Tag: efcc
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…
Calabar varsity staff docked for N11.4m fraud
The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday, February 18, 2021, arraigned one Andrew…
EFCC arraigns businessman Chinweuba for N4m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on February 16, 2021, arraigned one Obetta Hillary Chinweuba before Justice R.O Dugbo…
New EFCC chairman Bawa from Kebbi like Attorney-General Malami
Abdulrasheed Bawa, the 40 year-old nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari as substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
Kaduna DJ Blessed Michael jailed for impersonating Dangote, Buratai
A Kaduna based disc jockey, Blessed Michael is to spend six months in prison for posing on Facebook as former…
KWASU student arraigned over romance scam
A student of Kwara State University, KWASU, Malete, Atoyebi Ayodeji Blessing, has been arraigned before High Court on one count…
Omobola Adio ex-Oyo Court registrar jailed for third time
Former Deputy Chief Registrar of the Oyo State High Court, Mutiat Omobola Adio has been convicted and jailed for the…
20 Yahoo Yahoo suspects arrested in Owerri [ Full list]
Twenty suspected internet fraudsters, also known as Yahoo Yahoo boys have been arrested in Owerri, capital of Imo by EFCC…
39 Yahoo Yahoo boys arrested as EFCC raids Ilesha, Ago-Iwoye [Full List]
Thirty nine internet fraud suspects, also known as 'Yahoo-Yahoo Boys’ have been arrested in Ilesha, Osun state and Ago-Iwoye, Ogun…
Fraud: EFCC to arraign Stella Oduah Feb 22
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on Feb 22, arraign the former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah…
Clinton Onye jailed five years for illegal dealing in oil products
A man identified as Clinton Onye has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for illegal dealing in petroleum products.
Opashola Abdullahi Offa Health Tech Lecturer pleads guilty to romance scam
Opashola Abdullahi, a lecturer of the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, has pleaded guilty to a charge of…
N900bn fraud: EFCC suit to probe ex-Gov Yari dismissed
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed the suit seeking an order compelling the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
JUST IN: Arrest warrant issued for ExxonMobil CEO Richard Laing
An arrest warrant for Mr. Richard Laing, Managing Director, ExxonMobil Nigeria, has been approved by Federal High Court in Abuja.
Orji Kalu docked again by EFCC in retrial
Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu was docked today by the EFCC for a N7.1billion money laundering charge.
Seriake Dickson’s aide Embeleakpo Apere charged with N864m procurement fraud
Embeleakpo Apere, a former aide to former Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, arraigned by the EFCC, charged with N864.1…
EFCC hits Yahoo Yahoo boys in Osogbo again, 2 brothers, 6 others nabbed
EFCC operatives have swooped on Osogbo, the state of Osun capital again, arresting two brothers and six others for suspected…
Abuja bizman Abdulrahman Aliyu docked for N250m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has charged Abuja-based businessman Abdulrahman Aliyu with forgery of documents and misappropriation of…
Nadabo Energy claimed subsidy for petrol not imported: Witness
The ongoing trial of Abubakar Ali Peters, chairman, Nadabo Energy, for an alleged N1.4 billion oil subsidy fraud, continued on…
N714.6m fraud: EFCC presents two more witnesses against Turaki
Two witnesses of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, testified in the ongoing trial…
EFCC identifies 30 Yahoo Yahoo suspects arrested in Lagos, Port Harcourt
Twenty-two people, also known as Yahoo Yahoo boys have been arrested in Sangotedo area of Lagos by the Lagos Zone…
Court throws out bribery charges against ex-Justice Mohammed Yunusa
An Ikeja Special Offenses Court has dismissed the corruption charges brought against Justice Mohammed Yunusa, a judge of the Federal…
Bayelsa lawyer George Turnah docked again over N2.9b fraud
Bayelsa Lawyer George Turnah, the Special Adviser to Dan Abia, the former managing director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC,…
2 students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University docked for cybercrimes
Two students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, have been arraigned on separate one count charge of cybercrimes before Justice N.I…
Fraudster bags one year jail term in Uyo
A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River state has sentenced one Abasifreke Israel Eton to twelve months imprisonment…
Mama Boko Haram docked again for fraud
Aisha Alkali Wakil popularly known as ‘Mama Boko Haram’ has been docked again in Maiduguri on a fresh three count…
“There is no ongoing recruitment”: EFCC raises alarm
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Saturday alerted the public about fake EFCC Recruitment Form 2021 circulating on…