Tag Archives: EFCC
Breaking News: Court Orders EFCC to Defreeze Fayose’s Bank Accounts
The Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti Tuesday ordered the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to “defreeze Governor Ayodele Fayose’s accounts in Zenith Bank with immediate effect. Justice Taiwo Taiwo who held that the anti-graft agency did not
Senate Bows to Pressure, Set To Confirm Magu EFCC Chairman
The Senate, barring any change in plan will today, begin consideration and subsequently confirm the appointment of the acting chairman of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, as the substantive head of the agency. Before now, pressure
Former EFCC Bosses Nuhu Ribadu & Farida Waziri Blast Each Other
Two former Chairmen of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Farida Waziri and Nuhu Ribadu have engaged in mudslinging. Waziri had warned her predecessor, Ribadu, against using her name any time he needed public’s attention or sympathy. A statement
APC Rejects Muiz Banire’s Resignation
THE National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has rejected the offer to step aside by the party’s national legal adviser, Dr Muiz Banire (SAN). Banire had, about three weeks ago, written to step down as the
Money Laundering: Appeal Court Orders Retrial of Lagos Ex-Speaker, Ikuforiji
The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal has set aside the ruling of a Federal High Court that cleared a former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon, Adeyemi Ikuforiji and his Personal Assistant, Oyebode Atoyebi of
BREAKING: Court Strikes out Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia’s suit Against EFCC
Justice Muslim Hassan of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday struck out a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, seeking immediate release from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Justice Hassan said
EFCC Arrests FUNAAB VC Over Alleged Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Professor Olusola Oyewole. A source at the commission told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja that Oyewole was
Ex-Customs Boss, Dikko, Returns N1bn Cash to FG
A former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko, has returned N1,040,000, 000 to the Federal Government, The PUNCH has learnt. Dikko, who served as the head of customs between August, 2009 and August, 2015, became the subject
How Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia Collected N18m from Oil Company’s MD – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)has revealed that Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia collected N18m from a Managing Director of an oil company to buy a house in London. According to Vanguard, Ofili-Ajumogobia also confirmed that she collected the money from
Ijaw Women Besiege Court, Want EFCC to Unfreeze Mrs Jonathan’s Account
Over 100 Ijaw women Wednesday besieged the Federal High Court in Lagos to show solidarity with the former first lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, whose suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) came up before Justice Babs Kuewumi. In
