The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has transferred former Anambra Governor, Mr Willie Obiano to Abuja after he was arrested in Lagos on Thursday. The spokesperson of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren, clarified that Obiano was transferred to Abuja on Friday morning and not released as being speculated. Uwujaren made this known to the […]

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the immediate past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano. An official of the commission told Daily Trust that the former governor was on his way to United States of America. The official disclosed that the former governor who has been on the Commission’s watchlist was […]

  Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested a suspect on the wanted list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kelechi Anozie. Anozie, said to be the founder of Praying City Church in Owerri, Imo State, was reportedly nabbed on March 10, 2022, following credible intelligence linking […]

  Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Command, on Thursday March 10, 2022 arrested nine suspected internet fraudsters at the Premier Layout,Ogui Nike axis of Enugu State. The suspects: Napoleon Providence, Udenta Arinze, Chidiebere Jonas, Ezeh Obinna, Imonikphawae Lucky, Arinze Ugochukwu, Anieze Sylvester, Okonkwo Ifeanyi Evans and Ogugua Sopuruchukwu were all […]

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to transfer the case involving N7.1 billion fraud allegedly perpetrated during the tenure of Orji Kalu as governor of Abia State, to its Lagos division. Mr Kalu, a serving senator representing Abia North, was tried alongside his company, […]

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has told a Lagos State court how Staff members of Fidelity Bank allegedly stole N874Million Naira from the bank and its customers. In a statement EFCC, the accused Bank staff, Olusegun Babasola, Abisola Ahmed, Uchechukwu Uma, Jude Aphaeus, allegedly cloned more than 22 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) […]

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday objected to an application for examination of the iPhone SIM slot of a musician, Azeez Fashola a.k.a Naira Marley, charged with cybercrime. EFCC counsel, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, raised the objection during cross-examination of the second prosecution witness, Mr Augustine Anosike, before a Federal High Court […]

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the release of the Director-General, Voice of Nigeria, Osita Okechukwu, who was detained over alleged fraud. Okechukwu was released after the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), called on the anti-graft agency to release Okechukwu or charge him to court. The EFCC detained Okechukwu […]

Muneer Bankole, chief executive officer (CEO) of Medview Airline Plc, is currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He was said to have been detained on Monday at the headquarters of the EFCC in Abuja. TheCable understands that Bankole arrived the EFCC headquarters around 11am on Monday following an invitation […]