Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court Abuja, has granted the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank, Mr Godwin Emefiele, bail in the sum of N300 million and two sureties in like sum. The sureties must have certificates of occupancy and titles of properties within the Maitama District. Emefiele is mandated
Lawlessness in Nigeria deepens as EFCC & NAF officers fight
The EFCC said they arrested five suspected Nigerian Air Force officers for alleged Yahoo Yahoo activities in Kaduna State. Six NAF officers who witnessed the arrests, stormed the EFCC Zonal Office in Kaduna, to forcefully release their colleagues. However, the military personnel attached to the EFCC resisted, leading to a messy standoff. Nigerian military officers
EFCC invade students Hostel in OAU, abduct 60 students at Midnight (video)
News got to us that some persons suspected to be men of the EFCC had invaded into the students hostel at the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU and arrested over 60 students. The attacks were carried out in the middle of the night from the hours of 1:30am to 4am. The students were made to sleep
BREAKING : EFCC arrest Godwin Emefiele
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has detained the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele was picked up on Thursday night, less than an hour after he regained his freedom from the custody of the Department of State Services. The former CBN governor, it was learned, is currently being interrogated at
Diezani Arraigned In London Court Over Bribery Charges
A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been arraigned before the Westminister’s Court in London over bribery allegations, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says. The EFCC, in a statement Monday by its acting Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, welcomed the arraignment with “keen interest”. “Although the charges preferred against
BREAKING: Ortom In EFCC Custody
The immediate past Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom is currently in custody of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Our correspondent gathered that the ex-Governor was invited by the anti-graft body for questioning over his stewardship. Ortom, however, drove into the Makurdi zonal office of the agency, which is located at Alor Gordon street
BREAKING : Bola Tinubu Suspends EFCC boss, Bawa
Bola Tinubu has suspended the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), AbdulRasheed Bawa. Bawa’s suspension, according to a statement by the Director, Information, SGF Office, Willie Basse, is to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office. READ ALSO : Nigeria officially floats naira as I&E rate hits N755/$ The
Tinubu to DSS: Vacate EFCC office immediately
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Department of State Service, DSS, to immediately vacate the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Ikoyi, Lagos. The President directive was contained in a statement issued by Tunde Rahman on Tuesday. READ ALSO: Peter Obi Addresses Nigerians, keeps Hope alive According to the
DSS reportedly storms EFCC’s Lagos office over Building controversy (pictures)
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday, May 29, reportedly stormed the Lagos State office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), claiming ownership of the building located at Awolowo Road in Lagos. Channels Television reports that the DSS officials arrived the office and parked on the road leading to the
How Seyi Tinubu acquired $11m UK property under EFCC probe
A Bloomberg investigation has linked Seyi, the son of President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to the purchase of a “fraud-tainted” $10.8 million property in London, Uk. Seyi was said to have purchased the property in 2017 through Aranda Overseas Corp. — an offshore company he is named as a main shareholder. The investigation maintained that there is no