Tag Archives: EFCC
EFCC Files Fresh Money Laundering Charges Against Fani-Kayode
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed fresh money laundering charges against a former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani- Kayode. The fresh charges were filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Fani-Kayode, Director of Media and Publicity
Joshua Dariye’s Corruption trial Continues Despite Defecting to APC
The trial of a former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, continued on Wednesday, October 12 before Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Gudu, Abuja, with a defence witness, Stephen Igmala, who is the acting General
Alleged N1.8bN Fraud: EFCC Declares Goodie Ibru Wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, declared Goodie Ibru wanted for alleged capital market fraud, money laundering, and diversion of funds. A statement signed by the Head, Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said the
EFCC Docks APC Chieftain for Allegedly Selling Plots of Land Belonging to Nigerian Railway Corporation
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia, Benjamin Benedict Apugo, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for N36 million fraud. A statement made available to newsmen in Enugu by the EFCC zonal
EFCC Arrests Uche Ogah Moments After Police Withdrew Forgery Case Against Him
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Dr. Uche Ogah, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Abia. Ogah was allegedly quizzed outside a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos by EFCC operatives who whisked him to their
Alleged N19bn Fraud: Ex-gov Sylva Reclaims 48 Houses from EFCC
A former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, has retrieved 48 of his properties seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, The PUNCH has learnt. Our correspondent, who visited some of the properties, located mostly in highbrow areas of
Jonathan’s Ex-aide, Dudafa, wants Firms to Deny Laundering $15.5m for Patience Jonathan
A Federal High Court in Lagos has adjourned till October 7, 2016 to rule on two applications seeking to change the guilty plea of four companies which on September 15 admitted laundering a sum of $15, 591,700. Wife of ex-President
EFCC Probes Diezani Over N4b Hotel Deal with Ex-Military Administrator
Detectives have uncovered another multi-billion naira transaction believed to have been carried out by former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is probing a N4billion hotel deal between Mrs. Alison-Madueke and a former military
Protesters Storm EFCC’s Port Harcourt Office Over Patience Jonathan
Some individuals staged a protest at the Port Harcourt office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to demand the unfreezing of former First Lady, Patience Jonathan‘s dollar accounts. The group of placard-carrying protesters under the aegis of ‘Coalition
$31.4m Cash Deposit: How Patience Jonathan Forced EFCC to Expose Matter
HAD ex-First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan not claimed ownership of $31.4 million found in the bank account of a former presidential aide, Mr. Waripome Dudafa, the issue may not have been made public by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
