•EFCC chairman, Ola Olukoyede The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained 10 officers from its Lagos Zonal Command over the alleged theft of missing operational items. The commission’s Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, confirmed this in a statement yesterday in Abuja. Oyewale stated that the development was part of ongoing effor...
•Petrol stations …Being Nigerian Tribune Editorial today Not a few Nigerians, especially motorists and vehicle owners, were delighted when the price of fuel which had continually spiked was reduced by two of the major suppliers of the product, namely the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited ( NNPCL) and Dangote Refinery Ltd, to...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s application to freeze 67 banks accounts domiciled in different banks over alleged N52.9 million fraud. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the application after the EFCC’s lawyer, Martha Babatunde, moved an ex-parte motion to the effect, reports NAN. The mo...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Mrs. Joy Enwa, the Accountant General of Delta State, as part of investigations into the alleged misappropriation of N1.3 trillion linked to former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. The anti-graft agency has also questioned other officials, including a former Director of Finance and Admini...
The Nigerian banking sector has witnessed a concerning rise in fraudulent activities, with incidents of fraud in bank branches increasing by 31 percent in the second quarter of 2024. This alarming statistic was disclosed by the Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC) in its Fraud and Forgeries report, highlighting significant challenges ...
•Yahaya Bello and EFCC The former governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello has pleaded not guilty to a 19-count charge of criminal breach of trust brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bello is, in the charge, accused of diverting funds belonging to Kogi State to acquire, through proxies, property both [&helli...
•Pastor Bolaji-Idowu The Lead Pastor of Harvesters International Christian Center, Pastor Bolaji Idowu, has responded to the recent fraud and money laundering allegations against him, firmly maintaining his innocence. He addressed the accusations during the “Next Level Prayers” session today following reports that he was arrested and is under ...
•Pastor Tobi Adegboyega A Nigerian pastor whose church was shut down over an alleged £1.87 million fraud has lost his fight against deportation, despite claiming it would breach his human rights. An immigration tribunal has ruled that Tobi Adegboyega, 44, the cousin of John Boyega, the Star Wars actor, should be deported back to his […]...
•Former Governor Yahaya Bello The arraignment of the former governor of Kogi state Yahaya Bello at the Federal High Court, Abuja has been stalled due to the absence of his lawyers in court. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had bought the former governor for arraignment on a 19-count charge of money laundering to the […]
•EFCC and Yahaya Bello The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will arraign the immediate past Governor of Kogi state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, today, Thursday, November 28, before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Bello, alongside his nephew Ali Bello, and two others—Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu — will appear before Justice Emeka...

