CORRUPTION
DG Voice Of Nigeria Detained In EFCC Custody Over Alleged N1.3bn Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday detained the Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON) Mr. Osita Okechukwu. He was reportedly detained over a case of conspiracy, abuse of office and misappropriation of public funds to the tune of N1.3billion. Mr Okechukwu was said to have arrived the headquarters of the anti-graft agency in Abuja at about 1.30pm...
PSC Orders Fresh Probe Into Abba Kyari’s Link To Hushpuppi
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to deepen investigations into the connection between the suspended erstwhile head of the Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, and an internet scammer, Abbas Ramon, commonly known as Hushpuppi. The commission, it was learnt, gave the IG two weeks to turn in the report which would be reviewed...
Court Orders Arrest Of Diezani Alison-Madueke Over Money Laundering
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, issued a warrant for the arrest of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in the United Kingdom. Justice Bolaji Olajuwon issued the order after he heard an oral application the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, made through its lawyer, Farouk Abdullah. EFCC said its investigations revealed that the ex-Minister who...
Court Grants Mompha N200m Bail
Instagram celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, has been granted bail of N200 million by the Justice Mojisola Dada-led Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday. The Court also requested two sureties, one of which must own a property valued at N100 million within its jurisdiction. He had filed for bail through his lawyer, Gboyega Oyewole (SAN). ABN TV had earlier reported...
Corruption Has Hurt Nigeria’s Image Abroad, Deprived Us Of FDI – FG
The federal government says there is a need to put in more efforts to redeem Nigeria’s image which has been “hurt” by corruption. Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation, said this on Thursday while inaugurating the 23-member board of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The board is the first of its kind since 2015 when the...
Money Laundering: EFCC Arraigns Mompha In Lagos (Photos)
The Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, arraigned Ismaila Mustapha, also known as Mompha, and Ismalob Global Investment Limited before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on eight counts bordering on conspiracy to launder funds obtained through unlawful activities, retention of proceeds of criminal...
Serving Governor Withdrew N60 Billion Cash In 6 Years, Says EFCC
A serving Nigerian governor has allegedly withdrawn N60billion from his state’s purse. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said that he has lifted about N60 billion cash from state coffers in about his six years in office. The governor remains unnamed and his state, partially identified as domiciling in the North Central of the country. In the latest edition of its...
Alleged N4.6bn Fraud: Court Adjourns Fani-Kayode Others’ Trial Till January
Justice Daniel Osaigor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, adjourned till January 24, 2022 further hearing in the alleged N4.6bn fraud involving a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode and others, ABN TV reports. Fani-Kayode is standing trial alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenadi Usman, a former Chairman of...
DSS Arrest CPC Chairman, General Idris Dambazau
The Kano State Chairman of the Consumer Protection Council (CPC), General Idris Dambazau has been arrested over allegations of economic Sabotage. Reports according to a close source of the Operatives said that the DSS accused Gen. Dambazau rtd of unilateral closure of seven petroleum filling stations without following due process. Dambazau, who is currently the Kano State Chairman of the Consumer...
EFCC Charges State House Of Assembly Speaker Over Fraud Allegation
The Ondo State House of Assembly speaker, Bamidele Oleyelogun was threatened to be sent to prison after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) dragged him to the state High Court sitting at the Olokuta Correctional Centre, Akure, the state capital. Together with several members of the House, Oleyelogun was to be charged in court on charges of seminar fraud...
