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CORRUPTION: French Supreme Court Rules to Investigate Assets of Three Former African Heads of State

Elombah.com welcome today’s ruling by the criminal chamber of the Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation) in a corruption case calling for an investigation into how luxury assets (properties and cars, as well as bank accounts) were acquired in France by three foreign

How Ukachukwu, PDP Senatorial aspirant stole N5.6bn - EFCC

Abdullahi Adamu and Nicholaus UkachukwuEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over the weekend gave a graphic detail of how a senatorial aspirant on the platform of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu using  four of his companies allegedly looted a whooping sum of N5.6billion public funds belonging to Nasarawa State government.

N5.2B REA Fraud: You Have A Case To Answer, Court Tells Ugbane

 Senator Nicholas UgbaneHard-fighting former Senate committee chairman on power, Senator Nicholas Ugbane on Monday November 1st, lost a major bid to quash the amended 65 count charges preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as an Appeal Court sitting in Abuja dismissed his suit  seeking to quash the case against him. Ugbane filed an  application before Justice Jimi Olukayode Bada

Presidential Candidates bribe delegates with Billions

Nigeria - The corruption of the Nigerian political process is now in full swing: major payments are now being made to each of the delegates of the political parties, particularly the overwhelmingly large ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP), who decide the primary

Naija List of Looters!

NAME| TRIAL COURT| CASE STATUS| AMOUNT INVOLVED |STATUS OF SUSPECT (S) |REMARK

Corruption Perceptions Index 2010: The results

Nigeria is the 44th most Corrupt Country (134 out of 178) According to the CPI) The Transparency International said Tuesday that Transparency and Accountability are critical to restoring trust and turning back the tide of corruption. With governments committing huge sums to tackle the world’s most pressing problems, from the instability of financial markets to climate change and poverty, corruption remains an obstacle to

2011: EFCC Asks Parties to Stop over 100 Corrupt Politicians from Contesting elections


At least 40 prominent politicians are on the advisory list containing over 100 persons with high profile cases whom the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said should be barred from contesting for elective offices in 2011. The list, which contains names of former governors, former and serving 

EFCC Files Fresh Charges Against El-Rufai

Former Minister of the Federal High Court, Nasir El- Rufai flagged by some EFCC operatives at one of his outings during his trial.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has said that it has prepared fresh charges against former Minister of the FCT, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. The charges are to be filed at an FCT high court on Friday October 22.

Former Minister of the Federal High Court, Nasir El- Rufai flagged by some EFCC operatives at one of his outings during his trial.

Corruption: EFCC to disqualify 54 PDP aspirants

IN its determination to stop corrupt politicians from participating in the 2011 general elections, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, identified 54 corrupt aspirants on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP. The commission said it has forwarded their names to the party to disqualify them from contesting for any public offices.

Obasanjo’s Aide Indicted; pleads not guilty

ObasanjoA personal aide to former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo was indicted this morning in a six-count charge accusing him of laundering money in a case involving $180 million bribes paid by a former Halliburton subsidiary.

In the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, before Justice Adamu Bello, a prosecutor alleged Adeyanju Bodunde was just member in a "ring" of others surrounding the former leader of Africa's most

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