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EFFC arrests Soludo, ex- CBN governor
Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja Nigeria’s anti graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday afternoon arrested Professor Charles Soludo…
EFCC Declares Ex-Nigerian Rep Wanted
A former member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Chief Gbineje Obukowho Napoleon has been declared wanted by the Economic and…
EFCC seizes 48 ex-governor Sylva’s houses over theft
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, January 3, 2013 took possession of 48 properties of the former…
N1.5b scam: Bank Manager, Lagos Speaker’s aide arrested
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former manager with Intercontinental Bank Plc( now Access Bank), Mr. Olayinka…
Nigerian Lawyer Docked Over N25m Fraud
A convicted Nigerian lawyer, Kole Bello and an alleged accomplice, Muhydyn Ango were have been arraigned for obtaining a N25…
Wanted Nigerian ex- governor flees to USA
Abubakar Audu, former governor of Nigeria’s central state of Kogi, declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has…
Nigeria: Babalakin’s bid to stop EFCC fails again
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday dismissed the application filed by Dr. Wale Babalakin, lawyer and Chairman of…
Lagos bizman denies stealing Coscharis money
A Lagos-based businessman, Alex Ikpeme, on Thursday denied an allegation that he fraudulently converted N61.5 million belonging to Cochedes Agro…
2 Lebanese bizmen convicted for forex smuggling
Two Lebanese businessmen in Nigeria, Hassan Rmaiti and Talal Hammoud who were arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos…
EFCC Nabs Courier With $130,000
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, arrested one Bash Abdu at the…
Audu, ex-Nigerian governor declared wanted
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has declared former governor of Kogi State , Abubakar Audu wanted for offences…
Bank Managers Face Criminal Trial
An Asaba high court in Delta State, southsouth Nigeria, has adjourned till next year for continuation, the trial of three…
Forex smuggler Arrested in Nigeria With $130k
Operatives of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, arrested a suspected forex smuggler, Bash…
Nigeria: Babalakin challenges EFCC again
The Chairman of the Bi-Courtney Nigeria Limited, Dr. Wale Babalakin, has reinstituted the suit, challenging the legality of the criminal…
VISA Scammer Jailed 16 Years
Justice Adebunkola Banjoko of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, on November 21, 2012, convicted Femi Maurice who was arraigned…
Man Jailed For Fraud, Impersonation
Justice Call Garba of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, on December 7, 2012, sentenced Fidelis Teseer Tule, who was…
Nigeria’s Ex-LG Boss In Police Net Over Fake Projects
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday arrested Alhaji Umar Ibrahim-Rabagaddama, the immediate-past Chairman of the…
Accused arrested in Nigeria’s Pension theft
Esai Dangabar, one of the six accused persons being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a…
Babalakin Loses Bid To Stop Trial
Embattled Nigerian businessman and lawyer,Dr. Wale Babalakin, who is also the Chairman of Bi-Courtney Highway Services Limited, today lost his…
Gov. Lamido: My Son Not A Money Launderer
Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa on Thursday in Dutse said that his son was not in anyway involved in money…
Babalakin: EFCC Files Objection To Prohibition Application
Counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), on Wednesday filed a notice of preliminary…
Three Bank Managers Face Criminal Trial
An Asaba high court in Delta State, southsouth Nigeria, has adjourned till next year for continuation, the trial of three…
Court: Ex-Nigerian governor has a case to answer
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN JUSTICE Akintunde Boade of the Ibadan High Court has declared that former Oyo state governor, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala,…
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Nigeria: Babalakin’s Counsel Withdraws
The trial of the embattled Managing Director of Bi Courtney Ltd, Dr. Wale Babalakin by the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Currency Trafficking: Governor Lamido’s Son Arrested
Aminu Lamido, son of the Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and…
Delta state returns seized money to James Ibori
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in a bid to sway the court not to allow…
Ex-Nigerian governor evades arrest
Efforts by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to arrest the former Kogi State governor, Abubakar Audu,…
EFCC: $100m seized at Nigeria’s airports
Nigeria’s Chairman of the Economic and Financial crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde today said that no less than N15.5…
Council boss uses council fund as personal collateral
Justice I.E Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi state has been told how Yahaya Abubakar, former…
Money Laundering: Ex Works Minister Opens Defence
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Former Works and Housing minister, Mr. Hassan Lawal, on Thursday opened his defence before a Federal…