Tag: efcc
How Babachir Lawal awarded contracts to his companies: Witness
Aminu Ahmed, a principal procurement officer in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation has told…
EFCC roasts TI over Nigeria’s corruption ranking
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has vehemently condemned in strong terms, the 2019 Corruption Perception Index, CPI recently…
End of the road: Fugitive oil thief bags 10 years Jail
An oil thief, Abednego Ogede, who was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and convicted in absentia…
EFCC arraigns Ogunlewe, other for money laundering
The Economics and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arraigned one Akinola Ogunlewe alongside Babajide Soyode, before Justice A.R. Mohammed…
Adoke’s arraignment stalled over confusion from EFCC
The arraignment of former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke was on Wednesday, stalled at the FCT High Court…
Why AGF, EFCC, ICPC must fast-track prosecution of power sector corruption cases – SERAP
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar…
EFCC vows to be ruthless on corrupt Nigerians
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has sent a threat to fraudsters in Nigeria, stressing that it would be…
Fashola sent to prison over alleged N20m fraud
A Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has ordered the remand of a lawyer, Lere Fashola, in the custody…
How JAMB revenue officer, boss stole N36.5m – EFCC witness
An EFCC witness, Stanley Ani, on Tuesday told an FCT High Court, N36.5 million was not remitted to the Joint…
Saraki battles to reclaim properties from EFCC in court
Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, in an application filed before a Federal High Court in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, is…
Malabu scandal: Adoke, others go on trial today
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is expected to arraign a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of…
Assembly Clerk in detention over N220m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is investigating Mr. Torese Agena, Clerk of the Benue State House of Assembly…
Massive crackdown: EFCC raids Ibadan club, arrests 89 ‘Yahoo-Boys’
The Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested 89 suspected internet fraudsters at the…
Busted: EFCC seizes N45m fake notes, arrests syndicate
Operatives of the Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested Badamasi Sule and Muhammad…
Fans react as Lasisi Elenu mimics yahoo boys
Oap, actor and comic actor Lasisi Elenu, popular for his funny skits on Instagram, shared a video of how yahoo…
Wages of corruption: NDDC staff jailed 7 years
Justice A.T Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, on Friday sentenced Tarila Ebizimor to seven years imprisonment for…
EFCC wins institution of the Decade award
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was on Friday January 17, 2020, announced as the winner of THISDAY Newspaper's…
Abuja property developer remanded for arriving court late
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court, Jabi, Abuja has revoked the bail he granted Maitama, Abuja property developer, Joseph…
Nine oil bunkering suspects handed over to EFCC
The Nigerian Navy Ship Delta, NNS Delta has handed over a motor vessel, MV Salvation and nine crew members allegedly…
Church Accountant handed 18 years jail for stealing offering, tithes
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC , Gombe Zonal Office on Monday, secured the conviction of one Ibrahim Aku…
EFCC releases list of 8 Internet fraudsters arrested in Ibadan
The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, at the weekend arrested eight suspected internet fraudsters…
Access Bank denies arrest of its GMD
Access Bank Plc has vehemently denied reports that its Group Managing Director, GMD, Herbert Wigwe has been arrested by the…
The case against Senator Shehu Sani: EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said Sen. Shehu Sani, who is being detained by the commission for alleged…
EFCC opens up on Atiku’s purported arraignment
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has rubbished news that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar was arraigned for an…
Extortion: Leave Buhari out of Shehu Sani’s arrest – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says insinuations and phantom claims that the Commission is “prosecuting” Senator Shehu Sani,…
Land racketeer bundled to 7 years Jail
Justice Mohammed Owolabi of the Oyo State High Court has sentenced a land racketeer, Joseph Adebayo, to seven years in…
EFCC invades Shehu Sani’s residence
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have reportedly invaded the Abuja residence of Senator Shehu Sani over…
No escape for corrupt Rivers Govt officials, Magu vows
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has expressed optimism that cCourt cases barring it from investigating and prosecuting past…
Court gives EFCC nod to detain Adoke for additional 14 days
Justice A. O. Musa of Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, January 2, 2020 granted the application of…
EFCC hands over forfeited property to NDE as office
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has handed over a forfeited property to the National Directorate of…