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…
[OPINION] EFCC Vs Yahyah Bello: A Well-Deserved Embarrassment
By Busy Brain For the past two weeks, the action of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been making news and forming opinions in the media. From the Bobrisky money laundering saga to the Cubana Chief Priest case,…
CSOs Call on EFCC to Apprehend All Naira Abusers
Several civil society organisations have urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to apprehend all naira abusers and avoid the temptation of engaging in any form of selective arrest and prosecution. This call comes in the wake of 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…
NCoS denies Bobrisky transfer to Kirikiri, affirms he remains at Ikoyi custodial center
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed rumors indicating that controversial personality Idris Okuneye, widely known as Bobrisky, had been transferred from Ikoyi custodial center to Kirikiri Prison in Lagos State. Reports had circulated suggesting Bobrisky’s discreet relocation to Kirikiri…
Naira Abuse: Federal High Court Grants Cubana Chief Priest N10 Million Bail
In Lagos State, the Federal High Court granted businessman and socialite Pascal Okechukwu, also known as Cubana Chief Priest, bail in the sum of N10 million with two sureties in like sum on Wednesday. Cubana Chief Priest had previously pleaded…
EFCC Detains Cubana Chief Priest Ahead of Currency Misuse Arraignment
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained Pascal Okechukwu, also known as Cubana Chief Priest, ahead of his arraignment scheduled for today at the Federal High Court in Lagos. He faces charges related to the alleged misuse of…
N585m fraud: N30bn recovered by EFCC not mine – Betta Edu
The suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, has rebutted claims that the N30 billion recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is linked to her. President Bola Tinubu suspended Edu on January 8 amidst allegations of N585.2…
Court remands Emefiele in EFCC custody
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, was remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by Justice Rahman Oshodi of an Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos. This decision followed Emefiele’s…