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Refinery fraud: EFCC recovers billions as ex-NNPCL officials face prosecution- Report

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered over N5bn and $10m from contractors and government officials indicted in the fraud in the turnaround maintenance of the nation’s refineries in Port Harcourt, Kaduna and Warri. A report by Sunday PUNCH said that the anti-graft agency was

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Housing Ministry Warns Public Against Fraudsters Over Forfeited Housing Units

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2025

The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has issued a strong warning to the public, urging caution against fraudsters claiming involvement in the sale of 753 housing units recently forfeited to the Federal Government. These properties, previously seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele,

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ADC’s allegation of opposition witch hunt ‘self-serving, diversionary’ — EFCC

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has responded firmly to allegations by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that it is being used as a political tool against opposition figures ahead of the 2027 elections. In a statement on X, EFCC Executive Chairman Ola Olukoyede rejected accusations of partisanship, emphasising the Commission’s mandate to investigate

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EFCC arrests Aminu Tambuwal for alleged N189bn fraud

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, for alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals to the tune of N189 billion. Reports said that Tambuwal, a senator representing Sokoto South, was detained after arriving at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja about 11:30 a.m. on Monday, August 11, 2025. The former […]

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EFCC raids Obasanjo’s hotel

Daily Dispatch August 10, 2025

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have reportedly stormed the Green Legacy Hotel, located on the premises of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State, and arrested some youths suspected to be internet fraudsters. A report by THE PUNCH online said that the EFCC operatives carried out the raid in the early […]

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EFCC Grills NNPC Boss Over $20 Million Money Laundering Probe Linked to Atiku’s In-Law

Daily Dispatch August 1, 2025

A high-stakes corruption probe is rocking Nigeria’s oil industry as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) intensifies investigations into the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Bayo Ojulari. The embattled oil executive has reportedly been interrogated three times in two weeks over his alleged role in a $20 million money laundering scheme connected