The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has raised the alarm over the activities of 58 illegal Ponzi scheme operators defrauding Nigerians under the guise of investment opportunities. In a statement released today by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the anti-graft agency disclosed that the companies are neither regist...
•Former minister, Uju Kennedy Ohanenye Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are questioning a former Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Ohanenye, over alleged involvement in the misappropriation, violation of procurement processes, and diversion of public funds amounting to ₦138 million. The funds were allegedly misappropriat...
•Former Governor Udom Emmanuel Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, for alleged N700 billion Fraud. Emmanuel was arrested after he honoured an invitation of the EFCC today to answer allegations of money laundering and diversion of funds preferred ag...
•Jude Okoye The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Jude Okoye, the elder brother and former manager of Paul and Peter Okoye of the defunct music group, P-Square, on charges of laundering ₦1.38billion, $ 1 million and £34,537.59. Jude was arraigned alongside his company, Northside Music Ltd, before Justice Alexander O...
•EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede hands over the funds to victims of fraud yesterday The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has handed over a total sum of $132,362.43, N78,566,324.81 to American, Spanish and Swiss victims of local fraudsters. The Commission described the move as a gesture of its commitment to tackling economic...
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, and the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, at separate events yesterday, weighed in on autonomy for local government areas (LGAs), issuing warnings to state governors and council chairs. Fagbemi condemned the conti...
•Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has called on local government chairmen across the country to be prudent and accountable. Olukoyede stated that they do not have immunity from investigation or prosecution for fraud, re...
•Nduese Essien A former Minister of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, Chief Nduese Essien, has criticised sensational media trials allegedly orchestrated by self-proclaimed anti-corruption crusaders aimed at extorting former South-South governors. Addressing newsmen at his Eket residence yesterday, Essien expressed concern over what he de...
•The suspects The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called its first witness in the case of alleged cybercrime against some 193 foreign nationals and 599 Nigerians arrested in a surprise operation at their hideout, Big Leaf Building in Lagos. At the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos yesterday, the EFCC presented 7 of [&hell...
•PDP chairman, Edo State, Tony Aziegbemi The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has called for an investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission into the financial recklessness that led to the suspension of the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Samson Osagie, and the Chairman of the Edo State Local Go...
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