LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has denied ever prosecuting the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio. A report in The Guardian newspaper published on September 27 had alleged that Mr Keyamo prosecuted Akpabio on behalf of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Keyamo, however, in a…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court in Ibadan was in disarray as the Federal High Judge ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to produce the 106 boxes, containing the N900 million allegedly stolen by two bank workers. The order was given Friday, October 4th,2019 .The National Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports that…
LAGOS OCTOBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Department of State Services has arrested former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Force, Abdul-Rashid Maina. Maina, who was embroiled in N2.1 billion pension scam was arrested through a joint effort by the EFCC and DSS, sources told SaharaReporters. According to the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos has granted a final forfeiture to the Federal Government, the $40m worth of jewellries seized from the premises of the former minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke. Justice Nicholas Oweibo ruled that the former Minister had failed to show cause why the jewellries should not…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said its findings revealed that some politicians were sponsored for elections by internet fraudsters, vowing to expose both the politicians and their sponsors soon. This was disclosed by the Zonal Head of EFCC, Port Harcourt Zone, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Tuesday in Port Harcourt…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, stormed the Ekiti State House of Assembly on Friday, expressing his readiness to answer any question bordering on his tenure as governor of the State. The House of Assembly had at its sitting of on Thursday summoned the former governor over what it called misappropriation…
LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has vowed to appeal the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos that discharged and acquitted a former Senior Special Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Domestic Affairs, Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, and a banker, Joseph Iwuejo, who were charged with N1.6bn fraud….
LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose said he will not honour the invitation by the Ekiti State House of Assembly to come SBD clarify any issue before the lawmakers. Speaking through his media aide, Lere Olayinka, on Thursday, the former governor said he would not dignify an Assembly of clowns who…
