LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWRANGERS)-Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have intercepted gold worth about N211 million being illegally transport through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos en route Dubai. Following intelligence report, the operatives on November 9, 2018 uncovered the gold weighing about 35kg just at the point of departure of a…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13RD (NEWSRANGERS)-In his usual unperturbed disposition, Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, on Monday told journalists he was not bothered about the issue of his confirmation as the substantive Chairman of the anti-graft agency in Nigeria. Magu, who stated this while responding to questions from journalists at…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWRANGERS)-Justice Mohammed Idris of a Federal High Court in Lagos, on Monday, revoked the bail of a former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, following his failure to appear in court for trial as scheduled. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Kalu together with his former Commissioner for Finance,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will this week begin investigation into allegations of financial impropriety leveled against the embattled national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, and his Chief of Staff, Abbas Braimoh. Speaking at the weekend, a member of the party’s National Working Committee…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-,Nigeria, November 6, 2018/ — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has conformed with the order of Nigeria’s High Court, directing the removal of the name of the Executive Vice Chairman of Aiteo Group (http://www.AiteoGroup.com), Benedict Peters, from its list of wanted persons. This action confirms EFCC’s compliance with the judgment…
LAGOS OCTOBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court in Lagos presided over by Justice Mojisola Olatiregun on Wednesday granted bail to former Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose who is facing charges of corruption brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). She granted him bail in the sun of N50m with two…
LAGOS OCTOBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) says it has set up a team to commence investigation of abandoned government projects across the country. Acting EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, stated this in an interview with newsmen in Gombe today saying this would help the anti-graft agency to know the level of completion…
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…