The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has come under intense scrutiny and criticism from citizens in the last few days following a series of arrests of high-profile Nigerians especially Femi Fani-Kayode in manners that are alien to our laws and that cast the Commission as an organization operating without recourse to the Act establishing … Read more
The Vice Chairman of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says a proposal by the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) to set up the office of Director of Public Prosecutions Unit to combat corruption is a recipe for disaster. Samuel Atta Akyea says for Ghana to win the corruption fight there would be the need for … Read more
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency has confirmed to the BBC that former first lady Patience Jonathan is taking the agency to court following an investigation into the four of her bank accounts. But the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) refused to confirm whether it had blocked any of her funds. A letter from her lawyers, published … Read more