Court Grants Ex-PDP Chair, Bello Leave to Travel to UK for Medicals
Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 granted an application by Haliru Bello, former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, seeking to travel to London for medical check-up. Bello’s counsel, Kanu Agabi, SAN, had in…
EFCC Arrests 14 Suspected Internet Fraudsters
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, arrested 14 suspected Internet fraudsters. The suspects are: Abiola Kayode, Adeleye Adewale, Adeniyi Abiola, Favour Iruabo, Iyiola Olayemi, Lawal Remilekun and Martins Adetunji. Ot…
N11bn Fraud: EFCC Re-Arraigns Shema, Commences Trial
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today April 10, 2018 re-arraigned a former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shehu Shema alongside three others before Justice Maikaita Bako of the Katsina State High Court on a 24-count amended charge. Others charge alongside Shema,…
NUC Seeks EFCC's Intervention to Check Activities of Illegal Varsities
The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 called for intervention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, in checking the activities of fraudsters operating illegal universities in the cou…
Fowler Lauds EFCC for Recovering N28bn for FIRS
Babatunde Fowler, Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, has lauded the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for its role particularly in the recovery of N28billion from various tax defaulters across the country. “Through the intervention of the…
Oil Theft : Nigerian Navy Hands Over Two Vessels to EFCC
The Nigerian Navy, NNS Delta today April 5, 2018 handed over two vessels allegedly involved in illegal oil bunkering to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for further investigation and possible prosecution. Speaking at the handing over ceremony in Warri, Captain…
Gombe office of EFCC Secures 10 Conviction in Q1 2018
The Gombe Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC secured ten convictions for various offences related to economic and financial crimes and recovered a total sum of N130m in the first quarter of 2018. This was disclosed today by the Zonal Head Mr. Johns…
Magu Assures Nigerian Red Cross Society of EFCC’s Support
Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has pledged support for the Red Cross Of Nigeria. Magu gave this assurance on Thursday, March 29, 2018, while playing host to the executive members of the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), who w…
EFCC Re-arraigns Two Suspected Fraudsters for Cloning Ex-Custom’s Boss Aide’s Phone
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, March 29, 2018 re-arraigned one Usman Baba Yusuf (a.k.a Usman Dakingari) and Balarabe Abdullahi for cloning the phone number of Abdulmumini Bako, a former Special Assistant to the former Comptroller General of the N…
$40m ONSA Fraud: Court Grants Azibaola’s No-Case Submission in Part, Acquits Wife
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday, March 29, 2018 sustained two of the 9-count amended charge of money laundering and criminal conspiracy preferred against Robert Azibaola, a cousin to former President Goodluck Jonathan, by the Economic and Financ…
EFCC Docks Yanping, A Chinese, for Concealing $300,000
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on March 28, 2018 arraigned a Chinese, Li Yanping, before Justice Babatunde Ouadri of the Federal High Court, Abuja on one-count charge of concealing a sum of $300,000 to the officers of the Nigerian Customs Service while attemp…
NIS Recruitment Scam: Court Adjourns Moro’s Trial to March 29
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, adjourned to March 29, 2018 for continuation of hearing of a case of procurement fraud and money laundering involving Abba Moro, a former Interior Minister, and three others. Moro, alongside one time permanent s…
EFCC Recovered N2.4bn, $115,000, 12 Properties, Cars From Amosu- Witness
A prosecution witness, Tosin Owobo, an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, told Justice M.B. Idris of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos that the sums of N2.4 billion, $115,000, 12 properties and bullet-pro…
EFCC Arraigns Four Bankers for N129m Fraud
The Enugu Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday March 27,2018 arraigned one Nwachukwu Placidus, a former manager of First City Monument Bank Ltd, Onitsha Branch and three former bankers with Idemili Micro Finance Bank Ltd, Nnewi namely; Oha…
EFCC Ready To Partner Judiciary in Fighting Corruption – Magu
The Acting Executive Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC, Ibrahim Mustafa Magu has said that EFCC was committed to learning and being guided by judicial prefects to carry out its functions aimed at eradicating corruption in the country. Magu made the stateme…
Magu Charges Public Officers Not To Betray Public Trust
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu has admonished public officers not to betray the trust reposed in them by the people. He gave the advice on Saturday March 24, 2018 at Awka, Anambra State while delivering a lecture entitled, 'A New…
Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption Laws Are Weak - EFCC Official
The South East Zonal Head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC , Adamu Hamisu Danmusa has stated that one of the major factors militating against efforts at eradicating corruption it in the country, is weak anti-corruption laws that tend to embolden the corrupt,…
Court Adjourns Ex-Minister, Akinjide’s N650m Fraud Case To April 9
Justice Muslim S. Hassan of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has adjourned further hearing in a case involving a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Olajumoke Akinjide, and others to April 9, 2018. Akinjide alongside Senator Ayo Adeseun and a Peop…
Court Adjourns Ex-Minister, Akinjide’s N650m Fraud Case To April 9
Justice Muslim S. Hassan of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has adjourned further hearing in a case involving a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Olajumoke Akinjide, and others to April 9, 2018. Akinjide alongside Senator Ayo Adeseun and a Peop…
Court Jails Three Men for fraud
The Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today, March 22, secured the conviction of Adesuyi John (a.k.a Jimoh Shaka) at the Federal High Court Benin City, on a two count charge bordering on obtaining by fraudulent means. The convict upon arraignment…
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