AGAINST the backdrop of arguments and counter-arguments on whether the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has disobeyed a court order concerning the botched arrest of former governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya Adoza Bello, the Commission has denied disobeying any court order in this regard. In a Press Statement …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned a businessman, Ifeanyi Bosah-Reginald, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court for allegedly tampering with forfeited property. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bosah-Reginald was arraigned on a count charge alongside Magnificat Homes & Leisure Ltd. and fifth Neighborhood …
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A Nigerian couple has been captured in a video customising the N200 naira notes with their photo and names. Newsextra24 reports that the viral online video showed N200 notes featuring the couple’s personalized photos and names. The notes, labelled as the ‘Wedding Republic of Nigeria’ rather than the official ‘Central Bank …
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THE Court of Appeal in Abuja, will today, hear the appeal filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) challenging a Kogi State High Court decision that temporarily halted the arrest of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. The high court had on February 9, 2024, issued an order preventing …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has escalated its investigations into serious fraud allegations involving top officials from President Muhammadu Buhari’s former administration. Key figures under scrutiny include Hadi Sirika, former Minister of Aviation; Abubakar Malami, former Justice Minister and Attorney-General; and Sadiya Umar-Farouq, who served as Minister of …
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AS the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) continues to make efforts to arrest former Kogi governor Yahaya Bello, a video of the former governor’s wife dolling out ₦1 million each to the ex-governor’s aides has surfaced on social media. Newsextra24 on Thursday reported that the EFCC declared Yahaya Bello wanted after the …
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FORMER Nigerian Minister of Information and Communication, Frank Nweke, has reacted to the current ordeal of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. Newsextra24 reported that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) declared Yahaya Bello wanted in a circular made available to journalists on Thursday. Recall that the operatives of the anti-graft …
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Newsextra24 earlier reported that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had asked all security agencies to place Yahaya Bello on their watch list to prevent him from leaving the country “through any land, air or sea borders.” Granting the request and circulating the EFCC directive, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in an …
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FORMER Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on Thursday, prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja to set aside an arrest warrant issues against him. Bello, through his lawyer, Abdulwahab Mohammed, SAN, told Justice Emeka Nwite that the court lacked jurusidction to grant the order in the first instance. Mohammed told …
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Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a preliminary objection by former Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, against fraud charges related to N4 billion in security votes. The charges were brought forth by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court on Thursday rejected Obiano’s …
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