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 […]
By Andrew Orolua Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 31 suspected internet fraudsters in Nasarawa State. They were arrested on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at Nasarawa Toto, Nasarawa State, following credible intelligence on their suspected involvement in internet-related offences. READ ALSO: Tuggar charts path for deeper Afro-Caribbean unity in Saint Lucia […]
By Andrew Orolua Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested the Special Adviser to the Executive Governor of Benue State on Documentation, Research, and Planning, Dr. Mkor Aondona for alleged sextortion and cyber bullying. He was arrested on Friday June 20, 2025 in Makurdi following claims […]
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, May 30, 2025, arrested 43 suspected internet fraudsters in Toto, Nasarawa State. Their arrest followed actionable intelligence which linked them to fraudulent internet activities. A statement signed Head, Media & Publicity of the anti graft agency Mr Dele Oyewale said items recovered from them […]
…Accused Of Stealing, Illegal Acquisition Of 753 Housing Units BY PATRICK WEMAMBU (With Agency Report) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed fresh charges against embattled former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, who is standing trial on several count charges bordering on corruption and alleged abuse of office in […]
By Andrew Orolua The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 19, 2025, re-arraigned Tuoyo Omatsuli, a former Executive Director on Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. Omatsuli, alongside Francis Momoh, Don Parker Properties Limited and Building Associates Limited, is […]
By Our Reporter Operatives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 stormed various locations across Lagos on Monday and apprehended 120 suspected internet fraudsters. The suspects include 95 males and 25 females. Acting on credible intelligence and diligent surveillance, the EFCC operatives swooped down on identified cybercrime hotspots. In a […]
By Agency Report Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) a 3-day ultimatum to conclude the 10-year-old corruption charges against former National Security Adviser, Mohammed Sambo Dasuki. The judge allocated 7, 8 and 9 July for the anti-graft agency to conclude the corruption […]
By Andrew Orolua Two Chinese nationals and six Nigerians allegedly involved in illegal mining of solid minerals in Ogere area of Ogun State have been arrested by the operatives of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The eight of them were arrested along with three trucks loads of solid minerals by the EFCC operatives Lagos […]