Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of an FCT High Court on Thursday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimea Commission (EFCC) to either release the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, immediately or produce him in court on Nov. 6. Justice Adeniyi gave the...
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No fewer than 58 of the 69 students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife arrested on Wednesday for suspected internet fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been released. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the students were arrested during a midnight...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Ibadan Zonal Command of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday said its operatives have arrested 69 persons suspected to be internet fraudsters in Ile-Ife, Osun. The Commission’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said in a statement on Wednesday that the suspects...
Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, (OAU), Ile-Ife, on Wednesday, stormed the Ibadan Zonal Command of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan to protest the arrest of their colleagues by operatives of the anti-graft agency. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the students, who came...
The trial of the social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha (alias Mompha), charged with six billion Naira money laundering, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court, was stalled due to the absence of prosecution witness. When the case was called on Wednesday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Counsel,...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has given former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, until Jan. 25 to appear in court to explain circumstances surrounding the 53 million dollar-judgment debt arising from the Pars Club refund. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a short ruling on...
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately transfer the sums of $9.8 million and £74,000 recovered from Mr Andrew Yakubu, former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation...
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday further adjourned until Nov. 13 and 30, continuation of trial of Nigerian singer Azeez Fashola a.k.a Naira Marley charged with cyber crime. Justice Nicholas Oweibo adjourned the case following absence of the defendant from court. The News Agency of Nigeria...
The Alliance for Good Governance and Due Process, has queried the alleged plan by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to appoint Mr. Olanipekun Olukoyede as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). The group, in a statement issued on in Abuja on Monday, said the alleged...
UK Court restricts Diezani’s movement as EFCC obtains arrest warrant, begins extradition proceedings
UK Court restricts Diezani’s movement as EFCC obtains arrest warrant, begins extradition proceedings
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said it has obtained an arrest warrant and commenced extradition proceedings against former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Alison-Madueke appeared before the Westminster Magistrates Court in London over an alleged £100,000 bribe. The district judge, Michael Snow, granted the ex-minister a...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned the Chief Executive Officer of Emee Oil And Gas Nig. Ltd., Florence Onojame, who allegedly defrauded Access Bank of N4.4 billion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Onojame appeared before an Ikeja Special Offences Court alongside her...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sensitised gold merchants in Zamfara on their obligations as provided under the Money Laundering (Prohibition and Prevention) Act, 2022. The sensitisation was conducted in Gusau for members of Zamfara Gold Buyers and Sellers Cooperative...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has decried the sudden rise of fake dollars and cyber crimes in Benue axis. Its Acting Chairman, Mr Abdulkarim Chukkol, who disclosed this on Thursday in Makurdi, said that the commission had taken measures to address the situation. The EFCC chairman...
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced a U.S. ex-convict, Kolawole Erinle to 12 years in jail for defrauding Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB) of 1.4 million dollars. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Rahman Oshodi sentenced Erinle to five years...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Coalition of Civil Society Organization against Corruption and Social Vices (CCSOACS) has called on anti-graft agencies to probe the members of the House of Representatives ad hoc committee allegedly involved in extorting money from ministries, departments and agencies under the guise...
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC says it is taking steps to block leakages and boost the Federal Government’s revenue generation initiatives. The Chairman of the commission, Mr Mohammed Shehu, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja....
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) says Nigerians fall victims of electronic fraud because they expose themselves to the fraudsters by releasing their sensitive information to them. The Commission’s Director of Consumer Affairs, Alhaji Umar Alkassim,stated this in an interview with journalists during a sensitization...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has debunked an online media report (not NATIONAL ACCORD) alleging that he planned inviting the EFCC and ICPC to investigate his predecessor, Malam Muhammad Bello. The rebuttal is contained in a...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over property recovered from a convicted fraudster, Aisosa Ohue, alias Frederick Leonard, to an American victim, Cheryldene Cook. Its Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to him, the property include the...