The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned a man, Opeoluwa Sennaike, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court, for alleged five million dollars and N800 million cyber security fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sennaike was arraigned alongside his firm, Sennaike Consulting Ltd. on...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has initiated an extradition proceedings at the Federal High Court, Abuja against three suspects, Samson Ogoshi, his brother, Samuel and Ezekiel Ejemeh Robert, over alleged exploitation of minors and production of child pornography. The EFCC Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, made this known on...
An Ikeja High Court has dismissed the no-case submission of former Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi and Ezekiel Agaba, former Executive Director on alleged N754.8 million fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Raliatu Adebiyi dismissed the no-case submission of the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has assured the public that the Friday fire incident at its Enugu Zonal Command will not affect its operations. The commission’s secretary, Dr George Ekpungu, said this during an inspection visit to the command on Sunday. Speaking...
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday adjourned untill May 15 and May 16 the continuation in the trial of a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Oluwafemi Thomas. Thomas is standing trial alongside a bureau de change operator Kabiru Sidi, on a four...
The trial former Gov. Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti before a Federal High Court Lagos, was stalled on Monday, following the absence of the 12th prosecution witness, Mr Musiliu Obanikoro. Obanikoro, a former Minister of State for Defence, who began his evidence on Jan. 31, is still undergoing cross examination...
Ignorance, they say, is not an excuse in law. In other words, you cannot defend you actions or inactions by claiming that you not know that it is offensive to the law. Laws are made to provide standards, regulations, our conducts and ensure a sane society. One of the...
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has prayed a Federal High Court Abuja to set aside the bench warrant issued against her on July 24, 2020. Alison-Madueke, in a motion on notice brought by her counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, before Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon, sought court order...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 14 suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as “yahoo boys” at Rumuekini axis of Port Harcourt The suspects were arrested on Friday during a sting operation in Port-Harcourt, a statement by Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, spokesman of anti-graft...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Command, has arrested a fake police officer and 42 others for alleged internet fraud activities. The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement that the suspects were arrested on Friday at Ijebu-Ode and Awa-Ijebu...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested no fewer than 62 persons, including an ex- convict, over alleged offences bordering on internet fraud in Ilorin. The EFCC Spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
The Court of Appeal on Friday in Abuja upheld the judgment of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court which sentenced Abdulrasheed Maina to eight years imprisonment. Maina, who was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), was sentenced following his conviction for laundering pension funds...
The Abia House of Assembly Committee on Anti-Corruption and Public Accounts says it will meet with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other anti-graft agencies over petitions against some State Government functionaries. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen in Umuahia on Thursday by the Chairman...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja to dismiss a suit by Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, seeking the probe and prosecution of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Independent Corrupt Practices and...
The Attorney-General.of the Federation (AGF), Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Tuesday, took over a N1.84 billion money laundering suit against Nicholas Ashinze, a former military assistant to Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.) and eight others. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dasuki was the ex-National Security Adviser (NSA)...
Absence of prosecution witness on Tuesday, stalled the trial of a business mogul, Abdulsalam Abdulkarim-Zaura, before a Kano Federal High Court charged with alleged 1.3 million dollars fraud. NAN reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed four-count charge of criminal conspiracy and obtaining money by false...
Andrew Yakubu, former Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has sued the EFCC, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB) over alleged refusal to release his 9.8 million dollars after a court judgment. Yakubu, through his counsel, Ahmed Raji, SAN, filed the...
Mrs Patience Omoike-Mark, counsel to former Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, on Thursday stated that a Federal High Court (FHC) sitting in Lagos did not order the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to file fresh charges against him and others. Omoike-Mark said that Justice Daniel Osiagor, instead,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has organized a one day investigative training workshop for journalists on effective reporting of money laundering and terrorism financing. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the workshop was held on Thursday at EFCC Zonal Command’ Conference Hall in Maiduguri....
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), says it has achieved a lot in eradicating economic and financial crimes in Nigeria. Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, the Chairman EFCC, said this on Thursday in Maiduguri when he declared open a workshop on Economic and Financial Crimes Reporting for Journalists in Maiduguri...