Tag: Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
Alleged N109bn fraud: Absence of defence counsel stalls ex-AGF Idris, others...
By EDITH NWAPI
ABUJA- The absence of a defence counsel in an FCT High Court on Monday stalled the trial of suspended Accountant-General of the...
Diezani moves to recover seized assets, applies to court
By TAIYE AGBAJE
ABUJA- Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja to vacate an order granted to...
EFCC secures 166 convictions, recovers N1.4bn in Kano
By RAMATU GARBA
KANO- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kano Zonal Command, said it secured 166 convictions and recovered N1.4 billion in...
Alleged N23.338bn fraud: Court adjourns until March 6 for ex-minister Yuguda’s...
By EDITH NWAPI
ABUJA- An FCT High Court on Thursday adjourned until March 6 for counsel to former Finance Minister of State, Bashir Yuguda’s...
Court strikes out Saraki’s suits against EFCC, ICPC, others
By TAIYE AGBAJE
ABUJA- A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Wednesday, struck out two separate suits filed by former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, against...
Alleged N2bn fraud: Oronsaye, others know fate April 5
By WANDOO SOMBO
ABUJA- The Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed April 5, to deliver judgment in the alleged N2 billion fraud charge filed by...
NJC orders reinstatement Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia
By TAIYE AGBAJE
ABUJA- The National Judicial Council (NJC) has ordered the immediate reinstatement of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia as a judge of the Federal High...
EFCC secured 3,440 convictions in 2022, says official
By MUHAMMAD NUR TIJANI
KANO- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured 3,440 convictions on financial and cyber crimes across the country from...
Alleged N124m Fraud: EFCC prays court to convict ex-NIHORT director, accountant
By SULEIMAN SHEHU
IBADAN- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday prayed an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan to convict...
Alleged fraud: Court adjourns Okorocha’s preliminary objection for ruling
By TAIYE AGBAJE
ABUJA- A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, adjourned an application filed by former Governor of Imo, Sen. Rochas Okorocha, until Feb....
EFCC arraigns Indian for alleged N816m fraud
By ADENIKE AYODELE
IKEJA- The EFCC on Thursday arraigned an Indian, Chandra Singh, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court for alleged N816 million fraud.
The News...
Buhari to unveil redesigned naira Wednesday, says Emefiele
By ABDULRAHMAN KADIRI
ABUJA- The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, says President Muhammadu Buhari will unveil new N200,...
2023: Again, Buhari reads riot act, urges men to show good...
By ISMAILA CHAFE
ABUJA- President Muhammadu Buhari, in the course of the week, reiterated the need for Nigerian men to stay off activities that...
Alleged N544m grass-cutting scandal: Court discharges ex-SGF, others
By EDITH NWAPI
ABUJA- An Abuja High Court on Friday discharged a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal and five...
Kogi threatens to sue EFCC over harassment of officials
By THOMPSON YAMPUT
LOKOJA- The Kogi Government has threatened to sue the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) over alleged harassment of state officials.
Mr...
Alleged money laundering: Matawalle invites EFCC to search property
By SHUAIB SADIQ
GUSAU- Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has offered to allow the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to search the property it...
EFCC seeks to set aside committal order against Chairman
By PHILOMINA ATTAH
ABUJA- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it received with shock the ruling by Justice Chizoba Oji of an FCT...
Contempt: Court commits EFCC chairman to prison
By EDITH NWAPI
ABUJA- Justice Chizoba Oji of an FCT High Court has ordered the committal of the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)...
Alleged N2.9bn fraud: Court to hear Okorocha’s preliminary objection Nov. 22
By TAIYE AGBAJE
ABUJA- A Federal High Court in Abuja is to ghear a preliminary objection filed by Sen. Rochas Okorocha, praying for an order...
Prosecute any lawyer found complicit in money laundering – Falana tells...
By SANDRA UMEH
LAGOS- Foremost lawyer and human rights activist, Chief Femi Falana, has advised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prosecute any...