The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of Nigeria (EFCC) has reportedly declared the founder of the popular Nigerian cryptocurrency, Pinkoin, and the blokchain project, InksNation, a wanted man following a fraud case to the tune of 32 million Naira (Approx. $82, 700). According to a press release on The Nation newspaper publication dated November 11, […]
The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, November 12, 2020, arraigned a lawyer, Taiwo Oreagba, before Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on a two-count charge bordering on alleged corrupt demand and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N4,000,000.00( Four […]
The Inspector-General of Police, on Wednesday, arraigned former Governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, before an Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama, for allegedly giving false information against one Chinyere Amuchienwa. In the charge marked CR/993/2020, Police, alleged that Ohakim who was governor of Imo state from 2007 to 2011, lied that the lady […]
These are clearly not the best of times for former Governor Ikedi Ohakim as he is enmeshed in multiple litigations against him. His effort to stave off the legal offensive against him with a contempt application Tuesday suffered a major setback at a High Court in Owerri, the Imo State capital. While Ohakim is still […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arraigned the Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Staff with Disabilities’ Cooperative Society, Alhaji Iliasu Abdulrauf, for alleged N1, 126,156,000 fraud. Abdulrauf was arraigned before Justice S.C Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo, Abuja, on a six-count charge of breach of trust. Count […]
A Federal High Court, sitting in Kaduna presided over by Hon. Justice P. H. Mallong has sentenced a former Registrar of the Court, Mr. Joseph Etefia Udoh to four years imprisonment for laundering the sum of N80 million. Mr. Udoh and his wife Grace Udoh were in December 2019 arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices […]
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has summoned a former governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, to appear before it on November 11 for his arraignment on a three-count criminal charges filed against him by the Inspector General of Police (IG). The summons is contained in a hearing notice issued […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday re- arraigned a former Benue State Governor , Gabriel Suswam, alongside a former Commissioner of Finance , Omodachi Okolobia, on amended charges of money laundering allegations involving about N 3. 1bn of the state government ’ s fund . The re -arraignment followed the amendment of the […]
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, declined to make an order for the arrest of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is seeking the extradition of the former minister to answer to corruption allegations said to have been committed as Minister […]
Justice A.B Aliyu of the Federal High Court, Minna, Niger State yesterday relisted the alleged N2billion fraud case involving the former Governor of Niger State, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu and his former Chief of Staff, Umar Gado Nasko, for retrial, thus setting the stage for their fresh trial. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), […]
