IN a major development related to the ongoing probe of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and suspended minister Betta Edu, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed the recovery of N30 billion allegedly linked to financial malfeasance. The revelation comes in the latest edition of the EFCC’s bulletin, “EFCC …
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EFCC Arraigns Binance, Executive For Alleged $34m Money Laundering
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, April 8, 2024 arraigned Binance Holdings Ltd and one of its executives, Tigran Gambaryan before Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. They were arraigned on a 5-count charge bordering on alleged tax evasion, currency speculation and …
Read More »EFCC Arraigns Emefiele For Alleged $4.5bn, N2.8bn Fraud
THE Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, April 8, 2024, arraigned a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, before Justice R.A. Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos for an alleged $4.5bn and N2.8bn fraud. …
Read More »EFCC Warns Schools, Hotels, Others Against Charging In Dollar
THE Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has warned schools, supermarkets, hotels and others against charging for services in the country in dollar or any other foreign currency. Olukoyede, in the latest edition of the commission’s monthly e-magazine, called EFCC Alert released on Monday, threatened to …
Read More »Betta Edu: EFCC Recovers N30bn, Places 50 Bank Accounts Under Investigation
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has so far recovered N30 billion in the ongoing probe of suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu. The Chairman of EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, said this in the March edition of the commission’s monthly e-magazine, EFCC Alert, released on …
Read More »EFCC Arrest, Probes 14 Suspected Oil Thieves In Port Harcourt
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Port Harcourt Zonal Command has commenced an investigation into 14 individuals suspected of oil theft, in addition to a Motor Fishing Trawler named Hawwau Tanko. Newsextra24 understands that the suspects were initially arrested by the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base, Fob, Formoso, Brass, Bayelsa …
Read More »We Have Recovered N30 Billion – EFCC Gives Update On Betta Edu’s Case
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed that it has recovered N30 billion naira from the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu. The anti-graft agency added that 50 bank accounts are under investigation in the ongoing investigation into the financial mismanagement allegation against the suspended Minister …
Read More »General Overseer Defrauds Church Member N3.9 Million In Kwara
The General Overseer of CAC Freedom City Prophetic and Deliverance Ministry, Adeniyi James, in Ilorin, Kwara State, has been arrested by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for allegedly defrauding a member of the church to the tune of N3,980,000. Newsextra24 reports that the Head of …
Read More »EFCC Arrest Pastor Over Alleged N3.9m Fraud In Ilorin
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. In a statement in Ilorin on Saturday, …
Read More »Chidi Odinkalu’s Reckless Commentaries On EFCC
THE attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to some reckless commentaries made by a former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu on the arrest of Idris Okuneye(a.k.a Bobrisky) by the Commission, describing it as evidence of idleness or an abuse of …
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