EFCC To Quiz Jaiz Bank CEO, Hassan Usman, Others, Over AGF’S Alleged N109bn Fraud
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Skye Bank: EFCC withdraws Tunde Ayeni’s N25.4bn case
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has withdrawn the N25.4bn corruption case it filed against the Chairman of the defunct Skye Bank (now Polaris), Tunde Ayeni; and the Managing Director, Timothy…
EFCC, Navy Kick Against Senate Move To Criminalise Ransom Payment
**Asks Lawmakers To Focus On Receivers Of Ransom The federal government has kicked against the criminalization of ransom payment to kidnappers and terrorists, to secure the release of hostages. The government through the…
Kogi bailout: Outcry as bank returns N20bn allegedly ‘fixed’ by State govt to CBN
Political analyst in Kogi State have knocked the state government for forfeiting the sum of N19, 333,333,333.36 to the central bank of Nigeria. The money was meant for the payment of…
EFCC, ICPC May Go after Doctors for Fraudulently Collecting N540m Training Allowance
The federal government is considering dragging some medical doctors through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other…
Don’t sell FX to customers not travelling abroad – EFCC warns banks
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned banks against selling foreign exchange (FX) to customers with no intention of travelling outside the country.…
Funds for IDPs must be declared for verification before disbursement – EFCC tells NGOs
Onwukwe Obiora, the Maiduguri zonal commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says all non-governmental organisations (NGOs) must declare funds meant…
PHOTOS: Victims of ‘forex scam’ protest at EFCC headquarters
Victims of an alleged forex scam, on Wednesday, staged a protest at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in Abuja. The protest was against one Maxwell Odum,…
Dickson protests EFCC grilling over N17.5b cash
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has quizzed a former Bayelsa State governor and senator representing Bayesla West, Seriake Dickson, over his family assets…
Court convicts fraudsters, orders forfeiture of three duplexes worth N230m in Lekki
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of one Tobilola Ibrahim Bakare and Alimi Seun Sikiru for fraud. The convicts were ordered to…
BDC Operator Yakubu arraigned for alleged N197m fraud in Kano
The Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned Yusuf Yakubu before Justice Sanusi Ma’aji of the Kano State High Court on a one count…
Court unfreezes Dokpesi’s accounts, orders release of seized documents
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered accounts of businessman and politician, Raymond Dokpesi be unfrozen. The Court also ordered the release of his documents…
JUST IN: EFCC arrests, grills Saraki over fresh allegations of corruption
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has held a former president of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki, in custody over allegations of theft and money laundering,…
Hushpuppi: We’ve Been Contacted By FBI To Arrest Kyari, Says EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it has been contacted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to arrest DCP Abba Kyari, over his connection with a serial…
Victim of suspected ponzi scheme commits suicide
•More than 2000 Nigerians affected •I drank poison to take my life —undergraduate victim •Investors alert EFCC, others to assist get their money They…
PHOTOS: Benin Republic’s ‘EFCC’ where Igboho is being held
Sunday Adeyemo, the Yoruba nation agitator better known as Sunday Igboho, is being held at the Economic and Financial Brigade station in Cotonou, Benin Republic, TheCable can report. The…
Fake customs officer bags 20-year imprisonment for job fraud
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Thursday, sentenced a 34-year-old man, Yakubu Afolayan, to 20 years’ imprisonment for impersonation and job scam.…
PDP wants suspended NPA DG Usman tried for alleged N165b fraud
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate prosecution of ‘sacked’ Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, for allegedly…
Why we raided Lekki Parktonian Hotel – EFCC
The EFCC has given an insight into its raid of Parktonian Hotel in Lekki Lagos, saying it acted on intelligence that a syndicate of internet fraudsters was keeping…
BREAKING: Frozen Account: EFCC Floors Fayose At Appeal Court
The Court of appeal sitting in Ado Ekiti has allowed the appeal filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against the judgment of Justice Taiwo. O Taiwo of Federal High Court, Ado Ekiti division. Recalled that the upon the…
Bank reports judge to NJC, EFCC over ‘questionable’ judgment
•Deputy Chief Registrar: ‘I’m yet to receive petition’ Union Bank of Nigeria Plc has accused Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court of perverting the cause of justice in a suit filed against it by an alleged debtor. It…
Swiss Golden Ponzi Scheme: Russian, 2 Nigerians arrested
Following a petition the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, got from thousands of complainants who alleged that they invested in Swiss Golden Investment which was advertised as an online investment, a Russian, 2 Nigerians…
N1.28b spent on cars for Secondus, others – EFCC
DID the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman Prince Uche Secondus benefit from a multi-billion naira oil cash during the Jonathan administration? Documents from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),…
BREAKING: EFCC charges Globacom with $6.7m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has charged telecommunications company, Globacom Limited, before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja for an alleged fraud of $6,786,674.61. The firm was charged alongside its…