N1.3trn CBEX probe: We Warned Nigerians Against Ponzi Schemes – EFC
Amid growing concerns over the alleged fraud perpetrated by a digital investment platform, CryptoBank Exchange (CBEX), which reportedly led to the loss of N1.3tn belonging to Nigerians investors, the…
Ex-Kwara governor Ahmed didn’t repay N1bn SUBEB loan, EFCC witness tells court
A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told the Kwara high court that Abdulfatah Ahmed, former governor of the state, did not pay back the…
EFCC plays video evidence in ex-minister Saleh Mamman’s ‘N33bn fraud’ trial
The trial of Saleh Mamman, the former minister of power, resumed on Thursday before the Abuja federal high court. The prosecution introduced new evidence in a trial-within-trial to establish…
Witness reveals N3bn Kogi LG funds were laundered through private accounts
A prosecution witness, Remigius Egu, on Tuesday, narrated before a Federal High Court in Abuja how over N3 billion belonging to various Local Government Areas in Kogi State was…
EFCC Arraigns Bauchi Accountant General, Others Over Alleged ₦8.3bn Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Accountant General of Bauchi State, Sirajo Jaja, before Justice O.A. Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama,…
EFCC nabs man for buying bank account details, N2m fraud
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested one Olawole Sunday, a suspected internet fraudster, accused of purchasing bank account details from individuals to perpetrate financial crimes.…
Six months after businessman’s acquittal, yet EFCC continues to intimidate him
Six months after the Lagos State High Court acquitted the Chief Executive Officer of Rianol Energy, Mark Obisesan, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has reportedly failed to release…
EFCC declares socialite Aisha Achimugu wanted for alleged money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared businesswoman and socialite Aisha Achimugu wanted. The agency’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, made this known in a circular released via the EFCC’s…
Dasuki, others re-arraigned over alleged N33.2bn fraud
A former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), and three others were re-arraigned on Tuesday before a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja over an alleged N33.2…
EFCC nabs over 100 suspects in Abuja Ponzi Scheme Academy raid
No fewer than 133 suspects were arrested on Monday by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), who busted a Ponzi Scheme Academy located in the…
EFCC disobeys court, rearrest suspect after N50m bail was granted to him
A drama played out at the federal high court in Lagos on Thursday after a suspect granted bail was rearrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
EFCC arrests Bauchi accountant general over N70bn fraud
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested the Accountant General of Bauchi State, Sirajo Jaja, for alleged N70bn fraud. A top source in the commission told…
EFCC arrests Edo government official Kelly Okungbowa over ‘naira abuse’
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Kelly Okungbowa, popularly called Ebo Stone, over alleged naira abuse. Okungbowa, who was coordinator of the Edo state Public Safety…
Stop EFCC from selling my seized assets, Diezani begs court
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, begging it to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from selling…