Timipre Sylva, former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, has written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) requesting a mutually agreed date to appear before the agency regarding an alleged $14.8 million fraud case. In a letter dated November 24 and addressed to the EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, Sylva faulted the commission’s decision […]
The fourth prosecution witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the alleged ₦80.2 billion money laundering case against Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi state, has reaffirmed that withdrawals made by the state government did not violate any banking regulations. During cross-examination before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, […]
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says it has arrested three individuals for alleged vote buying during Saturday’s Anambra State governorship election. In a statement posted on its official X account, the EFCC identified the suspects as Emeka Ilokasia, arrested at Ward 2, Njikoka Local Government; Nwachukwu Loretta, arrested at Ward […]
President Bola Tinubu says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured over 7,000 convictions and recovered assets worth over N500 billion within the past two years. The president spoke on Monday at a capacity-building workshop for judges in Abuja, where he was represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima. “The EFCC has recorded over seven […]
Justice Simeon Amadi, the Chief Judge of Rivers State, has reiterated the judiciary’s commitment to sustaining a cordial working relationship with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Dele Oyewale, EFCC spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement, noting that Justice Amadi gave the assurance in Port Harcourt while receiving the newly appointed Acting Zonal Director […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday re-arraigned a former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr Olu Agunloye for alleged infractions in the award of contract for Mambila Hydroelectric Power Station. The EFCC had dragged Agunloye, before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Apo, Abuja, on amended seven count- charge, bordering […]
The Enugu state government (ESG) has called out Olasijibomi Ogundele, CEO of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, over his crying theatrics, after defrauding the state of N5.7 billion. In a statement released on Friday night, Malachy Agbo, commissioner for information in Enugu, accused Ogundele of premeditated fraud, stating that his video was just to draw public […]
Olasijibomi Ogundele, CEO of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, has denied allegations of money laundering made against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Earlier on Friday, the EFCC released a statement through its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, declaring Ogundele wanted for money laundering. Ogundele, popularly known as Sujimoto, has now responded to the allegations, […]
Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, says President Bola Tinubu’s administration has not weaponised anti-corruption agencies against political opposition. Idris spoke on Wednesday at the opening of the ICPC roundtable engagement on strategic integration of state commissioners of information in the fight against corruption, held in Abuja. He said the administration maintains a […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC) has arraigned an Information and Communication Technology, ICT, consultant, Umar Abdullahi, before the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, over alleged fraud involving N131.8 million and $200,000. Abdullahi, brought before Justice Emeka Nwite on Monday, August 18, 2025, by the EFCC’s Ilorin Zonal Directorate, is facing a four-count […]
The Ogun police command has announced that two officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been arrested for alleged electoral manipulation in Iperu Remo. Omolola Odutola, the police spokesman, said in a statement released on Saturday that the officials were arrested during the federal constituency by-election with the outrageous sum of N2.5m in […]
Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, former Governor of Sokoto State, has stated that he cannot be intimated into joining the APC ahead of the 2027 general elections. The serving senator representing Sokoto South made the statement at his Sokoto residence on Saturday shortly after his ordeal with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Tambuwal, speaking to […]
Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has called on youths to take the lead in efforts to break the cycle of corruption in Nigeria. Speaking at the gala night of the National Industrial Manpower Summit 2025 held at the Banquet Hall of the State House, Abuja, on Wednesday, Magu […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its mandate is non-partisan, following allegations by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that it is being used to intimidate opposition leaders. Atiku and the ADC accused the agency of revisiting old corruption cases against key opposition politicians as part of a plan […]
Deji Adeyanju, the human rights lawyer, has expressed support for the ongoing clampdown by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on real estate–related money laundering in Abuja and Lagos, describing it as a long-overdue move to tackle corruption in the property sector. In a statement on Friday, Adeyanju commended Olanipekun Olukoyede, EFCC chairman, for […]
Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that many abandoned estates in Abuja are owned by people who have stolen public funds. Olukoyede made the statement on Wednesday in Abuja at a policy dialogue organised by Law Corridor with the theme, “Critical Issues Affecting Nigeria’s Real Estate Ecosystem.” He […]
The Court of Appeal in Lagos has reinstated the preservation order on 14 properties and N400 million allegedly linked to Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi State. The ruling overturns an earlier decision by the Federal High Court, which had lifted the interim forfeiture order secured by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In […]
By Andrew Orolua After a decade of legal battle in Court, a former Governor of Adamawa State, Rear Admiral Muritala Nyako, rtd, has opted for an out of court settlement in a N29bn alleged fraud case brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in 2015. An indication to this effect emerged […]
By Tom Okpe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arraigned two persons and a corporate body, before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, over an alleged attempt to fraudulently obtain Forty-Nine Million Euros, €49,000,000, from a Nigerian bank. The defendants, Abel Egerton Sokari, Nkiruka Chukwuma, and Zakah […]
By Msugh Ityokura The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has decried digital manipulation of government platforms to pepetrate fraud in Nigeria. The commission said such platforms include the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) and the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), which it noted have become tools for payroll fraud in […]