A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the federal government and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) not to retry a former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzo Kalu, on the N1.7 billion fraud case he was earlier…
Is President Buhari turning the page for a more inclusive government? – Magnus Onyibe
The balance in the ethnicity of Nigerians recently appointed as members of the boards of both the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by President Muhammadu Buhari underscores the fact that after all, building…
*How policemen rejected N.5m bribe offered by cultists -Lagos PPRO (Punch)*Fani-Kayode In Aso Rock As Buhari Welcomes Him To APC (DailyTrust)
How policemen rejected N.5m bribe offered by cultists -Lagos PPRO (Punch) The Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, has narrated how men of the Command rejected a N500,000 bribe allegedly offered by suspected cultists. This was…
EFCC Chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa slumps in Abuja
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, slumped at a programme at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday. The incident happened when Bawa was giving a goodwill message at the National Identity Day celebration. The EFCC boss…
*COVID-19 third wave: Sanwo-Olu says 135 died in Lagos, not 500 (Guardian)*Why operatives forcefully broke into BBNaija’s Dorathy’s house -EFCC (Punch)
COVID-19 third wave: Sanwo-Olu says 135 died in Lagos, not 500 (Guardian) Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, disclosed that 135 persons have died in Lagos from COVID-19 during the third wave, and not 500 as being speculated.…
EFCC petition against me is frivolous -Seriake Dickson
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has quizzed a former Bayelsa State governor and senator representing Bayesla West, Seriake Dickson, over his family assets in the United Kingdom (UK) and alleged diversion of funds totalling about N17.5 billion. But,…
EFCC grills Ex-Bayelsa governor Seriake Dickson
Former governor of Bayelsa State and Senator representing Bayesla West in the National Assembly, Seriake Dickson, today August 10, 2021 presented himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), following invitation by the agency over allegations bordering on abuse…
*Super TV CEO: Court remands Chidinma in prison for 30 days (Punch)*2 convicted fraudsters lose 3 duplexes, over N200m to FG (Guardian)
Super TV CEO: Court remands Chidinma in prison for 30 days (Punch) Magistrate Adeola Adedayo of the Lagos State Magistrate Court in Yaba has ordered the remand of Chidinma Ojukwu, who allegedly stabbed the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV,…
EFCC: I was not arrested, went on my own volition –Saraki
Former Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, on Saturday, disclosed that he visited the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to clarify some issues. In a statement by Mr Yusuph Olaniyonu, the Media Office of Dr. Abubakar Bukola…