•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 ...
•Sirika, Malami and Farouq-Umar Close allies of former President Muhammadu Buhari who served in his administration as ministers, have come under the radar of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over alleged multi-billion naira fraud allegations. The EFCC, it was gathered, is zeroing in on key ones who have been on the anti-gra...
•Daniel Bwala Former media aide to Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Daniel Bwala, has faulted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for declaring the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, wanted. Bwala said the EFCC had all mechanisms and intelligence to arrest Bello,...
Anti-Corruption Civil Society Organisations have advised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission not to desecrate the courts in the course of carrying out its constitutional role of fighting corruption. The CSOs and human rights crusaders cautioned the EFCC and other anti-graft agencies against trampling on the rights of supposed suspects...
•Yahaya Bello and EFCC sign post The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Yahaya Bello wanted for an alleged financial crime to the tune of N80.2 billion. Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency called on those with vital information about the former Kogi governor’s whereabouts to reach the commission or the police. “Former Ko...
•Falana Renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has described the ongoing attempts by former Kogi governor Yahaya Bello to evade arrest and prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as “legally untenable”. He also faulted a court ruling stopping the EFCC from arresting and prosecuting the former Kogi governor. ...
•EFCC operatives in front of Abuja residence of ex-Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello yesterday The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has warned members of the public that “it is a criminal offence to obstruct officers of the Commission from carrying out their lawful duties”. “Section 38(2)(a)(b) of the EFCC Establishment Act makes it an offen...
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