The purported arrest of a popular Dubai based Nigerian ‘Big Boy,’ Mr Raymond Igbalodely known also as Hushpuppi, has been generating a lot of reactions from Nigerians and non-Nigerians alike since the rumour started spreading last night. The news of his alleged arrest is also one of the top trends…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of N827million recovered from a businessman, Matthew Edevbie, to the Federal Government. Justice Chukwujeku Aneke made the interim forfeiture order following an ex parte application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). EFCC’s counsel, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the suspended Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Ishaq Modibbo Kawu, to defend his alleged involvement in the N2.5 billion Digital Switch-Over (DSO) fraud. Kawu, the late Chairman of Pinnacle Communications Limited, Mr Lucky Omoluwa, and the Chief Operating Officer of the…
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the release of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu from the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja. Justice Mohammed Liman ordered Senator Kalu’s release on Tuesday morning after listening to an application filed by the former governor. Senator Kalu, a two-term former governor of…
The Permanent Secretary of Oyo State Ministry of Agriculture, Mr Rasaq Kawole was on Wednesday arraigned before Justice Aderonke Aderemi of the Oyo State High Court on a one-count charge of obtaining money under false pretence. Permanent Secretary Kolawole was arraigned by the Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and…
The Sokoto Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested two Chinese: Mr Meng Wei Kun and Mr Xu Koi for offering a sum of N50, 000,000( Fifty Million Naira only) as a bribe to its Zonal Head, Mr Abdullahi Lawal. According to the statement released…
Popular Lagos billionaire businessman, and chairman of Five Star Group, Emeka Okonkwo who is better known as E-Money, has taken down all the photos he took with his Police escorts on his Instagram page. This came after the alleged call from the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to the…
Justice J.E. Iyang of Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Friday, May 8th 2020, convicted and sentenced one Muhammad Halim Ogbobio, self-styled coordinator of Bayelsa State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, to 28 years imprisonment. The convict, who allegedly paraded himself as the coordinator of Muslim Pilgrims Welfare…
The Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reacted to the judgment of the Supreme Court which set aside the 12-years prison sentence of former Abia State Governor, Senator Orji Uzor-Kalu, saying they are now set to commence fresh and immediate Re-trial of the Senator. The anti-graft agency in a…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted N100million naira bail to the former Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned her over an N3bn alleged scam. Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita along with eight others on Monday pleaded not guilty to…
The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has uncovered a criminal syndicate of bankers that specialized in forging signatures of dead bank customers and stealing from their accounts. They also execute fraudulent financial transactions, including unauthorised debits of depositors’ funds. The members of the criminal…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Olisa Metuh to seven-year imprisonment upon convicting him on charges of money laundering and fraud. Justice Okon Abang delivering judgment at the proceedings which lasted over six hours convicted Metuh…
A vessel, MT Preye 1 and her crew of eleven suspected oil thieves arrested by officers of the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base, Bonny, Rivers State, were today, February 18, 2020, handed over to the Economic and Finacial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for further investigation and possible prosecution. Commanding Officer of…
Justice Agatha Anulika Okeke of a Federal High Court, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Friday, February 14, 2020, convicted and sentenced one Nwalozie Julius, alias Dr Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria to three years imprisonment without an option of fine. The convict Nwalozie Julius was arraigned…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has vowed to apprehend the promoter of a fake EFCC Cell report in the social media, claiming its Port Harcourt holding facility is overcrowded and alleging mistreatment of detainees. Head of the Port Harcourt Zonal office, Usman Imam speaking at a media briefing…
The Nigerian Air Force NAF has affirmed its readiness to partner the Ekiti State Government on the establishment of an International Agro-Allied Cargo Airport in the State. According to the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, the proposed Agro-Allied Cargo Airport project was revealed on Tuesday,…
The Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied the purported viral photos from a Port Hacourt holding cell, allegedly being operated by the anti-graft agency. The Commission reacting to a trending tweet showing some alleged suspects of the commission all shirtless in an open holding cell, said the anti-graft…
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday sentenced a mother identified as Mrs Damilola Ahmed Adeyeri and her son, Alaba Kareem Adeyeri, to 12 years’ imprisonment each for duping an American of $82,570. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke convicted the duo following their plea of guilty to four counts of “fraudulent…