(Reuters) - The jailed former governor of a Nigerian oil state, James Ibori, lost a legal appeal on Thursday against a 13-year prison sentence for embezzling 50 million pounds ($78 million) in one of Britain's biggest money-laundering cases. Ibori, a founding member of Nigeria's ruling party and a behind-the-scenes kingmaker who ran Delta State for 8 years, was trying to get his sentence reduced. His lawyer ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Nigerian Copyrights Commission, NCC, on Thursday April 18, 2013 signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to curb piracy and protect local intellectual property. Speaking at the ceremony in Abuja, Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde stated that the ultimate goal of the MoU was to formalise the collaboration between the two agencies and enhance th ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today April 10, 2013 arraigned Mrs. Uzoma Cyril Attang, a major suspect in the Police Pension scam before Justice Husseine Baba of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja. Mrs. Uzoma a former chief accountant in the Police Pension Office is standing trial for theft and abuse of office. Also re-arraigned were six other accused persons: Esai Dangabar ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has concluded arrangement to arraign another major suspect in the billion naira Police Pension scam. Mrs Uzoma Cyril Attang will on Wednesday April 10, 2013 be docked before Justice Hussain Baba of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja on charges bordering on stealing and criminal breach of trust. She allegedly abused her position to enrich her ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday March 18, 2013 arraigned the former governor of Kogi State, Prince Abubakar Audu alongside a former Director General of the Directorate of Rural Development in his administration, Alfa Ibn Mustapha before Justice A.O. Adeniyi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja The duo were arraigned on a 36-count charge bordering on criminal ...

Nigeria Labour Congress NLC said on Thursday it was  “ alarmed by the decision of the National Council of States to pardon Mr.Diepreye Alamieyeseigha who was impeached as Governor of Bayelsa State and eventually convicted by a properly constituted court for stealing public funds; and Mr. Shetima Bulama a former Managing Director of the Bank of the North who was also convicted for misappropriating the bank’s ...

The Central Working Committee of Nigeria Labour Congress,NLC has said “That on Wednesday April 10, 2013, all NLC affiliate unions and State councils across the length and breadth of the country will mobilise workers on a protest  march to the Presidency and State Government houses. “In pursuance of this objective, the CWC directed NLC affiliate unions, State Councils, friends and allies of organized labour ...

Civil Society groups have described President Jonathan’s presidential pardon for ex Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha as ‘immoral’. A  statement signed by Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, Babatunde Oluajo,Ezenwa Nwagwu,Y.Z. Yau,Jaye Gaskiya  and Tunde Aremu said “The civil society groups working on anti-corruption and good governance in Nigeria received with shock the presidential pardon granted to t ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and Ghana’s Financial Intelligence Centre have resolved to deepen the level of cooperation between the two agencies. This emerged Thursday March 7, 2013 as the Chairman of the EFCC; Mr Ibrahim Lamorde received Mr. Samuel Thompson Essel, Chief Executive Officer, Financial Intelligence Centre and the agency’s Head of International Cooperation, Edward Mussey ...

A principal prosecution witness recalled by a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, in the on-going trial of former managing director of Bank PHB, Francis Atuche, on Monday, March 4, 2013, disowned a resolution of Future View Securities Limited’s board purportedly presented as evidence of a request for a loan from the defunct Bank PHB (now Keystone Bank). The witness, Mrs. Elizabeth Ebi, explained to the court ...