Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

Following a raid on the home of Musiliu Obanikoro in Ikoyi, Lagos, an operative of the EFCC has given a breakdown of how the ex Minister of State for Defence allegedly received N4.75bn to rig Ekiti state governor Ayodele Fayose into office…

The Presidency has said counterpart funding from states is not required to start the implementation of the Federal Government’s National Home-grown School Feeding programme. It said the present administration had already provided…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday froze a bank account allegedly belonging to a wanted ex-militant, Government Ekemupolo, otherwise known as Tompolo. It was learnt on Tuesday that the anti-graft…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to arraign a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode; a former Minister of Finance, Senator Nenadi Usman; a firm, Joint Trust Dimensions Limited; and one Jimoh Yusuf for an…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, was on Friday hosted by the indigenes of Ile-Ife, Osun State, resident in the United States. The monarch, with his entourage, was received at the J.F. Kennedy Airport, New York, by…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered that Mr. Azibaola Robert, a cousin to former President Goodluck Jonathan, be remanded in Kuje Prison pending the determination of his bail application. Azibaola and his wife, Stella…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has spoken out about how the excess crude oil revenue account, which stood at over $20 billion at the inception of his administration, was depleted to about $2 billion when he left office on May 29, 2015.…

Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, the former president, says he is currently under investigation for corruption. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Jonathan said that he could not make comments about the investigations. “Of course,…

In recent weeks, commercial banks in the country have been engaged in trimming of staff to suit the economic situation. Last week, two banks, Ecobank and Diamond Bank sacked over 1060 staff citing economic downturn as reason for the cut.…

According to recent reports, former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode leads inmates in intense prayers and worship in EFCC custody. Below is a report on the incident from The Capital News: In profile, Femi Fan-Kayode presents the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized the passport belonging to a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode. The former minister, who served as the Director of Publicity of the Goodluck Jonathan during the…

Former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Dikko Umar will be arraigned on Wednesday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The country’s premier…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has frozen the bank account of a company belonging to a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae. It was gathered  that the account with the United Bank for…

President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to investigate the $16 billion spent by the Olusegun Obasanjo and the Goodluck Jonathan administrations in the power over the years. Despite the huge investment in the sector by the previous…

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned one, Irene Okeoha, before Justice S. C. Amadi of the State High Court, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State on one-count charge of stealing to the tune of eight million naira…

There was pandemonium at the Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday when suspected thugs invaded the complex, shooting sporadically and injuring six persons, following the impeachment of the Speaker, Mr. Victor Edoror, and his deputy,…

In a continuation of the probe into how the Peoples Democratic Party allegedly bribed some officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission before the 2015 presidential election, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has…

The embattled Chairman of Bi-Courtney Highway Services Limited, Wale Babalakin on Friday failed in a second attempt to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from prosecuting him on money laundering charges.