The Department of State Security has arrested the lawmaker representing Abia-South Senatorial District, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe. According to his Special Adviser, Mr. Nwokoma Okorie, Senator Abaribe was picked up on Friday morning at his barber’s shop in the Apo area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The DSS could not be reached for confirmation but […]
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EFCC loses bid to seize Patience Jonathan’s $8.4m, N9.1bn — 14th April 2018 A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Friday, struck out a forfeiture application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for the sum of $8, 435,789.84 and N9,185, 327, 362, allegedly linked to the former first lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan and six others. The […]
-Sun — 11th April 2018 •Adeosun admits FG’s receipt of money from Switzerland in December, denies writing President on lawyers’ fee Godwin Tsa, Abuja More controversies have continued to trail the Federal Government’s handling of the $322.51 million Abacha loot repatriated to the country by the Swiss government in December 2017. The new twist to the recovery […]
By Innocent Anaba An investigator, Usman Zakari, who appeared as the second prosecution witness for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, narrated to the court how former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Jumoke Akinjide and others allegedly took delivery of a cash sum of […]
A gift of N5.5m donated by Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, through Member of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly representing the Afikpo North East Constituency, Maria Ude Nwachi, has received angry reactions from respondents. As explained by Ms. Nwachi, Okorocha made the donation as part of activities marking his 55th birthday, and it is […]
Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun investigation of a man arrested recently for allegedly trying to smuggle 370,000 dollars out of the country. Spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Uwujaren said the suspect, Adamu Rabiu Mohammed, was intercepted by Customs […]
Philomina Chieshe, the official of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), who claimed that the board’s N36 million was swallowed by a snake, has made a U-turn. Chieshe, who works as a clerk at the JAMB office in Markurdi, Benue state, had told top officials of the examination body that a “mysterious snake” swallowed […]
Eniola Akinkuotu and Leke Baiyewu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized the passport of a former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah, after grilling her for several hours on Wednesday. A senior EFCC official told our correspondent that the commission had built a ‘strong case’ against the ex-minister. He said, “Senator Stella Oduah […]
— 23rd February 2018 James Ojo; Molly Kilete, Abuja Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, yesterday, returned to the investigative room of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for further questioning in relation to the $2.1 billion arms procurement fund for the fight against insurgency in the North East approved by the President Goodluck […]
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