Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arraigned two bankers and three others before a Lagos federal high court over an alleged conspiracy to hack into the server of PremiumTrust Bank and steal customers’ funds. The EFCC said the suspects — Kehinde Odeyemi and Matthew Adeniyi Damilola — are both […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said that former Niger Delta militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, will be questioned over alleged naira abuse. In a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday, the anti-graft agency reiterated that no one is above the law. “Nobody is […]
The former manager of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo, Ezekiel Onyedikachi (EzeeTee), who was charged before a Federal High Court in Lagos by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has been granted bail of N20 million. The charges against EzeeTee were reduced by the EFCC, and a fresh suit of $255,000 forex transaction fraud was […]
China Beijing Exchange (CBEX), a digital asset trading platform that promised its investors transparent trading with their investments, has collapsed, leaving investors crying for their lost funds. Many investors, including women, have expressed their outrage over the sudden disappearance of all cash in their wallets, which has led to a mob invading the premises […]
To bring an end to his eight-year tenure in office as the Executive Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has been alleged to have escaped the country for fear of being probed. The claims were made by the governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo, in a statement that Obaseki has left Nigeria through a land border due […]
Former Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over mismanagement and diversion of funds meant for the state. Okowa was arrested over N1.3 trillion, which was a 13 percent derivation fund from the federation from 2015-2023 meant for oil-producing states. Okowa was […]
Idris Okuneye (Bobrisky), the controversial crossdresser, has been taken by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for questioning and interrogation. Bobrisky was arrested at the Murtala Mohammed Airport trying to escape Nigeria to Amsterdam, UK, on a night flight on Thursday. Sources from the Commission revealed that the crossdresser had been flown from Lagos […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested four men linked to fraudulent withdrawals and unauthorized access to bank computer systems in Abuja following intelligence information. The leader of the syndicate group, was arrested alongside Effiong Victor Emmanuel, Damian Ali, and Mohammed Bello Mahmud, who is the Managing Director Director of Downstone Ultimate […]
The inability of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to serve the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, fresh charges of N110 billion leveled against him has prompted the Federal High Court in Abuja to issue a summon against Bello. Justice Maryanne Anenih ordered the EFCC to publicize Bello’s summon on national dailies […]
Fresh 16-count charges have been filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against the former state governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to the tune of N110 billion. Recalled that the embattled ex-governor and his nephews Ali Bello, Dauda Sulimam, and Abdusalam Hudu had earlier been slammed with N80.2 billion money laundering charges […]
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