Tag: efcc
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…
Court Issues Arrest Warrant Against Land Scammer
Justice A. B Mohammed of the High Court of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, sitting in Apo, Abuja, on Thursday, December…
Theft: Atuche, ex-bank chief seeks recall of EFCC’s witnesses
Henry Ojelu Former Managing Director of Bank PHB (now Keystone Bank), Francis Atuche who is facing trial over N27.5 billion…
Ogunbambo, 2 others charged with oil subsidy fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, December 3, 2012 re-arraigned two oil marketers: Oluwaseun Ogunbambo, Habila Theck,…
EFCC: No court order to stop Babalakin’s trial
Contrary to reports by a section of the media, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has not…
Money laundering: Babalakin’s ill-health stalls trial
Henry Ojelu/Judiciary Correspondent The trial of Dr. Wale Babalakin and four others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
EFCC Accuses Court of Indulging Kogi Officials
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on November 28, 2012, accused the presiding judge of the Federal High Court…
Nigeria: Judge admits documents in trial of ex-governor
The Presiding Judge in the N15 billion corruption suit against former Sokoto State governor, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa and 15 others…
2 Held In EFCC Custody Over N14.6m Fraud
An Abuja High Court on Monday ordered that Daniel Edeh, a director of Lupeli Oil (Nigeria) Ltd, be remanded in…
Subsidy Fraud: Charge against Ahmadu Ali’s son amended
Henry Ojelu& Olamide Abdul The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today re-arraigned Mamman Ali, son of former Peoples Democratic…
Reps Hembe, Azubuogu Re- Arraigned.
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday re-arraigned suspended chairman of the House of…
Ibori’s $15m: Court dismisses interloper
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Justice Gabriel Kolawole of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday declined to grant…
Supreme Court clears way for Governor Audu’s Trial
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on November 23, 2012, recorded a major victory in the trial of former…
Ex-governor Fayose faces fresh trial
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday re-arraigned a former governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayo Fayose over…
Babalakin slammed with N2b money laundering charge
Henry Ojelu/Judiciary correspondent Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today filed a 20 count-charge against Dr. Wale Babalakin, a…
Must Nigerian governors have security vote?
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja Must Nigerian governors continue to vote for themselves billions of Naira that they do not account for, in…
Ex-governor Sylva moves to stop trial
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Former Bayelsa state governor, Chief Timipre Sylva on Tuesday mounted a legal campaign to stall his…
Prosecutor’s Absence Stalls Lagos Speaker’s Trial Again
The trial of Mr. Sabit Adeyemi Ikuforiji, the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, and his personal aide, Alade Atoyebi,…
Oil subsidy scam: Suspect sent to Kirikiri Prison
Justice Adebisi Akinlade of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, has ordered a suspect in the ongoing trial over multiple oil…
New man joins tussle over Ibori’s $15million
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja More drama played out on Monday before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja as the…