Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC)

EFCC Seeks Reversal of Ruling on 27 Forfeited Assets

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) has filed a notice of appeal against the judgment of a Federal High Court, Abuja, which ordered...

SunTrust Bank MD, ED Arraigned for Alleged $12m Fraud

Halima Buba, Managing Director/CEO, and Innocent Mbagwu, Executive Director/Chief Compliance Officer of SunTrust Bank Ltd, were arraigned on Friday before a Federal High...

EFCC Hands Over 753 Forfeited Properties Linked to Emefiele to FG

The 753 housing units in the Abuja housing estate of the former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, have been handed over to the...

Alleged N919m fraud: Ex-NHIS boss, Yusuf’s arraignment fixed for Feb. 3

Justice Chinyere Nwecheonwu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Kuje, has adjourned the arraignment of Usman Yusuf, a former Executive...

Updated: Yahaya Bello’s alleged N110bln fraud case: First witness testifies as court adjourns until April 3

A Federal High Court in the Federal Capital Territory has adjourned the trial of Yahaya Bello, the immediate past Governor of Kogi State,...

Naira abuse saga: EFCC invites billionaire businessman Razaq Okoya’s sons for questioning

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has summoned Subomi and Wahab, sons of renowned businessman Razaq Okoya, for questioning regarding allegations of...

Massive purge at EFCC: 27 corrupt officers relieved of their duties

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken a bold step in its fight against corruption, dismissing 27 officers from its workforce...

Alleged money laundering: Ex-Gov. Yahaya Bello denied bail, co-defendant Oricha gets N300m bail

Justice Maryann Anenih of a Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, refused to grant the bail application of Yahaya Bello, a...

N1.3trn fraud: EFCC arrests, grills ex-Delta Gov. Okowa

A former Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has been apprehended by the nation’s anti-graft agency for allegedly misappropriating 13% of derivation funds during...

Abuja Court summons Yahaya Bello over alleged breach of trust, others

A former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been summoned to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja to face allegations...

N80bln fraud: Ali Baba Slams EFCC for failing to arrest ex-gov Yahaya Bello

Nigerian comedy icon, Ali Baba, has expressed strong discontent with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its inaction in arresting and...

Breaking: At last, ex-Kogi Gov. Yahaya Bello turns himself in to EFCC

After several months of going into hiding to evade arrest, a former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello on Wednesday honoured the invitation...

Access Bank staff, two others hack bank’s system, steal N3.5bln, remanded in prison

For allegedly hacking Access Bank’s network and stealing N3.5 billion, a Lagos High Court has hauled three men, including a senior manager of...

Naira abuse: Cubana Chief Priest’s lawyer’s absence stalls trial

The trial of Okechukwu Pascal, a.k.a. Cubana Chief Priest, a prominent socialite and celebrity barman, was stalled on Wednesday due to the absence...

Alleged N19.4bn fraud: Court grants Ex-Aviation Minister Sirika, brother N200m bail

A former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, and his brother, Ahmad Abubakar Sirika, were on Thursday granted bail in the sum of N100...