The Nigeria Customs Service Area 1 Command Port Harcourt says it is seeking collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on National Security. This disclosure was made Thursday in a press release made available to our correspondent by the Command’s public relations officer Superintendent of Customs Oscar Ivara on a courtesy visit by the
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BREAKING: Former governor, Obiano in court as money laundering trial begins
Chief Willie Obiano, few minutes ago arrived Federal High Court Abuja. The immediate past governor of Anambra State arrived the Abuja division of the Federal High Court in the company of some officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The anti graft agency is expected to arraign him on Wednesday, over an alleged
Read moreObiano must account for his 8years reign – Group tells EFCC
Human Rights, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders Foundation and Chairman, Campaign for Democracy, South East has urged Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to beam its fresh searchlight on former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano’s eight years reign. Executive Director, Dede Uzor, A Uzor, in a statement in Awka said the former Governor
Read moreSuspected Internet fraudsters nabbed at Nigerian rapper’s residence
Two suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC at the residence of musician, John Njeng Njeng popularly known as Skales. The commission made this known in a statement shared on their X platform on Tuesday. The statement said, “Operatives of the Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial
Read moreN330m fraud: EFCC declares Delta siblings wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared two siblings from Delta State wanted for alleged N330 million fraud. This was contained in a statement issued by the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, copies of which were made available to journalists in Warri, Delta State on Friday. The anti-graft agency named 55-year-old Faith Onoja and
Read more13 Chinese arrested in Kwara over alleged mining activities
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) has arrested 13 Chinese nationals for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities in Ilorin, Kwara State. The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement on Thursday by its Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren. According to Uwujaren, the 12 male and one female suspects were arrested on July
Read moreDollar Video: Kano govt abandons Ganduje, withdraws suit stopping EFCC probe
The Government of Kano State has withdrawn its earlier suit seeking to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, from further inviting, investigating, or interrogating the immediate past Governor of the state Abdullahi Ganduje. The notice of withdrawal of the suit submitted before Federal High Court Kano was contained in a letter signed by
Read moreDSS ransacks Abuja home, office of suspended EFCC boss
Operatives of the Department of State Services DSS, have conducted a search of the Abuja home of the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa. The Daily Vendor gathered that another team of DSS operatives also stormed Bawa’s Abuja office with a search warrant. It was also learnt that during the
Read moreDSS, EFCC fight dirty over property in Lagos
The Department of State Security(DSS) and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are currently in a battle royal over a building in Lagos. The situation almost get out of hands on Monday as operatives of the state security stormed the Lagos office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, preventing officials of the anti-graft agency
Read moreAdhoc staff threaten to drag INEC to EFCC over unpaid stipends
Adhoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Anambra State in the 2023 general elections have protested non-payment of their stipend by the electoral body. The protest is coming barely two months after the polls that reportedly gulped about N305bn. The commission had recruited about 1.4 million adhoc staff to complement its personnel
Read moreMoney Laundering: EFCC retrieves documents tendered against Femi Fani-Kayode
…EFCC obtained the order from Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Lagos The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Tuesday obtained an order to retrieve all the documents it tendered as exhibits in the N4.6bn money laundering trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode. The EFCC obtained the order
Read moreICPC arrests Actress for spraying, stepping on New Naira Notes
…the actress was seen in a viral video flaunting wads of the new Naira notes Operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Fraud Related Offences Commission, ICPC, have arrested actress Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin. The actress was arrested on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 in Lagos for allegedly tampering with the redesigned Naira notes, an offence contrary
Read moreNDLEA, EFCC arrest 3 suspects, recover fake $269,000
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, busted a criminal syndicate involved in the trafficking of fake United States dollar notes. A total of $269,000 counterfeit were recovered at Oniru in the Shoprite area of Lekki, Lagos State, where three suspects were also
Read moreI used proceeds of Yahoo Yahoo for my dad’s burial – 21-year-old
The Special Offences Court, in Ikeja, Lagos State has sentenced a 21-year-old man, Ifeanyi Egbuwu to one-year imprisonment for Internet fraud. Egbuwu was arrested on August 2, 2022, by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission during a raid on some Internet fraudsters at 42, Ola Williams Street, Kay Farm Estate, Iju, Lagos State. During
Read moreAlleged currency speculator arrested in Abuja
…the arrest was part of ongoing operation to sanitise the foreign exchange sector and rid it of speculators An alleged currency speculator, Mustapha Muhammed also known as Muaspaha Naira, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Abuja. The commission made the announcement in a Twitter post on Wednesday and also
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