A former Minister of Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, has reported to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Obanikoro was accompanied by eight associates and friends to the Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission around 1pm on Monday. The former Minister of State Defence arrived in Lagos from the United …
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Saraki loses bid to stop trial,Judge disqualification
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has failed to persuade the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja to suspend further hearing on the 16-count charge the Federal Government preferred against him. Saraki equally lost his bid to disqualify Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar, from further presiding …
Read More »Patience Jonathan writes Magu, says $31.4m was for her medical bills…… I almost died in 2013- Jonathan
Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has written a letter the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) explicating that the $31.4 million connected to the financial fraud levelled against Mr. Waripamo Dudafa by EFCC was for the payment of the medical bills she incurred in London in 2013. …
Read More »Court turns down Ekiti govt’s motion to stop EFCC
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti on Thursday declined to grant an ex-parte order sought by the Ekiti state government to restrain EFCC from investigating the finances of the state. Justice Cornelius Akintayo refused to grant the order on the grounds that all the defendants in the case …
Read More »Watch out for this suspected ATM fraudster, EFCC warns Nigerians
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has raised the alarm about the activities of identity thieves and automated teller machine fraudsters in the country. It has also urged Nigerians to be more careful when carrying out transactions via ATMs and to avoid disclosing their Personal Identification Numbers to others. In …
Read More »Dambazau, Two other army chiefs indicted in fresh $930.5 arms cash probe
A serving Minister of Interior, Abdurrahman Bello Dambazau is among some former army chiefs indicted in the newest report to be submitted to the president, Premium Times has reported. As reported by our source, those indicted in the report of Presidential Committee on Defence Equipment Procurement in the Nigerian Armed …
Read More »BREAKING: Money frozen in Fayose’s personal account could settle 5 months salary arrears of Ekiti workers – Source
Fresh facts have emerged into the seizure of Zenith Bank account belonging to Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday. A credible source within the financial institution who did not want his identity revealed because it was against the ethics of his …
Read More »Exposed: How Fayose Stole And Kept Ekiti State’s Money in Secret Accounts
Facts are at last coming out of how Governor Ayodele Fayose stole Ekiti State money and kept it in the accounts of trusted cronies after putting them on oath. Informed sources told The Monitors that Fayose stole from many sources in a heartless raid on Ekiti State resources to amass …
Read More »EFCC Begins Recruitment Today
As part of efforts to enhance its operations, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is in the process of recruiting qualified Nigerians into its Service. Screening of prospective employees commenced in all the zonal offices of the Commission today, Monday June 20, 2016. Members of the public are, however, warned …
Read More »EFCC freezes Fayose’s account, Governor describes action as criminal, illegal
The personal account of the Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose and that of his associates have been frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC). Fayose Speaking at the premises of Zenith Bank, Ado-Ekiti, where he had his personal account, the governor claimed that he had gotten winds …
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