Kano state government has condemned in strongest terms insinuation by an online publication, Sahara Reporters that Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is one the three governors fingered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as having stashed away funds in their houses. A statement by the commissioner for information, Malam Muhammad Garba indicated that while the anti-graft agency did not Read More
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Kogi State House of Assembly Candidate, Ismaila Yusuf Atumeyi, with N326 million and $140,500 cash. EFCC Head Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, in a press statement Tuesday in Abuja, said Atumeyi is seeking to represent Ankpa 11 Constituency in the Assembly on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Atumeyi Read More
A total of 197 drivers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Friday, completed their three months training programme at the Nigerian Army School of Supply and Transport, Benin City, Edo state. Speaking at the passing out ceremony which took place at the Muhammadu Buhari auditorium of the Nigerian Army School of Supply and Transport, the EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Read More
The Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that the former Naval chief, Rear Admiral Tahir Yusuf Biu is on the run. EFCC revealed this before a Federal High Court in Abuja. The anti-graft agency said Biu went on the run after allegedly stealing N1.3 billion from the Nigerian Navy. The anti-graft agency said that all efforts to locate the whereabouts of Admiral Read More
The Electoral Hub has expressed it outrage at the injustice meted out to Aishatu Dahiru Binani who won the political primary with a whopping 430 votes defeating her closest rival Nuhu Ribadu a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) who scored 288 votes and Jibrilla Bindow, former Governor of the state with a score of 103 Read More
The Seventh Technical Session of The Electoral Forum has called on banks and anti-corruption agencies such as ICPC and EFCC to be fully involved in monitoring campaigns even as they urged the media to beam its spotlight more on policy-based campaigns by candidates and parties ahead of the 2023 general elections. The Forum noted at the just concluded meeting to Read More
The chairman/chief executive of Dilcon Plastics, Hon. Leonard Dilcon, has accused some Indian expatriates of sabotaging the efforts of local manufacturers in Nigeria. Mr. Dilcon, who declared this at a press briefing held Friday in the boardroom of Dilcon Group of Companies, said his life was being threatened. “The Nigerian economy is being sabotaged, and destroyed by some Indian expatriates. Read More
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has remanded Ogun State House of Assembly Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) custody over alleged N2.475 billion money laundering. Presiding over the case, Justice Daniel Osiagor ordered that he should be remanded for one week in the EFCC’s custody, adding that if he failed to meet Read More
The speaker of the Ogun state house of assembly, Hon. Olakunle Oluomo, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Oluomo was arrested at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos at about 9am on Thursday September 1, 2022. His arrest was alleged to be in connection with financial crime surrounding the state house of assembly, which Read More
Things are not looking good for the local government system in Ebonyi State as chairmen of the 13 local government areas (LGAs) have reportedly gone into hiding after receiving invitation to appear, in turns, before officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC). The invitation is for them to answer questions concerning what a source called “allegations of monumental Read More
A Kwara state high court judge, Justice Ibrahim Yusuf, has sentenced a corps member serving in Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Adetuberu Adetoyese, to two years imprisonment over internet fraud-related offenses. The court, Thursday, found the 28-year-old corp member guilty of theoffenses of cybercrime preferred against him by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC, Read More
Nigerians who decided to buy dollars with the hope of making big gains have been left have been left high and dry as naira suddenly wakened from slumber. Naira had opened the new week trading at N680- N710 to a dollar, with many experts predicting it could even get worst. However, since the decision by the Economic and Financial Crimes Read More
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency said it would arrest foreign currency traders found to be hoarding the dollar after a plunge in the country’s currency last month. Choked supply chains, partly due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and an almost 100 per cent increase in gasoline prices this year, are placing upward price pressures on Africa’s largest economy. The Economic and Financial Read More
Social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, also known as Mompha, has accused the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), of blackmail and intimidation. In an Instagram posts on his verified account, Thursday, titled “Mompha wanted by EFCC- The truth story”, Mompha said that EFCC used his absence to blackmail him. He said, “After my arrest and arraignment on the first case Read More
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has declared popular social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, known as Mompha, wanted. In a notice signed by EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwajaren, the embattled social media celebrity was wanted for fraud. The notice read, “The general public is hereby notified that ISMAILA MUSTAPHA, whose photograph appears above, is wanted by the Economic and Financial Read More
No fewer than 32 suspected internet fraudsters are now in the net of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The suspects, including a convicted internet fraudster, Okhiria Alex Chibueze, according to EFCC, were arrested on Thursday for alleged internet-related fraud. The Commission in a statement stressed that the suspects were nabbed in a sting Read More
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)?has secured the conviction of one Emeka Ekwunife on an eight-count charge of stealing by fraudulent conversion. Ekwunife was arraigned at Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja on Thursday, 14th of July. The suit, “Federal Republic of Nigeria Vs. Chukwuemeka Ekwunife & Structured Energy Limited” which has been in court since 2016 finally came Read More
A group, Concerned Indigenes of Oil Mineral Producing States Forum, has called for the cancellation of a N482 million contract awarded by the Presidential Amnesty Programme to Express Concern International for training of 90 Niger Delta ex-militants. In a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) which was also copied to the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Read More
The Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Tuesday arraigned one Kayode Raphael Odeyemi, a 62-year-old retired Deputy Comptroller of Corrections, before Justice M.A. Madugu of the FCT High Court, Bwari Abuja on a two count charge for offences bordering on land fraud. Count one of the charge reads, “that you, Kayode Raphael Odeyemi sometime in Read More
As voters continue to troop out to vote in the ongoing Ekiti state gubernatorial election, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested persons alleged to have engaged in vote buying in the Ekiti governorship election.
The management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) has vowed to sue the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged invasion of its headquarters in Abuja and harassment of its staff. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, the distribution company (DisCo) said the raid which happened on Monday led to what it described as illegal arrest and Read More
Blueprint can authoritatively reports that some beautiful female officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have stormed the Eagles Square, the venue of the ongoing presidential primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). While some of the operatives were dressed in their official apron, other female officials were in mofty. The officials of the anti-graft agency are Read More
Former governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, on Tuesday night showed up at Transcorp Hilton Abuja, venue of the ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential screening to take his turn as one of the aspirants. Okorocha was forcefully arrested last week by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at his residence over alleged N2.9 billion fraud. Read More
Former Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, Monday, finally appeared before a Federal High Court in Abuja where he pleaded not guilty to the N2.9 billion corruption charges brought against him by the federal government. In a 17-count charges, Okorocha was accused of diverting N2.9 billion from Imo state hovernment house accounts and that of Imo state local government joint accounts Read More
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has brought former Imo Governor Senator Rochas Okorocha before a Federal High Court in Abuja. He is to be arraigned on charges of money laundering and related offences on Monday morning before Justice Inyang Ekwo. The country’s anti-corruption body last week arrested Okorocha at his residence in Abuja. Details loading…
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