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...
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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...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigation into the adoption of children from the Kaduna State Orphanage home. The state Commissioner for Human Services and Social Development, Hajiya Hafsat Baba, who confirmed this to NAN in Kaduna on Wednesday, said the investigation followed a petition to...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested no fewer than 34 suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo boys in Ilorin, Kwara and Ado-Ekiti in Ekiti state. The EFCC spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement on Wednesday, that the 34...
Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has dismissed the bail application filed by a fake Army General, Bolarinwa Abiodun. Abiodun is being prosecuted on a 13-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, forgery of documents, and possession of documents containing false...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Command, has arrested a 30-year-old man who allegedly defrauded the Emir of Okuta in Kwara of N33, 399, 999. Alhaji Idris Abubakar, the Emir of Okuta in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara, was a former member of the House...
A lot of users were in awe and in love when the businessman shared a video showing the luxurious interior design of his mansion on his Instagram page recently. Cubana ChiefPriest has proven himself to be one Nigerian celebrity who absolutely loves the luxurious things in life and it...
….Says only corrupt politicians can afford such amount By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has been petitioned to probe the source of wealth of any APC presidential aspirant who buys the party’s N100m...
The Electoral Hub, an advocacy group, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) anti-graft and financial institutions to monitor the 2023 campaign spendings. Ms Princess Hamman-Obels, Director of IRIAD, Electoral Hub in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja said that the call was to...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says the presidential pardon for persons prosecuted on corruption charges by the federal government only suggests that there is no need to have anti-corruption agencies in the country. Governor Wike wondered how to explain the embarrassment that the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned Bolarinwa Abiodun, a fake Army General. Abiodun was docked before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, the capital of Lagos. The suspect is facing a 13-count charge including obtaining money by false pretence, forgery of...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will, on May 30, re-arraign former National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, on allegations bordering on N400 million fraud. Metuh is expected to be re-arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja. The...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has kicked against an interim order made ex parte by the Awka Division of the Federal High Court presided over by Justice Hyeladzira A. Nganjiwa granting the former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano leave to travel abroad to the United...
A Federal High Court in Abuja, has dismissed a suit by oil and gas services firm, Marine Assets and Offshore Equipment Limited, to stop its investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Bolaji Olajuwon, in a judgment, said that the suit instituted by the company and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – EFCC has begun investigating a suspected illegal petroleum products dealer in Uyo. Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. He said the suspect was arrested on Feb. 27 on Itu-Calabar...
Popular Nigerian singer, Davido has reacted to the release of celebrity barman, Pascal Okechukwu, aka Cubana Chief Priest from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Recalled that The EFCC had arrested Cubana Chief Priest for alleged money laundering and tax fraud. Cubana Chief Priest was...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released popular socialite and club owner, Paschal Okechukwu a.k.a Cubana Chief Priest. Cubana Chief Priest was arrested last week in Abuja by EFCC operatives. He has since been in detention for 5 days facing interrogation over money laundering and tax fraud charges....