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Nigeria: Anti-corruption watchdog detains ex-governor

The immediate past governor of Nigeria’s Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Sources at the anti-graft agency told Channels Television that the former governor is being questioned by a crack team…

ECOWAS observers end mission to Mali

Observers from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional bloc who have been in Bamako for the past 4 days have left the country at the end of their mission.  The delegation led by former Nigeria President Goodluck…

Nigeria: $153m loot recovered from ex-minister

In Nigeria, the new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, says the country has recovered $153 million from former Petroleum Resources Minister, Diezani Alison Madueke. Alison Madueke has been staying in Britain since leaving office…