•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...
•Yahaya Bello and EFCC sign post The Federal High Court Sitting in Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) permission to arrest the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, preparatory to his arraignment tomorrow. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the warrant this afternoon at the instance of the EFCC. This is as [&...
•Oluwo of Iwoland The Paramount Ruler of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to conduct comprehensive enlightenments for Nigerians on naira abuse before making arrests. Oluwo said many Nigerian people are ignorant of the acts constituting naira abuse, urging the anti-graft ag...
•Portable Street-pop artiste, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has appealed to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to forgive him for spraying money on his admirers. This followed the six-month jail sentence melted to crossdresser Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, for Naira mutilation offence. Similarly, his p...
•Cubana Chief Priest The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a three-count charge against popular Instagram celebrity Pascal Okechukwu also known as Cubana Chief Priest for allegedly spraying and tampering with the naira at a social event contrary to the provisions of the Central Bank Act of 2007. Cubana Chief Priest will...
Anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC), has intensified its investigation into the culpability of bank chief executive officers (CEOs) in the mismanagement of COVID-19 funds and World Bank loans. Also under probe is the alleged mismanagement of recovered Abacha loot given to the Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Manage...
•Suspended Minister Betta Edu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is probing 50 bank accounts, as it recovered N30 billion in the case of the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, and the ongoing probe of the ministry over alleged money laundering. The latest development was revealed in a bulletin titled, “EFCC Alert,...
•Emefiele The Ikeja High Court in Lagos State has ordered the remand of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He is to be remanded till the next adjourned date, Thursday, April 11 when the court will give its […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested an Ilorin-based clergyman, Prophet Adeniyi James, for allegedly defrauding a member of his church of N3.9 million. James is the General Overseer of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Freedom City Prophetic and Deliverance Ministry in Ilorin, reports Daily Trust. In a statement in Il...
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