The Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned the alleged pension fraud trial involving former Head of Service of the Federation, Stephen Oronsaye until Oct. 5. At the resumed hearing in the case on Thursday, Oronsaye was cross-examined by the prosecution counsel, Mr Oluwaleke Atolagbe. The former Head of Service...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has broken into the residence of Senator Rochas Okorocha in Abuja after gunshots were heard in the vicinity. It is not yet clear if anyone was injured from the shots. The EFCC insisted that journalists must leave the premises, forcefully ejecting everyone...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Coalition Of Civil Society Organizations In Nigerian (COCSON) has criticized the recent corruption allegations leveled against the newly appointed acting Accountant General of The Federation, Anamekwe Nwabuoku by faceless media organisations. Recall that Mr Nwabuoku was on Sunday appointed by the Federal Government to...
The Federal Government has appointed Mr Anamekwe Nwabuoku as the acting Accountant General of the Federation. Nwabuoku’s appointment was conveyed in a letter dated May 20th, 2022 and signed by Aliyu Ahmed, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning. President Muhammadu Buhari’s former...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has traced at least 17 properties to the Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris. This is just as the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, suspended Idris who is currently being investigated for fraud to the tune of N80bn. An...
Embattled Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris has been suspended indefinitely by the federal government. Idris’ suspension was announced by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr. Zainab Ahmed over his alleged involvement in N80billion fraud being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Idris...
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal Government to discard the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) being used for the payment of federal workers’ salaries. ASUU was reacting to Monday’s arrest of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, by the Economic and Financial...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched a discreet investigation into the finances of the 18 political parties in the country and their presidential aspirants. This followed the humongous fees paid for expression of interest and nomination forms by aspirants vying for various elective offices in the...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has challenged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to come clean in its fight against corruption and not be selective as they are currently doing. Governor Ortom spoke on Friday, when he received at the Benue Peoples House,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, re-arraigned, Haruna Jauro, a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), before a Federal High Court Lagos over alleged N156.4 million money laundering. The defendant was arraigned alongside one Dauda Bawa and Thlumbau Enterprises Ltd., on...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, fixed July 27 for further mention of a suit filed by former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and others. Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned the matter to enable parties file and exchange their processes in the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, re-arraigned two former staff of First Marina Trust Ltd., in a Federal High Court in Lagos for alleged Identity theft and Cyber Crime. The EFCC charged Adeyemi Oluwaseun and Suleiman Yusuf with for counts bordering on conspiracy to commit identity...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Enugu Zonal Command, said it has arrested 36 suspected Internet fraudsters popularly known as ‘Yahoo boys’ in Enugu State. Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, said this in a statement...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on anti-graft agencies to monitor the funds of Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) of government as the country prepares for the 2023 general elections. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba made the call in a...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed Oct. 12 for the arraignment of former Aviation Minster, Stella Oduah and others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date following a letter from the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) in...
Ibrahim Ahmed, an investigator with the EFCC on Monday said Aliyu Abubakar, the 2nd defendant in the trial of former former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mohammed Adoke, voluntarily made statements to the anti-graft Agency. Ahmed, who was the 1st prosecution witness (PW1) in the trial-within-trial of the money...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is currently investigating the source of money used by aspirants to purchase party nomination forms ahead of the 2023 elections. The EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, disclosed this on Friday when he featured on Channels Television’s current affairs programme, Politics Today. Mr. Bawa...
The United States (US) has accused the Nigerian Department of State Services (DSS), police and army of corruption and violation of human rights with impunity. It also added that there were credible evidence and reports that members of security forces committed numerous rights abuses, extrajudicial killings and stifling of...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has arrested no fewer than 18 suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as “Yahoo boys” in Lekki area of Lagos State. The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, who disclosed this in a statement, said the suspect were arrested following...
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday granted bail in the sum of N20 million to Philips Fatuyi, the Chairman of Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria (NOGASA), charged with N43 million oil fraud. Justice Mojisola Dada granted the bail following a prayer by defence counsel, Mr...