By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A Concerned Nigerians advocacy group has issued a 7 day ultimatum to EFCC to probe Bola Tinubu, an All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential aspirant over his source of income. The group made the call on Friday in a petition that was addressed to the...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released a former Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano on an administrative bail. It was learnt that Chief Obaino was released by the EFCC on Wednesday evening. An official at the commission, who confirmed the development...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Operatives of the Lagos and Enugu Zonal Commands of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested 33 internet fraud suspects popularly known as “Yahoo boys” in separate sting operations. The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, who disclosed this in a statement issued on...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, accused Paul Erokoro, SAN, counsel to James Nolan, a director in Process and Industrial Development Limited (P&ID), of deploying a delay tactic in the ongoing trial. EFCC lawyer, Bala Sanga, made the allegation before Justice Ahmed Mohammed of a Federal...
The Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council has reacted to the online video showing former Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement signed by its Chairman and Obi of Onitsha, Prof. Nnaemeka Achebe, the council stated that it...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has granted a former governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, bail. Chairman of the commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, disclosed this on Monday in an interview with journalists in Abuja on the sideline of 5th Annual General Assembly (AGA) of the Network...
A short video showing the immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s detention has surfaced online. In the video which lasted 12 seconds, Obiano was seen sipping water from a bottle. He was also discussing with an unidentified person in the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been criticized over its alleged failure to arrest former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Reno Omokri, a former presidential aide, wondered why Tinubu has been allowed to move freely despite alleged corruption cases against him while Willie Obiano, who...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said former Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra was being quizzed over alleged misappropriation of N42 billion belonging to the state. An authoritative source in the EFCC disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja. The source said...
A video has emerged showing the immediate pass Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, dancing away his last day as governor of the state. Indeed, power is really transient. Watch video below: Currently the governor is under going some form of interrogation at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja.
Justice Raliatu Adebiyi of an Ikeja High Court on Friday fixed May 6 to rule on an application for virtual testimony in the trial of Patrick Akpobolokemi for alleged N754 million fraud. The application was filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The News Agency of Nigeria...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says former Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra is currently in its custody undergoing interrogation after his arrest on Thursday. Head of Media and Publicity of EFFC, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday...
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Enugu have arrested Kelechi Vitalis Anozie, a suspected fraudster who has been a person of interest to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since 2019. The EFCC said in a statement that its operatives arrested Anozie on the 10th...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has moved former Anambra Governor, Mr Willie Obiano to Abuja after he was arrested in Lagos on Thursday night. The spokesperson for the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujiaren, confirmed this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in...
A male student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has stated that Internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys, have saved the country’s economy from recession. The argument was a debate on whether Yahoo Yahoo is a lifeline or a life wire. Backing his assertion with results from findings, the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arrested the immediate past governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano. Obiano, who stepped down as governor today having completed the maximum two terms of eight years, which the Constitution allows for governors, was picked up at about 8.30 pm...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – No fewer than 13 suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested by operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The anti-graft agency arrested the suspects on Tuesday for carrying out fraud related activities at Nsukka and Emene axis...
Fire has destroyed an unconfirmed number of trucks parked at a facility of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The incident occurred on Monday morning at an exhibit dump of the anti-graft agency located at Iriebi in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested one Osondu Igwilo who has been on the watchlist of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since 2018. EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, who confirmed this in a statement on Monday, said the suspect was...
By BENJAMIN ORISEMEKE, Abuja – The inter-agency Joint Regulatory and Enforcement Task Force (JRETF); particularly FCCPC, NITDA and ICPC have advanced investigations with respect to digital money lenders. In a joint statement on the issue and signed by Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the FCCPC, Babatunde Irukera, said...