LAGOS OCTOBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has filed 11 charges against the former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose. PoliticsNGR has gathered that the governor will be arraigned before a Lagos state high court on Monday. The offenses border on illegal cash gotten to fund his 2014 gubernatorial campaign and benefitting…
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After some drama at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters in Abuja, former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose was taken into custody yesterday. The anti-graft agency is questioning Fayose over the ongoing probe of the alleged diversion N4.685billion by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). The ex-governor is…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, South West Nigeria, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has finally arrived at the Abuja head office of the anti-graft body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Mr. Fayose who appeared in a black customized T-Shirt with the inscription: “EFCC I’m Here” on top of a pair…
LAGOS OCTOBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has set up a special team to interrogate Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State next week, The PUNCH can confirm. Fayose, who has been governor since October 16, 2014, will lose his immunity at exactly 11.59pm on October 15, 2018, thereby giving the EFCC the constitutional…
LAGOS OCTOBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday ordered that the former governor of Edo state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole be served with an application brought before the court by an anti-corruption crusader, Bishop Osadolor Ochei seeking an order of mandamus compelling the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State and former Deputy National Chairman of the party, Chief Olabode George, yesterday reacted to the raging allegations of money laundering, fraud and tax evasion against Alpha Beta Consulting, a firm with exclusive right to collect taxes on behalf of Lagos State Government…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said five people are laying claim to the N49million its operatives intercepted in sacks at the airport in Kaduna. It said the Federal High Court in Kaduna would soon give judgment on the puzzle over the cash. The anti-graft agency said the cash had…
LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission( EFCC) is set for the trial of Gbenga Makanjuola, deputy chief of staff to the Senate President Bukola Saraki and a former Managing Director of Societe Generale Bank of Nigeria( SGBN), Robert Mbonu. The duo are to be arraigned over the alleged conversion of N3.5billion of…