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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed an application at the Federal High Court, Lagos, seeking an order to seize all properties belonging to a former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo. EFCC seeks court order to seize Tompolo’s properties. Tompolo not bigger than Nigeria; he must be arrested – Keyamo January 14, 2016 Court renews arrest warrant on ex-militant Tompolo, orders security agencies to produce him February 8, 2016 Why I refused to honour EFCC’s invitation – Tompolo December 12, 2015 Court issues arrest warrant for Tompolo January 14, 2016 EFCC set to arraign Tompolo, Akpobolokemi, others January 13, 2016 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed an application at the Federal High Court, Lagos, seeking an order to seize all properties belonging to a former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo. Mr. Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, was declared wanted by the EFCC last week after fai...

EFCC boss, Magu, slams lawyers, journalists; says SANs receive stolen funds The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, on Tuesday took a swipe at lawyers and journalists in Nigeria, saying they connive with criminals to subvert the course of justice and frustrate war against corruption. Delivering a speech at a rally organised by a coalition of civil society groups, in Abuja, Mr. Magu said lawyers receive part of the stolen public funds to fight the EFCC, sabotage and delay justice. “One of the big challenges we have in the effective prosecution of the war on corruption, is that of very senior lawyers who Nigeria has been very kind to: They who went to good schools here, when Nigeria was good, many of them, on government scholarship; they who Nigeria has given so much opportunity. “When we have corruption cases, cases of people who have stolen food from the mouths of our children; when we have cases of people who have stolen ...

BUDGET MAFIA 101: Who benefitted from Padding? ✳ Budget Mafia? Is there anything  we will not hear of in this country? The government of President Buhari has implemented the Treasury Single Account TSA policy. This exposed the fact that NNPC had more than 45 bank accounts! The Military (Army, Navy, Airforce) had more than 70 accounts! Mind boggling! ✳ But when we thought we have heard it all, we now know that those civil servants entrusted with the drawing up of the budget, did not understand that change is here. They carried on with reckless impunity, padding the budget as they have done in the past. ✳ Budget Mafia was unknowingly, inherited from  previous administrations as way back as the year 2000. Nobody would have thought that anyone would slot in so many zeros where they did not belong to, in the budget of a nation. Nor inflate the budget of an Agency and then have the audacity to later approach the agency to claim the loot. If you do not know wh...

Nigeria Customs intercepts 1,000 rounds of ammunition imported from U.S. The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a 40 ft. container with 980 rounds of 9mm type live ammunition and a pistol imported into the country from the U.S. The spokesman of the command, Chris Osunkwo, made the disclosure in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. According to the statement, the area controller of the command, Bashar Yusuf, said the seizure, including camouflage military face cap, camouflage belt, a pair of hand gloves and a pair of shoes, were concealed along with other personal effects in two vehicles. Mr. Yusuf said the arms and ammunition and a suspect who was arrested in connection with the seizure, had been handed over to the State Security Service, SSS, for further investigation. “A 40 ft container with number CLHU452754/2 with these items has been seized and it is with us and we are transferring them as appropriate to the relevant agency. “T...

OPEN LETTER TO ALH. ALIKO DANGOTE, (GCON) Dear Sir, It is with great humility that I sent this letter to you. I am not sure it will get to you though, but I'm hoping and relying on the power of social media share button that, perhaps, it will. If however, you receive this letter, please note that I desire nothing personal, but the pleasure of Allah over you and well being of the Muslims at large. Sir, you know very sure that you have been greatly favoured by Allah among the entire black race in Africa and elsewhere, even among men of other colours, as no name makes echo than yours across Africa. Your business is progressing and expanding on a daily basis and no household, at least, here in Nigeria, can do without your product. Even when our nation is experiencing economic crisis, your business and wealth continues to grow without limit. Such is the favour of Allah over you. Sir, my greatest concern is about your Zakat, the fourth pillar of Islam, binding upon you as a Muslim. ...

EFCC, ICPC to quiz ex-CEOs of agencies why they had to go Donation by a woman DG of N700m to PDP’s presidential campaign in 2015 Furnishing of an office at N800m Construction of a store at N240m instead of N40m Failure to account for revenue by a DG who diverted equipment to his private medium N15b found in a secret account in violation of TSA More than N6b debt in an agency generating at least N9b monthly Personal assistant remanded in prison for alleged N17m bribery but DG stayed on DG implicated in alleged N68b fraud Of the 26 Directors-General and Heads of parastatals sacked yesterday, no fewer than 10 may be handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission(ICPC) for investigation, a source said last night.

Nigerian govt. sacks FRCN’s Ladan Salihu, NTA’s Sola Omole, NAN’s Ima Niboro, others The Nigerian government has fired the heads of the six information-related parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced the disengagement during a meeting he held with the Chief Executives of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Voice of Nigeria (VON), News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and the National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Monday . The Minister directed the disengaged Chief Executives to hand over to the most senior officials in their various establishments. He thanked them for their service to the nation and wished them the best of luck in their future endeavours. The affected chief executives are the Directors-General of NTA, Sola Omole; FRCN (Ladan Salihu); VON (Sam Worlu); NOA (Mike Omeri); NBC ( Emeka...

An inside source within Akwa Ibom State Government has spoken to SaharaReporters about a shady deal Governor Udom Emmanuel and his predecessor, former Governor Godswill  Akpabio, struck with justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria prior to the apex court’s judgment on Wednesday February 3, 2015 validating the state’s governorship election.  A source close to the Attorney General of Akwa Ibom State told SaharaReporters that the “negotiations” on how to “capture the Supreme Court” started in late December of 2015, shortly after the Nigerian Court of Appeal made an omnibus nullification of elections held throughout Akwa Ibom State. The source, who sought anonymity, disclosed that the state’s immediate past governor, Mr. Akpabio, who is the minority leader at the Nigerian Senate, had reached out to Justice John Inyang Okoro of the Supreme Court to help broker a deal with Chief Justice Mahmud Mohammed and other justices of the Supreme Co...