THE Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of two siblings, Samuel Adedeji Adeboye and Charles Adedamola Adeboye and thirty-three (33) others for internet fraud before Justices Ladiran Akintola, Bayo Taiwo and O.S. Adeyemi of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in …
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Olukoyede Charges CITN on Exposing Tax Evaders
THE Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has called on the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, CITN, to research deeper into the activities of individuals and corporate entities evading payment of taxes in Nigeria, describing them as posing threat to the growth …
Read More »Kogi: Yahaya Bello His Not Above The Law – EFCC
As Nigerians await Kogi State former governor, Yahaya Bello’s arraignment over alleged diversion of public funds made against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), legal practitioners and human rights activists have raised concerns over lack of synergy among law enforcement agencies, identifying it as major reason …
Read More »EFCC Arrests 13 Sokoto Students for Internet Fraud
THE operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have apprehended 13 students of Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto in Sokoto State, for alleged internet fraud. https://newsextra24.com/president-joe-biden-reacts-to-the-killing-of-hassan-nasrallah/ The EFCC disclosed this in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, on Saturday, September 28, 2024. Oyewale noted that the arrests …
Read More »How Over $500m, N3bn Flowed Into My Accounts – BDC Operator Reveals Financial Transactions With Kogi Govt, Yahaya Bello
AN Abuja-based Bureau de Change operator, Jamilu Abdullahi and third prosecution witness in the trial of Ali Bello, on Thursday, before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, gave a narrative of the financial transactions between him and the Kogi State government under former governor, Yahaya Bello. The …
Read More »EFCC Chairman Orders Investigation into Bobrisky’s N15million Bribery Allegations
THE Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede has directed an immediate investigation into weighty bribery allegations made against some officers of the Commission by popular Nigerian social media personality, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky. The allegations, which have gained widespread attention after …
Read More »EFCC Warns Skit makers Against Unauthorised Use of Uniform
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has again warned comedians and skit makers against unauthorised use of its uniforms and other operational accoutrements in their productions. The anti-graft agency in a statement on its X (formerly twitter) account on Monday, warned that any unauthorised use of its uniforms would be met with …
Read More »N80.2bn fraud: Former Governor Yahaya Bello Honour EFCC Invitation
FORMER Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has surrendered himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after several failed attempts to arrest him. Bello is facing prosecution by the EFCC alongside his nephew, Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman, and Abdulsalam Hudu on 19-count charges bordering on money laundering …
Read More »EFCC Declares Man Wanted for Stealing its Vehicle
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a man, Ibrahim Mohammed, 26, wanted for allegedly stealing and being in illegal possession of the commission’s vehicle. According to a public notice released by the EFCC and signed by Dele Oyewale, Head, Media and Publicity, “The public is hereby notified …
Read More »Olukoyede Risks Jail Term Over Failure to Comply with Court Order
A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, says the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede risks imprisonment over his alleged refusal to comply with its ruling. The court stated that the EFCC boss failed to comply with its verdict in a suit filed against the …
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