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PHOTO: Man arraigned in court for falsely accusing banker of withdrawing N7.2m from his account

Chocomilo Oct 18, 2019 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have charged a fake whistle blower identified as Abdullahi Tijani before Justice O.A Egwuatu for misinformation and decieving the commission with false information. According to a statement released by the anti-graft agency disclosed that Tijani allegedly deceived operatives of the commission…

Ruggedman Blasts EFCC Over Arrest Before Investigation

Ola A Oct 17, 2019 0

Ruggedman has called out the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly making arrests before starting their investigation. He called them out on Twitter asking if they think they are different in anyway from rogue…

Metro

EFCC seals Osun club where alleged 94 internet fraudsters were arrested (PHOTOS)

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 17, 2019 0

Following the arrest of 94 suspected internet fraudsters at a night club in Osogbo, the club, Secret Underground has been sealed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). After the Sunday night raid of the club, clubs and…

Metro

UPDATE: EFCC frees 13 out of 94 ‘Yahoo boys’ arrested in Osogbo club

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 16, 2019 0

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, in Ibadan, Oyo State, have freed 13 out of 94 arrested suspected ‘Yahoo boys.’ WITHIN NIGERIA recalls that 94 suspects were arrested on Sunday night after the agency raided three Night…

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BREAKING: EFCC re-arraigns Atiku’s lawyer over $2m money laundering

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 15, 2019 0

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday re-arraigned Uyiekpen Giwa-Osagie, lawyer to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The…

National

Maina’s N1b assets seized

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 11, 2019 0

Following the arrest of Abdulrasheed Maina and his Son, again, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed an application at the court for the forfeiture of 29 additional assets, worth N1.054 billion, traced to…

National

Buhari to EFCC, ICPC: Sell all forfeited assets

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 10, 2019 0

President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, hosted members of Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) at the State House, Abuja. He promised the committee that he will beam the searchlight on the cost of governance, and weed…

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EFCC reply Kemi Olunloyo’s query on forfeiture of Obinwanne Okeke’s N280m

Ngere Ify Davies Oct 10, 2019 0

Controversial investigative journalist, Kemi Olunloyo queried the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) why they moved for the forfeiture of N280,555,010.65 found in the bank accounts belonging to the companies own by embattled…

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EFCC Arrests Delta State Chief For Internet Fraud

Ola A Oct 10, 2019 0

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has arrested Agboro Community chief in Delta state for internet Fraud. Akegor Godbless Omamuyorwi, the chief of the community was said to have been arrested yesterday by EFCC Benin Zonal…

National

N2bn Fraud: Court grants EFCC permission to detain Maina, son

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 10, 2019 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured an order of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Bwari, to detain former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina, and his son, Faisal, in its…

Metro

EFCC raid Zamfara INEC office, departs with 4 ‘Ghana-must-go’ bags (PHOTOS)

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 10, 2019 0

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday took away four ‘Ghana-must-go’ bags suspected to contain money from the Zamfara office of INEC. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the operatives…

Metro

EFCC re-arraigns Atiku’s son-in-law in court

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 8, 2019 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, re-arraigned Abdullahi Babalele, said to be son-in-law to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, over alleged money laundering charges. The EFCC accused Babalele of allegedly…

Metro

Yahoo Yahoo: EFCC arrests five Ekiti students, 12 others for internet fraud [PHOTO]

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 8, 2019 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested five undergraduates and 12 others over their alleged involvement in Advance Fee Fraud popularly called ‘Yahoo Yahoo.’ EFCC’s zonal office in Ibadan, Oyo State disclosed…

National

Governors afraid of organising flamboyant parties because of EFCC, says Magu

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 8, 2019 0

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, has alleged that some state governors are afraid of organising flamboyant parties because of the commission’s eagle eyes. Magu spoke yesterday during…

National

EFCC speaks on N900m allegedly turning into papers in its custody

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 7, 2019 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Monday denied reports alleging that about N900 million (Nine Hundred Million Naira) of mutilated naira notes, which is the subject of prosecution at a Federal High Court in Ibadan kept in its…

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BREAKING: Court seizes convicted NIMASA acting DG’s N35m, hotel

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 7, 2019 0

A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission an interim order to seize the N35 million and a 22-room hotel seized from a convicted former acting director-general of the Nigerian Maritime…

National

FG moves to seize Maina’s multi-million property in Nigeria, abroad

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 7, 2019 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed court papers to confiscate a number of properties traced to the embattled former Chairman of the Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina. At the same time, the anti-graft…

Metro

PHOTO: Female banker arraigned by EFCC for stealing customer’s money

Chocomilo Oct 4, 2019 0

A female banker, Gladys Udia was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Port Harcourt Zonal Office on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. Gladys Udia appeared at the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers…

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EFCC arraigns General Boroh, Moriki over alleged N975m amnesty fraud

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 3, 2019 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Brigadier General Paul Boroh (rtd) and Hanafi Musa Moriki before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama, Abuja on a nine count charge, bordering on…

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Ex-Perm Sec, Illoh jailed five years for N14.6m fraud

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 3, 2019 0

A Former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Onubuogo Clement Illoh, was on Thursday sentenced to five years imprisonment for N14.6million fraud by a Lagos High Court in Ikeja. Dr. Iloh was arraigned by…

Metro

Yahoo boy re-arrested, sent to prison

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 3, 2019 0

The Economic and financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on wednesday, has re-arraigned one Abolarin Kayode, a suspected internet fraudster. Abolarin Kayode was re-arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The…

Metro

EFCC arraigns Union Bank staff, Udia for allegedy stealing customer’s money

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 2, 2019 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal office, Wednesday, arraigned Gladys Udia over alleged conspiracy, stealing, forgery and alteration of N3, 476,700.00. Udia was made to appear before Justice M. L.…

National

Maina’s son pulled pistol on security agents, says DSS

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 2, 2019 0

Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina, the 20-year old son, of former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, pulled a pistol on security agents when operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) arrested both of them…

National

Security agents arrest ”wanted” Maina Abdulrasheed in Abuja

Chocomilo Oct 1, 2019 0

The former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina has been arrested by the Department of State Security (DSS). According to Nation reports, 'Maina was arrested at a hotel in Abuja after he allegedly sneaked…

National

EFCC grills INEC accountant, three others over diversion of N84.6m allowances

Chocomilo Oct 1, 2019 0

Over the alleged diversion of N84696000 meant for the payment of adhoc staff engaged for Presidential and Governorship elections, four officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been arrested and quizzed by the…

Metro

PHOTOS: EFCC arrests 6 suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja

Chocomilo Oct 1, 2019 0

Six suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on September 30 over internet fraud and romance scam. The suspects were arrested during a raid at their apartment in Life…

Metro

EFCC operatives storm Abuja again, arrest more ‘Yahoo boys’

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Oct 1, 2019 0

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) Abuja zonal office has arrested suspected 'yahoo boys' for alleged internet fraud on Monday. The Anti-graft agency said it has arrested many suspected fraudsters in recent weeks. The…

Metro

EFCC arrests fake lawyer

Chocomilo Oct 1, 2019 0

A 53-year-old man, Muhammed Bolaji Abdulraheem has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly parading himself as a lawyer and obtaining money under false pretence. The fake lawyer was arrested by…

National

EFCC re-arraigns Suswam over alleged N3.1bn fraud

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 30, 2019 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) on Monday, re-arraigned former Governor of Benue, Gabriel Suswam on a nine-count charge bordering on money laundering at the Federal High Court Abuja. Suswam, a serving senator, was…

National

N2b alleged pension fraud: Court to hear application on Maina’s ‘assets’

Chocomilo Sep 30, 2019 0

Assets recovered from the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Force, Mr Abdulrasheed Maina would likely be read out as a Federal High Court, Lagos will hear an application to compel the government to release information on assets on…

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