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Nigeria: Anti-Corruption Body Freezes Football Federation Account
Economic and Financial crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen three bank accounts of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), following new revelations by its investigation into the alleged N1.3 billion fraud in the Glass House.
Nigeria: Anti-Graft Agency Takes Ex-Gov Ibori’s Case to UK
AS the Dubai Police was set to extradite the former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori to UK for trial on money laundering and related offences, yesterday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said it would move its case file to Britain to aid his trial.
Nigeria: 50 Lawyers EFCC Over Obasanjo in Contractor Bribery Scandal
Fifty legal practitioners and anti-corruption crusaders yesterday filed a suit in the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division, asking it to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate former president Olusegun Obasanjo and others for their alleged involvement in the Halliburton bribery scandal.
Kenya: Kenyatta Blocks MPs’ Pay Rises
MPs may not get their pay hike this financial year after all.
Somalia: Dozens Killed in Mogadishu Clashes
At least 24 people civilians have been killed and 80 others injured in heavy shelling and gun fire exchanged between Somali government troops and rebel fighters in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, Radio Garowe reports.
News Analysis: The President Reasserts His Authority
The president re-established command and control of his office this week in dealing with BP, Gen.
House Drops Demand for Bank-Paid Liquidation Fund
House negotiators working on an overhaul of the financial system agreed to leave out a $150 billion fund that would have been used to liquidate large institutions.
Bookstore in Capital Seeks Its Next Chapter
Politics and Prose, an independent bookstore in Washington, is up for sale, and literary and political figures have indicated an interest in buying it.
Nigeria: I’m Happy to Be Home, Says Ribadu
Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, arrived the country Friday, declaring he was happy to be back home.