The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will on Thursday, April 18, 2024 arraign a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. He will be arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite alongside three other suspects, Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu on 19- count charges bordering […]
A federal high court in Abuja has issued an arrest warrant against Yahaya Bello, a former governor of Kogi state. Emeka Nwite, the presiding judge, granted the arrest warrant to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday. However, in a dramatic twist, a Kogi high court presided over by I. A Jamil […]
The Kano State Anti-Corruption and Public Complaints Commission says it has filed fresh charges of corruption and maladministration against an ex-governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje. “What is happening now is a tip of the iceberg,” the Chairman of the anti-graft commission, Muhuyi Magaji, said on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Tuesday. “As […]
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) employee, Mr Monday Osazuwa, on Friday, told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how the former apex bank governor, Godwin Emefiele, on different occasions, directed him to collect three million dollars cash in tranches. Osasuwa, while being led in evidence by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) counsel, Mr […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is probing 50 bank accounts, as it recovered N30 billion in the case of the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, and the ongoing probe of the ministry over alleged money laundering. The latest development was revealed in a bulletin titled, “EFCC Alert,” detailing some major arrests, […]
Jigawa Governor, Umar A Namadi has suspended Alhaji Aminu Kanta as Commissioner of Commerce pending investigation into the Iftar feeding programme in Babura Local Government Area. This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Malam Bala Ibrahim. The statement said the move is part of the government’s commitment […]
The EFCC Chairman, Mr Ola Olukoyede, has assured of leading a broad-based and holistic anti-graft war that would not spare anyone linked with any form of economic and financial crimes. Mr Dele Oyewale, EFCC spokesperson in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja quoted Olukoyese as having said this. The EFCC boss gave the […]
The former chairman of the Chinese Football Association has been sentenced to life in prison for accepting bribes worth $11 million, state media said Tuesday, as a string of sports officials were jailed for corruption. Under President Xi Jinping a sweeping crackdown on official graft has struck hard at China’s sports industry, especially football. […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned Haliru Bello, a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), over allegations of money laundering and criminal breach of trust. He was re-arraigned on Monday alongside his company, Bam Projects and Properties Ltd. At the resumed court session, the defendants pleaded not guilty […]
President Bola Tinubu has suspended Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, managing director and chief executive of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) indefinitely. Tinubu also approved the indefinite suspension of three executive directors of the agency. This was disclosed on Thursday in a statement by, Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the president on media and publicity. More […]
