LAGOS FERUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 15 suspected Internet fraudsters(Yahoo boys) have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for offences bordering on obtaining by false pretence, lottery scam and love scam. The suspects are: Adeyemi Tiwatope, 20; Odeyemi Olawale, 20; Nike Afolabi Olaiya, 20; Awe Abimbola Ireti, 23; Yusuf Aliu Oluwafemi,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-An Abuja Federal High Court has validated the rejection of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes, Ibrahim Magu, by the Senate. The Senate had rejected the confirmation of Magu as chairman of Anti-graft agency due to security reports from the Department of State Services. The Senate spokesman, Senator Abdulahi…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is currently enmeshed in a massive scandal after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) uncovered an alleged N2.5billion fraud in the operations of the organisation. The scandal was perpetrated through incorporation of fake companies, creation of fake IDPs’ camps and award of frivolous contracts. The…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Babachir Lawal, former Secretary to the Federal Government (SGF), on Wednesday was arrested and detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over fraud allegations relating to grass cutting contracts. Lawal is being detained in the Abuja headquarters of the EFCC where he will face investigators over his role in the…
LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Where is $500 million recovered from the late Gen. Sani Abacha’s family? This is the question the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is battling to answer. The cash was recovered from the family of the late Head of State during ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. It was repatriated from slush accounts in…