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The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has shared an incident where a 17-year-old successfully hacked into his personal computer and bank account while being questioned at the EFCC office in Lagos. Olukoyede invited the young hacker to his office for questioning, saying the teenager was able to bypass the…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has given an interim order to freeze about 1 146 bank accounts allegedly linked to unauthorized foreign exchange transactions by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission. Justice Emeka Nwite ordered that the identified accounts belonging to individuals and companies should be frozen for at least 90 days to allow…
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The American International School of Abuja, AISA, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to provide “authentic banking details” for the refund of fees paid for the children of the immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. Bello allegedly paid $720,000 in advance as fees for five of his children from the coffers…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has dismissed claims that its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede subjected the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to a media trial. Olukoyede had organized a press conference where he disclosed that Bello withdrew $720,000 from a government account to pay his child’s school fees. He also claimed…
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On Tuesday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) interrogated a former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over alleged N8bn Nigeria Air fraud. The accused ex-minister made an appearance at the EFCC’s Federal Capital Territory Command around 1:00 pm on Tuesday. Olukoyede, who confirmed that the EFCC has been investigating the Aviation and Humanitarian Affairs…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed a fresh charge at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory against the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. EFCC in the charge accused Emefiele of approving the printing of N684,590,000 at the rate of N18.96 billion. In the charge sheets,…
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) permission to arrest the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, preparatory to his arraignment on Thursday. The warrant was granted by Justice Emeka Nwite Wednesday afternoon at the instance of the EFCC. This comes after a Kogi State High…
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The dust of his botched suspension from the APC is yet to settle, but in what appears as fresh Troubles for Abdullahi Ganduje, the national Chairman of the ruling APC, Kano State Anti-Corruption and Public Complaints Commission has filed new corruption charges against the ex-Governor. The commission’s chairman, Muhuyi Magaji disclosed this in an interview…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has disclosed that it is investigating many more celebrities suspected of abusing the Naira. This disclosure was made in a statement signed by EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, on Sunday. The spokesperson stated in the release that the anti-graft agency has invited several celebrities for questioning, and they have…
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The federal government says Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped custody in Nigeria, has been found in Kenya. A source in the presidency, who preferred anonymity, confirmed the development as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the International Criminal Police, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Kenyan Police Service have deepened talks to quicken Anjarwalla’s…
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