Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have smashed a syndicate of alleged fraudsters who specialises in credit card fraud. According to a statement released by the agency, the arrested suspects include Daniel C. Stephen, Nestor Ezeani, Sonny Okwaraji, Sylvester E Otuwa and Jeff Ogbonaya. They allegedly masterminded the theft of $257,822.16 American Dollars from a … Read more
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 14 persons following series of intelligence on their alleged fraudulent activities. They were arrested at 1004 Estate, Victoria Island, Lagos on Thursday February 4, 2021. The suspects are Akin Abiola Daramola, Stephen Augustine Terungwa, Oluwateru Abiodun Samson, Jeffrey Imariagbe … Read more
Stella Oduah, former minister of aviation, will soon have her days in court as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announces plan to apprehend and arraign her for alleged financial fraud. The arraignment which was initially scheduled for Tuesday was halted owing to the absence of the former minister. According to the anti-graft agency, … Read more
Benue state Governor, Samuel Ortom has berated President Muhammadu Buhari for purportedly stifling dissenting voices who decried the activities of herdsmen in the country. Speaking during a press briefing in Markurdi, the state capital on Wednesday, Ortom said people are scared of criticising the current administration over the troubling state of the nation because they … Read more
Faisal Maina, the son of former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina flees the United States. The EFCC’s prosecuting counsel, Mohammed Abubakar, stated this at the Federal High Court in Abuja where the younger Maina is being prosecuted. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Islamic Clergy Meets With Leaders Of Bandits In … Read more
EFCC The defence counsel, Aniah Ikwen, however pleaded with the Court to grant his client bail on health grounds. Justice F.O. Giwa declined the defence counsel’s request stating that the prayer cannot be granted where the defendant’s bail application has not been served to EFCC. You May Also Like 7.1bn Fraud: Court Fixes Date For … Read more
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the arraignment of Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, until June 7. This follows preliminary matter that needed to be resolved before the former Abia governor could be arraigned. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Police Boss Assures Okitipupa Residents Of Adequate Security DNA: Judge Discovers Children Aren’t … Read more
The sum of N75 million was recovered from Halima Tanimu Turaki, wife of a former minister in the President Goodluck Jonathan-led government YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Buhari’s Anti-Corruption War Lacks Will – Soyinka Police Arrest Man For Killing Wife, 4-Year-Old Daughter … Read more
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has sentenced one Abioye Eluwole to 77 years’ imprisonment over N62m fraud. Eluwole, who is the Managing Director of Bytofel Trust and Securities Limited, was arraigned before the court on 30 counts bordering on stealing, contrary to Section 390(8)(b) of the Criminal Code, … Read more
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Eko Hot Blog The call was made by Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Diaspora (AESID) Dave Umahi has been given 24hrs to speak on the allegation by the association The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been asked to investigate the ownership of a 40billion naira world class hotel project allegedly being bankrolled … Read more
The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 21 persons for their alleged involvement in internet fraud. The suspects include Shittu Yakubu, Akinsola Afeez, Adeniyi Joseph, Opeyemi Wahab, Idris Sunday, Lawal Moshood, Jubril Yusuf, Olusegun Mohammed, Adekunle Adesanya, and Damilola Abijide. Others are Sola Adio, Oladipo Ademola, Damilola Adewale, … Read more
The former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, has just slumped before trial Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. Ekohotblog gathered that Maina slumped down shortly after the court resumed proceedings in the 12-count charge preferred against him and his firm, Common Input Property and … Read more
Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), on Wednesday said the case instituted against by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) lacks merit. Speaking after the EFCC, through its counsel, Farouk Abdullah, tender all its evidence and called all its witnesses which indicates closure of its case, Maina told the … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has revealed that Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Force Team, concealed about ₦3 billion illicit fund. Ekohotblog reports that Rouqayyah Ibrahim, a witness and investigative officer of the antigraft agency, made the revelation when he testified and presented evidence against the embattled former … Read more
Ibrahim Magu, embattled acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has appeared before the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) in Abuja. According to TheCable, the suspended EFCC chairman was at CCB office in Abuja on Thursday. Ekohotblog reports that the CCB had summoned the suspended anti-graft agency helmsman over allegation of false … Read more
A Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has jailed one Chimah Daniel Iweregbu for scamming an unsuspecting victim of $15,000 (₦5,718,000). The spokesman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. The conviction comes three days after Lagos Zonal Office of the commission arraigned … Read more
A former Head of Service in Bauchi State has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged attempt to buy votes at one of the polling units of the bye-election for Dass Constituency in the State House of Assembly. The suspect, Abdon Dalla Gin, who is also the Special Adviser … Read more
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday rejected an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode. EFCC’s prosecuting counsel, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, had appealed to the court to issue an arrest warrant against the ex-minister following his absence from Wednesday’s proceedings of … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 1ST DECEMBER, 2020 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, secured the conviction of Edidiong Udokpoh. He was arraigned before Justice Achibong O. Achibong of the State High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, for stealing and converting the sum of N5million cooperative funds to personal use. The convict pleaded “guilty” to … Read more