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We Were Not the Prosecutors For Saraki’s Case – EFCC Declares

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced that it was not prosecuting the President of the...

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Nigerian Officials Jailed For Selling Food Aid

Two Nigerian officials have been jailed for selling food aid meant for people fleeing militant attacks and food...

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Why Piles of Cash Keep Turning Up In Nigeria

Why piles of cash keep turning up in Nigeria Banks in Nigeria are definitely no longer the best hiding place for...

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Piles of Cash Keep Turning Up In Nigeria

Nigerians have been shocked and bemused after huge piles of cash have been unearthed in various parts of the country in...

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Buhari Suspends Spy Chief After $43m Found In Lagos

Nigeria’s foreign spy chief Ayo Oke has been suspended after anti-corruption officers found more than $43m (£34m) in...

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Nigeria’s Buhari Suspends Key Aides Over Alleged Graft

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday suspended two key aides over an alleged contract scam and for keeping...

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Nigeria Seizes $43 Million Cash Stash In Lagos House

Nigeria's anti-graft agency seized over $43 million in cash during a raid on a Lagos apartment in what it hailed as a...

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Millions of Dollars-Worth of Cash Uncovered In Nigeria

Nigeria’s security authorities have uncovered more than $40m (£32m) in cash in local and foreign currencies...

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Millions of Dollars-Worth of Cash Uncovered In Nigeria

Nigeria’s security authorities have uncovered more than $40m (£32m) in cash in local and foreign currencies...

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Nigeria’s EFCC Discovers N.5bn Cash Hidden In A Shop

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos zone, Friday uncovered yet another large sum of suspected...

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Some Pastors Are Corrupt

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused some church leaders in the country of not only encouraging corruption...

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Nigeria Court Unfreezes Millions In Ex-First Lady’s Fraud Probe

A judge in Lagos on Thursday ordered Nigeria's anti-graft agency to release one of several bank accounts frozen as part...

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Former Nigeria Oil Minister Alison-Madueke Charged

Ms Alison-Madueke was described as being at large A former Nigerian oil minister and three election officials have been...

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Bundles of Banknotes Seized At Nigeria’s Kaduna Airport

The EFCC is looking into whether the seized cash is linked to any crime Large sacks containing bundles of "crispy"...

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Bundles of Banknotes Seized At Kaduna Airport

Large sacks containing bundles of “crispy” banknotes worth a total of $155,000 (£130,000) have been seized at a...

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Nigeria’s Senate Blocks Appointment of Anti-Graft Chief

Nigeria's Senate on Wednesday rejected the appointment of President Muhammadu Buhari's nominee to head the country's...

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Former Nigerian Governor Jailed For Five Years For Corruption

A former Nigerian state governor was jailed for five years on Monday after being found guilty of corruption related to...

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Nigerian Court Convicts Former Governor For Graft

A Nigerian former state governor was on Monday found guilty and sentenced to five years in jail for corruption, marking...

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Nigeria Charges Oil Majors Shell, Eni With Corruption

Nigeria's anti-graft agency on Thursday filed corruption charges against oil majors Shell and Eni over a $1.3 billion...