Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, on Wednesday, dared the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), by shining its invitation over the probe of ₦37.1 billion allegedly laundered during her tenure in office through a contractor, James Okwete.
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Illicit financial flow is a source of headache for managers of monetary policies in West Africa. Their score card in addressing the challenge has not yielded expected outcomes. The losses have been colossal.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is probing the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, over alleged ₦37,170,855,753.44 fraud through a contractor, James Okwete.
Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, under Muhammadu Buhari administration, Sadiya Umar-Farouk, has denied knowledge of one James Okwete.
The EFCC has re-arrested a convicted Italian, Floriana De-Stefani, for failing to obey a court order upon her conviction by Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to the remarks credited to the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adam Oshiomole on alleged deployment of funds to influence the 2019 elections in Kwara state.
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has described the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC’s) arrest and detention of a former Minister of Power, Dr. Olu Agunloye over $6 billion alleged fraud, as unjust.
ASHENEWS reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has proposed ₦76.586 billion for the 2025 fiscal year.
ASHENEWS reports that the 10th prosecution witness, PW10, in the trial of Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola, (a.k.a Naira Marley), Dein Whyte, on Thursday, November 30, 2023, told Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos how Visa, a card payment platform, flagged one of the credit card details found on a device belonging to the singer, due to fraudulent transactions.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has withdrawn the money laundering charge filed against a former Attorney-General of Lagos State, Olasupo Shasore.