The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has withdrawn the money laundering charge filed against a former Attorney-General of Lagos State, Olasupo Shasore. Shasore was arraigned alongside his company, Middlesex Investments Ltd, on a 14-count charge of money laundering before Justice Inyang Ekwo, in November 2022. At the day’s proceedings, counsel for the EFCC, Bala…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alerted Nigerians against unauthorised bank withdrawals linked to Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card swapping fraud. The commission issued the alert on Monday in a statement by the Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale. According to the EFCC, fraudsters engaged in this activity typically keep a debit…
The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele didn’t make it to the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory today. This is despite an order of a trial judge Justice Olukayode Adeniyi for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to produce him in court for hearing of his motion…
Justice O. Adeniji of the High Court in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the immediate and unconditional release of the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The judge gave the order following a motion ex parte taken…
The Public Relations Officer of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Abiodun Olarewaju, has revealed that 58 out of the 69 students of the institution earlier arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been released. Olarewaju, who also revealed that the remaining 11 had cases to answer with the anti-graft agency,…
By Anuolapo Fasoyin The Nigeria Police, Oyo state Command, has enjoined Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, under the aegis of National Association of Nigeria Students, NANS not to involve in acts that can disrupt the peace of the state. The plea followed a protest by some students of the institution at the office…
By Michael Adeyemo The Management of the Federal College of Forestry, Jericho, Ibadan, has announced indefinite suspension of all activities at the institution, following an unlawful invasion of the campus by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC. The Acting Provost of the institution, Dr Fausat Ibrahim, made this known in an…
The Senate on Wednesday, October 18, confirmed the nomination of Ola Olukoyede and Muhammad Hassan Hammajoda for appointment as chairman and secretary respectively of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Also on Wednesday, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Mrs Halima Shehu, for appointment as the National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer of the…
By: Micheal Adeyemo Two Public Affairs Analysts have appealed to Nigerians to allow the Senate to carry out its legislative proceedings on the appointment of Mr. Ola Olukoyede as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC. The Public Affairs Analysts, Honourable Femi Adebisi, and Mr. John Njoku appealed while featuring on the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared two siblings from Delta State wanted for alleged fraud of N330 million. This was contained in a statement issued by the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, copies of which were made available to journalists in Warri, Delta State on Friday. The anti-graft agency named 55-year-old Faith Onoja and…