A fire incident yesterday night gutted the Wuse 2 office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This was confirmed in a statement by the EFCC Acting Head, Media andPublicity, Tony Orilade. According to Orilade, men of the Federal Fire Service, FFS, Wuse Zonal office successfully subdued…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday arraigned Kano State governorship candidate of the Green Party of Nigeria (GPN), Abdulsalam Saleh Abdulkareem. He was arraigned alongside one Ebere Nzekwe, before Justice Lewis Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Kano on a nine-count charge of criminal conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence to the…

Justice Lewis Allaguo of Federal High Court, Kano, has denied application filed by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seeking re-assignment or transfer of alleged N950 million money laundering charges slammed against former Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau; former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Aminu Wakil and Mansur Ahmed. Counsel to the EFCC, J.A. Ojogbane,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday opened its case in the prosecution of the immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, at the Federal High Court, Lagos, with the prosecution witness narrating how N1.2 billion was delivered on behalf of Fayose. Fayose was arraigned by the EFCC on October 22 alongside his…

Economists and corporate governance experts are united in their submission that alleged infractions in disbursements of N5.8b by the National Emergency Management Agency...

A former Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan, on Domestic Affairs, Dr. Waripamo-Owei Emmanuel Dudafa, yesterday, pleaded not guilty to the 22 counts amended charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).  Also, Dudafa’s co-defendant, Iwejuo Joseph Nna, equally pleaded not guilty to the alleged N1.6bn fraud. The plea of…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday enjoined the Igbo not to be deceived by the endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party...

Former senior special assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on domestic affairs, Emmanuel Dudafa, yesterday urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to dismiss the amended...

The Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr Ibrahim Magu has cautioned Bureau de Change (BDC) operators in the country against aiding corrupt practices of some politicians.

Perhaps, it is in a bid to diversify his administration’s policy thrust and further advance the fight against corruption as well as entrench good governance at every level that President Muhammadu Buhari administration decided on a strategic action plan known as National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) 2017- 2021. This action plan has its focal and thematic…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have intercepted gold worth about N211 million being illegally transported through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.

The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness yesterday offered insight into why it indicted Vice President Yemi Osinbajo...