Former Kogi governor Yahaya Bello has asked the Federal High Court, Abuja, to adjourn, indefinitely, the ongoing case instituted against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC). He also asked the court to vacate its arrest order on him,…
EFCC places ex-Gov Bello on INTERPOL watch list
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has placed former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello on INTERPOL’s watch list in three North African countries of Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria. Recall that the ex-Governor had earlier been put on the watch…
*Landlord collapses, dies during argument with tenant (DailyTrust)*EFCC cracks down on Tongyi Group over alleged money laundering violations (Vanguard)
Landlord collapses, dies during argument with tenant (DailyTrust) A landlord, Benjamin Apeh, reportedly died after he collapsed during an argument with his tenant over unpaid rent. SP Omolola Odutola, the Public Relations Officer, Police Command, Ogun, in a statement on…
Ex-EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde, dies in Egypt
A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, is dead. Lamorde, a retired police officer, was said to have died after he battled an undisclosed illness. The retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police died at the…
Alleged N4.8b fraud: Court adjourns Ibeto’s appeal to Sept 16
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has adjourned till September 16, the hearing of the appeal filed by the Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Cletus Ibeto, challenging the jurisdiction of the State High Court to try him over…
Alleged ₦84bn fraud: Judge orders EFCC to serve charge on Yahaya Bello’s lawyer
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to serve a copy of the charge against the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on his lawyer, Abdulwahab…
Don’t abuse the naira — Gbubemi Atimomo
Thoughts on the Central Bank of Nigeria’s abuse of the naira policy It’s the weekend and you are at an owambe. Your best friend’s cousin’s great uncle’s grandfather’s funeral. He passed on at the very ripe old age of 95 so…
Bobrisky jailed without option of a fine
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Friday sentenced controversial cross-dresser, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, to six months imprisonment without an option of fine for abusing the Naira. The judge while sentencing the…
EFCC to arraign Bobrisky over alleged N180.7m laundering, abuse of N490k today
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), will today arraign popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over naira abuse and failure to declare his firm’s activities involving N180.7 million. The anti-graft agency…
Bobrisky arrested by EFCC over naira abuse allegations
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested popular cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, widely known as Bobrisky, in Lagos on Wednesday night. The arrest came following allegations of abuse of naira notes, currency mutilation and spraying of naira notes. The EFCC’s…
