…EFCC denies duplicating court cases, insists on legal compliance By Okoro Favour A fresh controversy has emerged over an alleged attempt by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest Lagos-based businessman, Mr. Abiodun Ogunleye, despite an ongoing court case involving the same matter. Ogunleye’s counsel, Barrister Ifeanyi Nwabueze, claimed that the matter—centering on…
The Head, Media and Publicity Unit of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Dele Oyewale, a Deputy Commander of the EFCC, has emerged Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) Outstanding Federal Government Spokesperson of the Year, 2025. The award ceremony, which took place on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Abuja Continental Hotel, was…
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to compel the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, AGF, to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from investigating allegations of fraud and economic crimes allegedly committed by businessman Abubakar Ismail Isa. The judge threw…
A prosecution witness, Salawu Gana, Monday justified the vehicle procurement contracts awarded during former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele’s contrary to the case of alleged contract irregularities alleged in the charges against the former CBN chief. Mr Gana, who appeared as the 10th prosecution witness in Mr Emefiele’s trial at the Federal Capital…
Fubara reveals real reason for Rivers crisis Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State last week said that the political crisis in the oil-rich state was not about the control of political structure but the control of the resources of Nigeria’s second-richest state. We published the details of this interesting revelation and what his Chief of…
Martins Vincent Otse, the Nigerian activist and social media personality, who is populalry known as VeryDarkMan, has explained why he won’t honour an invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, bordering on an allegation of corruption levelled against officials of the agency. VeryDarkMan had in a video played an audio recording purportedly belonging…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Crime Commission has denied its X account (formerly Twitter) had been hacked. There are speculations that suspected internet fraudsters who threatened to wage cyber warfare against the EFCC had hacked the anti-graft agency’s X account. According to reports, some internet fraudsters had accused the anti-graft commission of disregarding constitutional norms…
