp to embattled former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. The ADC…
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Kogi: EFCC Declares Yahaya Bello Wanted Over N80b Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi state, wanted over alleged N80 billion financial crimes. “Anybody with information as to…