EFCC
Court Strikes out Sanwo-Olu’s suit seeking to prohibit EFCC from arresting him
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a fundamental right enforcement suit filed by Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu seeking to prohibit the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from arresting him after his tenure of office. The Judge struck out the matter after counsel who appeared for Sanwo-Olu, […]
Breaking: EFCC Arrests Yahaya Bello
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi state. It was learnt that Governor Usman Ododo brought Yahaya Bello to Abuja this morning and invited EFCC to come pick him. Affairs TV News Click Here to Join our WhatsApp Group Click Here to Join Our Telegram […]
EFCC Arrests 2 For Suspected Money Laundering In Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested two men in Abuja for suspected money laundering and internet-related crimes. The suspects, Joshua Ndu and Michael Uchenna were arrested at Al-Gamji Estate in the Guzape axis of the FCT after intelligence linked them to criminal activities. Items recovered from Ndu include a Mercedes Benz E350 […]
Enugu withdraws from suit challenging EFCC’s legality
Enugu State, the sixth plaintiff in the suit filed by several states contesting the laws that established the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit Guidelines, has withdrawn its case before the Supreme Court. Enugu’s withdrawal makes it the sixth state to back out of the suit. The first three states […]
Just In: EFCC arrests Ifeanyi Okowa
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Ifeanyi Okowa, the former governor of Delta state. TheCable understands that Okowa was arrested over the alleged diversion of N1.3 trillion. The amount is said to be part of the 13 percent derivation fund earmarked for oil-producing states. According to insiders involved in the […]
EFCC arrests Edo accountant general over huge withdrawals
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the Accountant General of Edo State, Julius Anelu, and two other government officials. Anelu and other officials who were in the custody of the commission as of the time of filing this report (7:30 pm) on Friday were arrested for alleged withdrawals of huge sums of money […]
EFCC Arrests Bobrisky Again
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arrested controversial social media personality Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, at Lagos’s Murtala Mohammed International Airport. The arrest, which occurred Thursday evening, October 31, came just days after the socialite had been released on bail by Nigerian police authorities. The arrest unfolded dramatically as Bobrisky attempted […]
EFCC to track funds as LG autonomy begins November
Barring any last-minute resistance from state governors, direct payment of statutory allocations to Local Government Areas will kick in by November 2024, The PUNCH reports. The National President, National Union of Local Government Employees, Hakeem Ambali, disclosed the latest information during an exclusive interview with one of our correspondents on Sunday. This was as the […]
Journalists urge EFCC to probe ex-cooperative president
Journalists at Sun Publishing Company, whose land have been allegedly confiscated by Arobieye community leaders in Ado Odo Ota Local Government of Ogun State, have urged Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to review their petition and probe former president of Sun Cooperative Society Nigeria Ltd, Mrs Nkem Nwokocha, for alleged complicity. They accused the […]
EFCC re-arraigns ex-Kwara Gov AbdulFatah over alleged diversion of N5.78Bn
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, October 21, 2024 re-arraigned the immediate past governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed alongside his Finance Commissioner, Ademola Banu on a 14-count amended charge bordering on alleged diversion of public funds to the tune of N5.78billion before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of […]