Mr Michael Agboro, a prosecution seventh witness alleged that the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Godwin Emefiele awarded contracts to companies belonging to his wife and a his brother-in-law. Emefiele is standing trial on an alleged 20-count amended charge, preferred against him by the...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two former staff of Union Bank in Makurdi over alleged stealing of N4,199,500 belonging to a deceased customer of the bank. EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. According...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, continued with its alleged money laundering charge preferred against Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance Holdings Ltd at a Federal High Court, Abuja The criminal charge continued before Justice Emeka Nwite in spite of the withdrawal of a charge...
Contrary to the narrative of John Grisham’s fictional thriller, The Racketeer, this was a real-life, long-overdue gesture of genuine friendship and partnership, a testament to the shared interest in combating trans-border crimes that pose a significant global threat. The visit of one of the longest-serving Federal Bureau of...
A staff of the Account and Finance Department of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Hanrrietta Okojie, was, on Friday, arraigned at a Federal High acourt, Abuja over her alleged involvement in a N1.85 billion fraud. Ms Okojie was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, June 13, 2024, adjourned the arraignment proceedings of a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello to June 27, 2024. The adjournment followed discrepancies between the EFCC and defence counsels on the actual...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – A prosecuting witness in the trial of former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, on Monday, June 10, 2024 narrated before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital City High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja, how multiple transfers were made in favour of...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday in a Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court , Maitama opened its case of alleged N2.6 billion fraud against former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika and three others. The EFCC dragged Sirika alongside his daughter, Fatima; Jalal Sule Hamma and...
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has commenced investigation into the alleged scam that characterised the recent disbursement of empowerment funds to street hawkers by governor Abba Yusuf. The Commission’s chairman, Muhuyi Rimin-Gado, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Kano that the...
EFCC arraigns 3 men for allegedly stealing Access Bank N3.5bn The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned three men before an Ikeja Special Offences Court for allegedly stealing the sum of N3.5 billion from Access Bank. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three men...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, ordered the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to arrest three officials of Rural Electrification Agency for failure to appear in court for their arraignment. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, gave the order for the issuance...
The office of the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police has dragged a lawyer, Everestus Ugwuowo and three others to court over allegation of defrauding a woman of N29 million and forging documents to sell a house in Abuja. In the amended charge number: FHC/ABJ/CR/121/2018 presently before Justice Obiora Egwuatu...
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has again ordered the interim forfeiture of the sum of $1.4m linked to the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Justice Ayokunle Faji ordered the forfeiture of the money to the Federal Government of Nigeria....
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the management of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) management in Kuje, FCT, to take the ailing and detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, to a hospital for a medicare. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order following an application by Gambaryan’s counsel,...
There was a mild drama at a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, as detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, who is facing a money laundering charge, slumped in the open court over alleged ill-health. The development occurred shortly after the matter was called for trial continuation before...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – A contractor, Olugbenga Obadina, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) for receiving payments from the Office of the National Security Adviser, (NSA) on November 28, 2015 without any contractual agreement on Monday, May 20, 2024 before Justice...
Hearing of an ex-parte motion for stay of proceedings filed by EFCC Chairman, Mr Ola Olukayode, against contempt charge instituted by former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bell, was on Monday stalled at the Court of Appeal, Abuja. The case, scheduled for today, could not proceed due to...
A Fidelity Bank compliance officer, Mr Ezekoli Ozoemenam, on Monday testified against a social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha (alias Mompha) charged with six billion Naira money laundering. Ozoemenam, the fourth prosecution witness, was led in evidence by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) counsel, Mr Suleiman Suleiman. The...
Diamond Stripes Limited which used its Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)- Pragmatic Palm Limited to sign a deal with the Enugu State Government to revive the moribund United Palm Produce Limited (UPPL) has denied any Fraud in the consummation of partnership. Managing Director of the Company, Professor George Nwangwu,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on May 23 arraign the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika and his brother, Ahmad before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court, Garki, on fresh eight-count charge. They were slated to be arraigned before Justice Suleman Belgore, but the...