•EFCC operatives and Cubana Chief Priest In a latest development, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and celebrity barman, Cubana Chief Priest, have agreed to settle the naira abuse charge slammed against the socialite out of court. Recall the Federal High Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday, April 17, granted Cubana Chief Prie...
•Sule Lamido Former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, came under attack from a socio-cultural group – Arewa New Frontiers (ANF) for criticising the initiative of some northern governors in seeking foreign help to solve the insecurity challenges facing the region. The group told Lamido to leave the governors alone in their bid to find [&he...
•EFCC operatives The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an interim order empowering the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to freeze 1,146 bank accounts belonging to individuals and companies. The agency claimed it was investigating them for unauthorised dealing in foreign exchange, money laundering and terrorism financing, re...
•Yahaya Bello The American International School of Abuja has paid $760,910.84 to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from the $845,852 school fees allegedly deposited by former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello in respect of five of his children in the school, it was gathered last night. Bello is being prosecuted by the commissi...
•Embattled former Gov Yahaya Bello The American International School of Abuja (AISA) has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to provide “authentic banking details” for the refund of fees paid for the children of Yahaya Bello, immediate-past governor of Kogi State. The children are in grade level 2 to 8 at the school, [&he...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a notice of withdrawal to discontinue an appeal against an order of a Kogi High Court restraining it from arresting the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. In the notice filed on April 22, the EFCC said the withdrawal is predicated on the fact […]
•Hadi Sirika A former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, was yesterday arrested and taken into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over its ongoing probe on the botched Nigeria Air project. Apart from the project, Sirika was still being grilled at the time of filing this report last night over alleged conspiracy, [&h...
•Embattled former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, for approving the printing of N684.5m notes at the rate of N18.96bn. In the fresh 4 count charge filed against him, the EFCC alleged that Emefiele disobeyed...
•Hadi Sirika Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), today, quizzed a former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over alleged N8bn Nigeria Air fraud. A top EFCC operative told our correspondent that the ex-minister came on invitation to the EFCC Headquarters in the Jabi area of Abuja today, reports Channels TV. Also, ...
•Akinterinwa The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Ondo State Wale Akinterinwa. He is being held in connection with the ongoing investigation of his tenure as Commissioner for Finance in the defunct Akeredolu administration, reports The Nation. Until the State ...
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