By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – A Prosecutor with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Bilikisu Bala on Monday, September 30, 2024, told a Joint Committee of the House of Representatives investigating allegations of corruption against some officers of the Commission, and the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) that charges...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, September 30, 2024, arraigned former governor of Taraba State, Darius Dickson Ishaku and former permanent secretary, Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero, before Justice S. C. Oriji of the Federal...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – A committee of friends, Ogaminana in Kogi state has described the petitions purportedly written to the Kogi State Government and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), against the Vice Chancellor of the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Engr. Prof. Abdulrahaman Salawu,...
Abubakar Umar, the Sixth Prosecution Witness in the trial of former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam has narrated before the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja presided over by Justice Peter Lifu, how in 2014, he converted the sum of ₦3.1bn wired to him by Suswam as governor, and...
Operatives from the Sokoto Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have apprehended 13 individuals suspected of internet fraud in Sokoto State. Dele Oyewale, EFCC Spokesperson, in a statement in Abuja, said the arrests were made on Saturday in the Gidan Yaro and Dandima areas of...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has cleared all doubts in the case of Alhaji Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi state. It’s a case of persecution, certainly not prosecution. The event of September 18, 2024 has finally removed the last veil that masked the mischief of Ola...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Darius Ishaku, a former governor of Taraba State, over alleged involvement in a N27 billion fraud scheme. Ishaku was taken into custody from his Abuja residence on Friday. A source from the commission revealed that Ishaku faces at least 15-count...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate allegations of bribery against Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the case of money laundry charge against Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky. The resolution was sequel to a motion by Rep. Patrick Umoh (APC- Akwa Ibom) at plenary on...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, adjourned the arraignment of former Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi until Oct. 30. The adjournment by Justice Emeka Nwite came as ex-Gov. Bello moved to the Supreme Court to file an appeal seeking to set aside the arrest warrant issued by...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede has ordered immediate investigation of alleged bribery allegations imputed to some officers of the Commission by Idris Okuneye (a.ka.Bobrisky) in a viral video circulating across the country. Okuneye, an ex-convict had...
By IBRAHIM OBANSA, Lokoja- Kogi State House of Assembly has called for the immediate removal of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, over his unprofessional handling of the case against the immediate past Governor of the state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. The legislators, during plenary...
The Kogi House of Assembly on Monday reacted to the allegation of fraud against former Gov. Yahaya Bello, and declared that no money belonging the state was missing to that effect. “There is no money missing in Kogi coffers to warrant such accusation and prosecution,” the lawmakers said during...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, stopped the EFCC from prosecuting Mr Leno Adesanya, the promoter of Sunrise Power and Transmission Co Ltd, on allegations bordering on the six billion dollars Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project fraud. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, also gave an order of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned comedians and skit makers against unauthorised use of its uniforms and other operational accoutrements in their productions. The anti-graft agency in a statement on its X (formerly twitter) account on Monday, warned that any unauthorised...
By IBRAHIM Obansa, Lokoja – A group, the Forum of Amalgamated Unions of Concerned Kogi Citizens, has called on president Ahmed Bola Tinubu to caution the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC ), Mr. Ola Olukoyode to ensure that professionalism is applied in the ongoing prosecution...
President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday ordered security and law enforcement agencies to take action against individuals involved in trafficking stolen vehicles. The agencies tasked with this responsibility include: the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Nigerian Ports...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has deployed its operatives to all Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Edo State to tackle voters’ inducement in the Saturday’s governorship election. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, in a statement, quoted Ola Olukoyede, the commission’s chairman as saying that...
The media office of the former Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has alleged that EFCC operatives on Wednesday night laid siege at the Kogi Government Lodge, Asokoro in an attempt to arrest the ex-governor. The team’s Media Director, Ohiare Michael, in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja,...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has handed over a truck load of palliatives he confiscated, to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), for investigation. This is contained in a press statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Sir Tersoo Kula, which...
Former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, who worked into the Office of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday morning, left the commission’s office unquestioned. Bello had honoured the invitation of the EFCC) over alleged financial fraud. A statement issued by the Director in his Media Office,...