A celebration over a newly-bought Lexus GX 460 turned sour on Friday night when six suspected internet fraudsters, otherwise known as Yahoo boys, died after ramming the car into a stationary truck along the Agbarho-Ughelli section of the East-West Road near Ekiugbo Junction in Ughelli, North Local Government Area of Delta State. The incident, although […]
The Economic and Financial crimes Commission, EFCC, has expressed concern about the activities of supposed whistleblowers who mislead the agency through false information. The Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Abdurasheed Bawa, said despite due diligence by the EFCC, scarce investigative resources have been wasted by the agency in following up false leads that frequently […]
Former Imo governor Ikedi Ohakim has asked a high court in the state to discontinue a N5 billion libel suit he filed against his alleged estranged mistress, Chinyere Amuchienwa. It came after an Abuja high court acquitted Ohakim in a false information suit filed by the Inspector-General of Police, which has been ordered discontinued. Ohakim’s […]
The 35-year-old who is the Head of Sales for Procter and Gamble company, during interrogation, claimed to have spent the money on online sports betting. He was arrested along ‘K-Line area’ of Ewet Housing Estate in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, following a petition. The petitioner alleged that Eze used his position as Head of Sales […]
The Ondo State House of Assembly, on Monday , said only two people in the Assembly are in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission over the allegation of fraud and not four as earlier reported in the media. It was earlier reported that the Clerk of the House , Mr Bode Aladeyelu […]
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says he recommended Abdulrasheed Bawa as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) based on his competence and capacity to deliver. In an interview with Daily Trust, Malami said he is happy that the comments against Bawa’s nomination did not have anything to do with his […]
A Nigerian by name Collins Samuel, who allegedly scammed the American State of Virginia of the sum of $8000 under the guise that he was an American citizen, has been remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on the orders of a Kaduna Federal High Court presided over by Justice P. […]
Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says the loot recovered from James Ibori, former governor of Delta, should be returned to the source, which is the state. Falana stated this when he featured on a Channels Television programme on Wednesday. Commenting on the position of Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, who had […]
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), and Ibrahim Magu, former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have failed to appear before a federal high court in Abuja in respect of the case involving Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT). Okon Abang, the presiding judge, had […]
You would expect a convict to show remorse while posing for crime profiling. Not for Michael Lawal who just bagged three months’ jail term for internet fraud. In his photo shared by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lawal looked happy as the commission announced he was on his way to jail over the […]
