Tag Archives: Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

US Court Dismisses Atiku’s suit Seeking Tinubu’s Academic Records

A US court has dismissed a suit filed by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar requesting the academic records of President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu said he holds a bachelor of science degree in business administration from the Chicago State University. In January

Order EFCC to Release My $40m Jewellery, Diezani Prays Court

Order EFCC to Release My $40m Jewellery, Diezani Prays Court

A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has urged the court to order the return of her 2,149 pieces of jewellery and a customised gold iPhone, valued at $40million, which were seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes

Abebe vs Statoil: Defence Witness Shocks Statoil At Forgery Case Hearing

The evidence being dangled before the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in its prosecution of the Chairman of Inducon Nigeria Limited, Dr. John Abebe over allegation of forgery, could soon prove

We Demand Naira Marley’s transaction History, EFCC tells Mastercard, Visa

Naira Marley

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has written Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. to furnish it with details on credit cards used by musician, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley. The commission said the cards recovered from the artiste

Surrender Yourselves to EFCC As I Did, Fayose tells Amosun, Okorocha

Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has encouraged the immediate past governors of Ogun and Imo states, Ibikunle Amosun and Rochas Okorocha, respectively, to surrender themselves to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Fayose did not state why he

EFCC Arraigns Okupe On N702m Fraud, Money Laundering

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned Doyin Okupe, a former senior special assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan, for N702m money laundering. He was arraigned on a 59-count charge of money laundering and criminal diversion of funds

Obanikoro, Wife, Son Recover N500m Houses, Land From EFCC

A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, his wife and children have recovered three properties worth about N500m from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, SUNDAY PUNCH has learnt. The properties include four terrace houses located at

Obanikoro, Omisore Recover Passports from EFCC, Ex-minister Returns to US

A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has retrieved his passports from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Sunday PUNCH can report. This is despite a directive by the Federal Government that 50 persons under investigations for

$1.6bn Oil Fraud: How Jide Omokore Used My Company To Buy Cars for Friends, Associates…Skymit Motors Boss, Tayo Ayeni Testifies In Court

The trial of Jide Omokore, an ally of both a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke and former president Goodluck Jonathan, in an alleged case of $1.6billion oil fraud continued on Thursday before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal

EFCC Seals Ex-NDDC Director’s Mansion over N3bn Alleged Scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has sealed a mansion allegedly belonging to a former Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Niger Delta Development Commission, Henry Ogiri. The EFCC said in a Facebook post that the house, which is located at