The European Union Commission has removed Nigeria from its list of high-risk jurisdictions on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT). The delisting, contained in an updated list …
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A South Korean court, on Friday, sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison after finding him guilty of obstructing justice and other offences linked to his …
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Anti-CorruptionCivil Society
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Of Ex-Gov Lamido’s Son Over $40,000 Non-Declaration
The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of Aminu Sule Lamido, son of former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, for failing to declare $40,000 at an international airport. In a unanimous …
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Anti-CorruptionCivil Society
Alleged $4.5bn Fraud: EFCC Never Harassed My Client – Emefiele’s Co-defendant’s Lawyer
The counsel to Henry Omoile, E.N Offial, who is standing trial with a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, over an alleged $4.5bn fraud, on …
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Anti-CorruptionCivil Society
Alleged $4.5bn Fraud: EFCC Pressured My Client to Implicate Emefiele, Lawyer Tells Court
A defence lawyer on Thursday alleged before the Lagos State High Court that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) pressured his client to implicate former Governor of the Central …
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The Ag. Zonal Director, Benin Zonal Directorate, Deputy Commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), DCE Sa’ad Hanafi Sa’ad, on Tuesday, handed over a draft of N64,800,000 to …
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Europol has arrested 10 Nigerians as part of a major crackdown on the ‘Black Axe’ international criminal network, with fraud losses estimated at over €5.93 million. The arrests were carried …
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Anti-CorruptionCivil Society
SERAP Sues INEC Over ‘Failure to Account for Missing N55.9bn Election Funds’
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “over the failure to account for the missing or diverted N55.9 billion meant for the purchase …
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The Bailiwick of Jersey has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Government of Nigeria . This will see a return of more than $9.5 million identified as proceeds of …
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The Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote, through his legal representative, has filed a formal corruption petition against the former Managing Director of the Midstream Downstream Petroleum Regulatory …