Tag: efcc
Alleged N125.7m Fraud: EFCC presents first witness against Kuforiji, others
The trial of Ibrahim Kuforiji, Mojeed Raheem and Oladepo Habeeb continued on Monday, March 15, 2021 before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo…
Ex-banker Aniekeme Okokon jailed for insurance fraud
A former bank staff, Ebe Aniekeme Okokon has been convicted and sentenced by a state high court in Uyo, Akwa…
EFCC arrests 27 Yahoo boys in Abuja, Lagos
Operatives of the EFCC have nabbed 27 Yahoo Boys in both Abuja and Lagos, as the agency continued its crackdown…
Investment scam lands Kaduna scammer, Ogbemudia in jail
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal Office has secured the conviction of one Osaze Ogbemudia before Justice…
EFCC arrests 14 suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, have arrested 14 suspects for their alleged involvement…
3 bag two years for illegal distribution of petroleum products
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, sentenced and…
Ex-NNPC GMD: Court reserves ruling on EFCC’s application to amend charge
Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has reserved ruling till April 15 on the…
Eleven suspected Internet fraudsters caught in Benin
The Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday March 9, arrested 11 suspected internet…
Bawa appears in N1.4bn oil subsidy fraud trial
Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja High Court to…
EFCC opposes Maina’s lawyer’s plan to withdraw from trial
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, opposed the plan by Sani Katu, SAN, counsel to Abdulrasheed Maina,…
10 suspected internet fraudsters busted in Port Harcourt
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arrested 10 suspected internet fraudsters in two different locations…
Massive harvest: EFCC busts 25 suspected Internet fraudsters in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested 25 suspects for their alleged involvement…
Bawa meets EFCC staff, sets new agenda (Photos)
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa on Monday, March 8, 2021, charged…
Uber driver bags jail term over internet fraud
An Uber driver, Michael Tosin Lawal, has been convicted and sentenced after he pleaded guilty to internet fraud.
Falana denies buying N6bn Abuja property from EFCC
Femi Falana (SAN), a human rights lawyer, said contrary to a report making the rounds, he has never bought any…
Maina’s witness all talk, no substance, can’t prove N282bn claim
A witness for Abdulrasheed Maina former Chairman of defunct Pension Reform Task Team, ended up today as 'all talk, no…
Union Bank staff Oluwasanmi jailed for theft of N116m
Temitope Oluwasanmi, a staff of Union Bank and his friend Augustine Olayinka were handed various jail terms today by Justice…
Bawa takes control at EFCC from Abba, states agenda
The new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa on Friday March 5, 2021 officially assumed…
N65m fraud: Adele jailed six months in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of one…
Alleged N40m fraud: ‘Mama Boko Haram’ ordered to testify orally
Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, has ordered Aisha Alkali Wakil alias “Mama Boko Haram” to…
Suspected fake Chevron staff docked for N4.5m contract scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Office on Wednesday arraigned a suspected fake Chevron Nigeria staff, Uguru…
2 fraudsters convicted, forfeit luxury cars in Abeokuta
Justice Mohammed Abubakar of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abeokuta, on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, convicted Komolafe Ololade Olajide…
PHCN Benefit Scam: Ex-BPE DG, granted N1bn bail
Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama Abuja today Wednesday, March 3, 2021, granted bail to…
Oyo-Ita’s trial stopped over EFCC misconduct
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered a stay of proceeding in the ongoing trial of the former Head…
CACOL lists expectations to new EFCC boss
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, listed its expectations from Abdulrasheed Bawa, the…
N700m loot: EFCC tenders evidence against Yero, ex-Kaduna governor
The trial of a former governor of Kaduna State, Muktar Ramalan Yero, before Justice Z. B. Abubakar of the Federal…
Surety remanded over failure to produce suspect
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Office on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, arraigned Gajah Omayulele Lovely before…
EFCC closes case against Paul Usoro, ex-NBA president
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday closed its case in the ongoing trial of former President of…
EFCC uncovers another academy for apprentice internet fraudsters
Operatives of the Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have uncovered yet another underworld ‘academy’…
Corruption: CACOL kicks against Bawa’s appointment as EFCC chair
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), on Thursday, Feb 18, appealed to the Nigerian Senate not to confirm…