Ekweremadu Debunks Report Of Arrest By EFCC

The former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, on Thursday, debunked reports that he was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Senator Ekweremadu through his media…

Senate confirms EFCC board members

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominees for appointment as Secretary and Board members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Those confirmed include George Abbah Ekpungu…

EFCC To Banks:Don’t Provide Dollars To People Not Travelling Abroad

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned banks against providing foreign exchange to customers who have no intention of travelling outside the country. The anti-graft agency said there…

Lekki now hotbed of cyber crime in Nigeria –EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has labelled the Lekki area of Lagos State as the hotbed of cybercrime in Nigeria. The anti-graft agency said this in a post titled,…

EFCC secures 30 convictions in one day

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it recorded a total of 30 convictions on Wednesday. The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. According to the…

Investigate your customers’ source of income, EFCC tells banks

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked banks to investigate the source of income of their customers. Abdulrasheed Bawa, EFCC chairman, said this on Tuesday, when members of…

EFCC Arrests 42 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Awka, Enugu

Operatives of the Enugu Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested 42 suspected internet fraudsters in separate operations in Awka and Enugu. Twenty-nine (29) of the…

BREAKING: Court Declines Okorocha’s Application To Stop Confiscation Of His Properties

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday declined an application by former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha asking it to restrain the Imo State Government and the Economic and…

Court Convicts Two, Orders Forfeiture Of Three Duplexes Worth N230m In Lekki

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of one Tobilola Ibrahim Bakare and Alimi Seun Sikiru for fraud. The convicts were ordered to forfeit assets, including…

Man Docked For Allegedly Defrauding 170 People Of ₦10.7bn

The Nigerian police have arraigned a young man, Joshua Adeyinka Kayode, (22), before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, for allegedly using a fake investment scheme to defraud 170…

Three arrested as customs intercepts pangolin scales, elephant tusks ‘worth N22bn’ in Lagos

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has arrested three persons over alleged illegal exportation of pangolin scales and elephant tusks worth N22.3 billion in Lagos. Hameed Ali, comptroller general…

Hushpuppi: EFCC dissociates self from Mompha’s claims

Mompha claimed that the EFCC contacted him after Hushpuppi was apprehended abroad and asked him to delete his social media pages and maintain a low profile after the incident. The…

Money laundering: Hushpuppi pleads guilty

Alleged international fraudster, Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi, has agreed to plead guilty to charges including money laundering, wire fraud, felony amongst others brought against him by the United States District…

Court Jails Ex-Banker, Wife, Mother–In-Law For 60 Years

An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti, on Friday, convicted a former bank cashier, Ebenezer Adeolu Alonge, alongside his wife, Isakunle Olamide Oyinlola and his mother-in-law, Isakunle Eunice Moradeke…

Two Ex-bankers Convicted For Stealing In Kano

Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Farouq Lawan today June 30, 2021, convicted and sentenced the duo of Jude Ameh and Ademola Aderibigbe on a one-count amended charge…