Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the arrest of two alleged drug kingpins, identified as Victor Nwosa and Felix Chika Obiegbu, in Lagos, seizing large consignments of …
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How EFCC operatives stormed Providus Bank HQs, arrested officials over suspicious $7m cash deposit
by Reporterby ReporterDetails have emerged on how operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stormed Providus Bank head office in Victoria Island, Lagos and arrested the bank’s officials over a …
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Court orders final forfeiture of $7 million found in Bank vault to Federal Government
by Reporterby ReporterThe Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of $7 million recovered from the vault of Providus Bank Limited to the Federal Government of Nigeria. …
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NDLEA arrests Indian businessman, three Nigerians over ‘N3.9bn tramadol consignment’ at Lagos airport
by Reporterby ReporterThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Gupta Ravi Kumar, an Indian businessman, and three Nigerian accomplices, over an alleged connection with a consignment of tramadol worth N3.9 …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured a court order to detain the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, Sijibomi Ogundele, over alleged N5.7billion unexecuted …
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Ex-NNPC GM convicted in US over $2.1m bribe, faces 10-year prison sentence
by Reporterby ReporterA United States court has found Paulinus Okoronkwo, a Nigerian-American, guilty of receiving a $2.1 million bribe. Okoronkwo, former general manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), …
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Alleged Money Laundering: EFCC declares Sujimoto CEO Ogundele wanted
by Reporterby ReporterThe EFCC has declared socialite and businessman Olasijibomi Ogundele, chief executive officer of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, wanted. Sujimoto, a prominent luxury real estate and construction company in …
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EFCC arrests Gavice Logistics CEO, Ahamba Tochukwu, over ‘N2bn ponzi scheme fraud’
by Reporterby ReporterThe Chief Executive Officer of Gavice Logistics Limited, Ahamba Tochukwu, has been arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for allegedly defrauding several investors in …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared Christopher Enweremadu wanted in connection with allegations of criminal conspiracy, diversion of public funds and money-laundering. The commission, in a …
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EFCC declares Atiku’s son-in-law, Bashir Haske, wanted for ‘money laundering’
by Reporterby ReporterThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Bashir Haske, a businessman and son-in-law of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, wanted over allegations of criminal conspiracy and money laundering. …