A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the interim forfeiture of another property allegedly linked to the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) legal team alleges that the property, worth N11,140,000,000, are located in highbrow parts …
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THE operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 40 suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The suspected internet fraudsters were arrested by the EFCC operatives on Friday, May 31, 2024. While 28 of them were arrested at Dawaki axis, the remaining 12 suspected internet …
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THE Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II has said that the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) treated his petition against certain former palace officials with kid gloves. The monarch shared his grievances via a statement made available to newsmen by his Chief Press Secretary, Osaigbovo Ighobaro, in Benin City. …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, May 17, 2024, handed over the sum of $22,000 recovered from a convicted internet fraudster, Hakeem Ayotunde Olanrewaju, to the Federal Bureau of Investigations, FBI, in Lagos. Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos had, on …
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OPERATIVES of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 15 suspected internet fraudsters in Zaria, Kaduna State. The suspects were arrested outside the premises of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, following credible intelligence linking a syndicate of fraudsters to suspected involvement in internet fraud. Items recovered from them …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has charged former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, his brother, Ahmad Sirika; and his company – Enginos Nigeria Limited, with over N19.4bn fraud. The sum is said to be for several aviation ministry contracts from the former minister to Enginos Nigeria Limited, owned by …
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THERE were signs over the weekend that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission plans to join forces with the United Kingdom prosecutors as an interested party in the trial of former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in a UK court. A team from the anti-graft commission is expected in London to …
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THE Economic Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, has rated Edo State as the second highest in financial-related crime convictions in the country. Newsextra24 reports that the Zonal Director of the agency in charge of Edo, Delta and Ondo states, Effa Okim, disclosed this in Benin City while on a courtesy visit …
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● Says it’s illegal to demand Dollar for goods and services AS the Nigerian currency continues to tumble, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has warned foreign missions not to demand foreign currency for goods and services in the country. A report by Saturday Vanguard quited the chairman of EFCC, …
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FORMER governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on Friday, finally agreed to submit himself to the Federal High Court in Abuja for arraignment on June 13 in the corruption charges against him. Bello’s lead counsel, Abdulwahab Mohammed gave the undertaking to Justice Emeka Nwite on Friday shortly after the request …
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