Financial autonomy: ALGON partners EFCC on accountability
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria has entered into a partnership with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to orient its members across the 774 local government areas in the country on procurement, financial spending, due process, accountability and…
Tinubu sacks Hajj commission chair amid N90bn probe
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, appointed Professor Abdullahi Usman as the Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, effectively sacking Jalal Arabi whom he appointed last October. Arabi’s removal comes amid N90bn Hajj subsidy probe by the Economic…
N33bn fraud: Ex-power minister collapses before trial, remanded in prison
A former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, collapsed on Thursday at the Federal High Court in Abuja where he was arraigned for alleged N33bn fraud. Mamman, who served under ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, was led into the dock in drenched clothes,…
Ex-EFCC Chairman dies at 61
Ibrahim Lamorde, the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has reportedly died in Egypt at the age of 61. According to Premium Times, which cited close associates, Lamorde passed away on Sunday in Egypt, where he…
Yahoo: EFCC arrests 29 internet fraudsters
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Command on Wednesday arrested 29 suspected internet fraudsters. The suspects were arrested at the Apo, Gwarimpa and Katampe axis of Abuja. The anti-graft agency in a statement said their…
Corruption: EFCC boss Olukoyede tasks Nigerians on compliance to rules, regulations
The executive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has urged Nigerians to ensure “compliance” with the rules and regulations of society. He noted that a lack of compliance with given rules is the root…
Media Office of Former Kogi Governor Responds to EFCC Allegations
In response to allegations made by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the media office of former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello has emphasized that the court has yet to substantiate these claims. In a statement signed by the director…
Businessman drags Moniepoint MFB to CBN, EFCC over N700m account restriction
A businessman, known as AIS_Savita on an X post on Tuesday, lodged a complaint against Moniepoint Microfinance Bank, alleging the restriction of his account holding a credit balance of N700m. He called on the Central Bank of Nigeria and the…
Appeal Court hears EFCC appeal against Yahaya Bello’s arrest today
The Court of Appeal in Abuja is set to hear today (Monday) the appeal filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the order of a Kogi State High Court, which restrained the anti-graft agency from arresting the…
Police detain Yahaya Bello’s ADC, security details
The Nigeria Police Force has detained the female police officer who served as the aide-de-camp to former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. The ADC was arrested along with other police officers attached to the 48-year-old former governor, and they are…