Beyond the Headlines
Obi Cubana, the Nigerian socialite, says he’ll be more open about what he does for a living in 2022. The entrepreneur, whose real name is Obi Iyiegbu, was reported to have been grilled by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday over allegations linking him to an illegal narcotics business. In a post […]
A Lagos Special Offences Court in Ikeja has remanded social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, also known as Mompha, in custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, pending the hearing of his bail application in the N6 billion fraud charge filed against him. The EFCC, on Wednesday, arraigned Mompha and his company, Ismalob, before […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Wednesday arraigned internet celebrity, Ismailia Mustapha, aka Mompha, and his firm, Ismalob Global Investment Limited for alleged money laundering to the tune of over N6 billion. The agency arraigned Mompha and Ismalob before Justice Mojisola Dada of an Ikeja Special Offences Court on eight counts bordering on the […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in continuation of the review of its operational activities for 2021 has disclosed that it recovered the aggregate sum of N152, 088,698,751.64, (One Hundred and Fifty-two Billion, Eighty-eight Million, Six Hundred and Ninety-eight Thousand, Seven Hundred and Fifty-one Naira, Sixty-four Kobo), $386,220,202.84 ( Three Hundred and Eighty-six Million, […]
As part of the ongoing investigations of the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Plc, Nnamdi Okonkwo, allegedly over an additional $72.87m still in the coffers of the bank. Okonkwo and Charles Onyedibe were currently being quizzed by operatives […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday dragged former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, before the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, over his alleged procurement of a “fabricated” medical report The controversial minister and member of the ruling All Progressives Congress was about 9am marched before Justice O.O Abike-Fadipe by EFCC operatives for possible arraignment. […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has claimed that they are unaware of a raid carried out at an Abeokuta hotel, Conference Hotel, which belongs to a former governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel. The hotel authorities had claimed that personnel of the agency raided the hotel in search of alleged internet fraudsters, popularly known […]
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday night invaded Conference Hotels, part of a luxury accommodation chain run by former Governor Gbenga Daniel in Abeokuta, Peoples Gazette has reported. The officers reportedly arrived just before midnight on Saturday and operated well into the early hours of Sunday morning, witnesses said. According […]
Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, was placed on a watchlist by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly mismanaging over N17 billion Paris Club refund and security vote, investigations by Saturday PUNCH have revealed. Our correspondent gathered that the governor who is presently out of the country had been under investigation for carrying […]
Abubakar Malami, the attorney-general of federation (AGF), has kicked against the accusation of the Anambra government on the recent action of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Wille Obiano, governor of the state. TheCable had reported on Tuesday that the EFCC, in a letter dated November 15 and addressed to the comptroller-general of […]
