LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The convict was prosecuted following the receipt of a petition by the Oslo Police District, Norway, according to the EFCC. The Court of Appeal in Calabar on Friday upheld the conviction of an international fraudster convicted for internet fraud. Agatha Okeke, Federal High Court judge in Uyo, had on 27 June 2022…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, is currently in the Makurdi custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, following an invitation, The PUNCH has learnt. Ortom arrived at the Makurdi zonal office of the anti-graft agency, located at Alor Gordon Street, at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. Our correspondent gathered…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has detained the Receiver Manager appointed by the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria for Arik Nigeria Limited, Mr Kamilu Omokide, over alleged misappropriation and diversion of about N120bn. Saturday PUNCH learnt that the EFCC detained Omokide alongside one Captain Samuel Caulcrick in connection with alleged illegal…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has suspended the trial of former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah, over the alleged N7.9 billion fraud charges instituted against her by the Federal Government. Odua’s arraignment, slated for June 15, was suspended by Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo over alleged threat to his life…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will appeal the judgment of the Federal High Court Abuja, which today acquitted a former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, HoS, Mr. Stephen Oronsaye of the N2bn money laundering charge brought against him and others by the Commission. In dismissing the…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum resources, has filed a libel suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) demanding to be paid damages of N100 billion over claims that she is corrupt. In a writ of summons filed on her behalf at a federal…
LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has reacted to the allegation of Bello Muhammed Matawalle, governor of Zamfara State against Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa on the demand of $2m bribe from him. A statement signed by Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media & Publicity titled, “Matawalle’s $2m Bribe Hoax: EFCC…
LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Zamfara State governor Bello Matawalle has claimed that the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, allegedly requesting $2 million bribe from him. Matawalle made the claims in an interview on BBC Hausa. The latest allegation comes amid the growing rift between Matawalle and the EFCC boss. The…