Tag: efcc
Benin Zonal EFCC secures 9 convictions, recovers N312.61m
No fewer that nine persons have been convicted for various financial crimes in suits preferred against them by the Benin…
We’ll visit abandoned projects in Niger-Delta — Magu
The Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) says it will soon visit projects abandoned by the Niger Delta Development Commission in…
PDP States: Secondus decries EFCC unconcealed bias
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has decried what it called “unconcealed bias’’ of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in…
Anti-Graft War: UK Pledges Support to EFCC
Paul Arkwright, British High Commissioner to Nigeria, has said that the United Kingdom will continue to support the anti-corruption crusade…
Man arraigned for alleged illegal bank operation
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned one Philemon Gora in a Federal High Court, Abuja for…
How ex-Katsina governor Shema spent N11b local government funds – Witness
The witness in the ongoing trial of a former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shehu Shema today revealed how the…
Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia lied to EFCC – Doctor
A medical doctor, Dr Olumuyiwa Solanke, said on Friday that embattled judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia,…
Internet fraudster remanded for destroying EFCC’s evidence
Peter Toluwabori, an alleged internet fraudster, was on Monday remanded at the Kirikiri Prisons in Lagos by an Ikeja Special…
Fake pastor arrested over alleged N1.8bn contract scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested a “pastor’’ over an alleged contract scam of N1.8…
EFCC: Over 647 convictions recorded from Nov 2015 till date
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday disclosed that it had recorded over 647 financial crimes convictions from…
Navy hands over vessel, 9 suspects to EFCC
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) DELTA on Wednesday handed over a vessel with more than 386,000 litres of stolen crude…
N750m fraud: EFCC detains former Kaduna Gov, minister
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday detained former Governor of Kaduna State, Ramalan Yero and three others.
N700m campaign fund: EFCC interrogates ex-governor Yero for 4 hours
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), on Friday interrogated former Governor of Kaduna State, Ramalan Yero for four hours…
EFCC set to arraign Ize-Iyamu, 4 others in Edo
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will arraign a former PDP governorship candidate in Edo, Mr Ize-Iyamu;…
Pension scam: Onyegbula opens her case in trial-within-trial
Mrs Veronica Onyegbula, the fourth defendant in the N14billion police pension scam on Monday at an FCT High Court, opened…
Dasuki, 4 others re-arraigned on 25 amended charges
The EFCC on Thursday re-arraigned Rtd Col. Sambo Dasuki, and four others in an FCT High Court, Maitama, on a…
EFCC arraigns ex-Edo Deputy Gov, others over N700m graft
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former…
Police, EFCC, DSS barred from searching Gov. Wike’s houses
The Federal High Court Abuja has barred the Nigerian Police, the EFCC and the Department of State Security Service, (DSS)…
Buhari says EFCC secures 278 convictions in 16 months
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said over 278 convictions of corrupt officials have been secured by the Economic and Financial…
Plateau PDP seeks “immediate release” of Sen. Jang
The Plateau Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the “immediate release” of former Plateau governor Jonah…
Army hands over seized tugboat, barge to EFCC
The Nigerian Army on Thursday handed over a tugboat and a barge, allegedly seized from oil thieves, to the Economic…
EFCC arrests fake Ibrahim Magu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested one Felix Idowu for allegedly impersonating its Acting Chairman,…
EFCC ordered to pay N5m compensation to Bala Mohammed for rights violation
An FCT High Court on Thursday ordered Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC ) to pay five million compensation to…
Sen. Nwaoboshi arraigned over alleged N805m fraud charge
A People’s Democratic Party’s chieftain, Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi, on Wednesday appeared before a Federal High Court, Lagos, charged with a…
$5.3bn: Court strikes out EFCC’s case against Patience Jonathan
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday struck out a suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
How Chinese Bizman tried to smuggle $300,000 outside Nigeria – Witness
The trial of Li Yanping, a Chinese national who is facing a one-count charge of money laundering for concealing $300,000…
N4.7bn fraud: Ladoja express worry over reliability of on my witness’ memory
The EFCC prosecutor in the fraud trial of Rasheed Ladoja, former governor of Oyo State, on Thursday said he could…
SGF Mustapha charges EFCC to tackle corruption at conception stage
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to…
EFCC defends interrogation practice, says they don’t drug suspects
Miss Zahra Abubakar, a second prosecution witness(PW2) in the trial within trial on alleged N600 million Naval property scam, on…
N3.2bn fraud: EFCC provides more evidences in trial of Orji Kalu
A witness, Mrs Nonye Eghene, on Thursday, told a Federal High Court Lagos, that loan facilities were advanced to a…