LAGOS OCOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has opposed former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke’s application to present evidence of her acquittal of bribery charges by the Southwark Crown Court, London in the United Kingdom. The anti-graft agency urged Judge Inyang Ekwo to dismiss the application. The commission, which filed a…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has disclosed how public funds were moved from a local government account to a private company before being transferred into cryptocurrency wallets. The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed on Monday while addressing media executives and journalists in Abuja, stressing that the commission could not ignore the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Few hours after resigning from APC, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, to appear before the agency for questioning over an alleged $14.86 million fraud case. The commission’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this on Monday in response to allegations by Sylva that…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has explained why it froze the bank accounts of the Osun State Government, saying the action was taken to prevent the alleged diversion of public funds despite the state’s August 15 governorship election. The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement posted on its official X…
LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Osun State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwole Jimi-Bada on Wednesday, said he has the mandate of the governor to sue the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission after the anti- graft agency froze government accounts. Jimi-Bada said a ‘Post no debit’ letter from the EFCC was forwarded to the management…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-What began as an allegation by a female officer of the (Nigerian Immigration Service) has snowballed into a major financial investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), with investigators probing an alleged visa-overstay extortion network believed to have operated for several years. At least five serving immigration officers, including a…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWARANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says all arrangements have been concluded to arraign Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a socio-cultural association, before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. Bodejo, who was arrested a few months ago by security operatives, would be arraigned over allegations bordering…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to probe activist-lawyer Deji Adeyanju and social media personality Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, over allegations relating to terror financing, illicit funding networks and other potential national security concerns. Thia followed a petition submitted by legal practitioner Blessing Agbomhere, who requested…
