Tag: Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)

EFCC Nabs 38 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Port Harcourt

Abibat Babalola

Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 38 suspected internet fraudsters. They were arrested on August 21, 2023 in a sting operation at Ogbogoro and Aluu Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The suspects are: Marvelous Obuah, John Don Precious, Batholomen Ifeanyi, Onyenaturuchi Akuma Chima, Maxwell Goodluck, Joseph Emmanuel, Godwin Emmanuel, Kelechi Ukaegbu, Kelly Taribo Bruce, David Onyedikachi Eluwa, Chukwu Anokwute, Christian Othuke, John Iheme, Obenushe Blessed, Eruchi Oshu Godswill, Emmanuel Goodluck, Nnaemaeka Chinedu and Prosper Emmanuel. READ ALSO: Aviation Editor,…

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US Don Lauds JAMB Registrar Oloyede At Anti-corruption Dialogue

Abibat Babalola

A Nigerian academic based in the United States of America, Toyin Falola, has praised the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Is-haq Oloyede, for his probity in running the agency. Mr Falola, a professor of History at the University of Texas, Austin, USA, spoke on Tuesday at a policy dialogue on corruption in Abuja. The event was organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in conjunction with the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria. READ ALSO: Wike Visits Ganduje Amid Defection Rumour UNICAL Professor…

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EFCC Boss Requested $2m Bribe From Me, Zamfara Governor Matawalle Alleges

ADEOLA YUSUF

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 Zamfara governor. in a statement on Wednesday, called for Bawa’s resignation, saying he had questions to answer on corruption. But the EFCC Chairman replied that he had nothing to hide and asked Matawalle to petition appropriate authorities if…

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Naira Redesign: 3 Governors Under EFCC Watch Over Hidden Billions, Bawa Reveals

Abibat Babalola

Three serving state governors in Nigeria are being monitored over their moves to launder stashed billions of naira through table payment of salaries to workers, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, told Daily Trust in an exclusive interview on Thursday. He said raid on Bureau De Change operators will be sustained, urging Nigerians to support the system, for the benefit of all. Daily Trust reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had on October 26 announced that the country’s currency would be redesigned to…

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RCCG PastorJailed Two Years For Issuing $1.6m Dud Cheque

ADEOLA YUSUF

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday sentenced Ayodeji Oluokun, an assistant pastor of the Redeem Christian Church of God (RCCG), City of David Parish, Victoria Island, Lagos, to two years imprisonment for issuing $1.6 million dud cheque. Oluokun was charged alongside his company, Peak Petroleum Industry Nigeria Ltd., on an amended six-count charge bordering on issuance of dud cheque, stealing and obtaining money under false pretences. Taiwo, however, discharged and acquitted the defendants of stealing and obtaining money under false pretences. READ ALSO: SAS Dares Critics, Opposition on Intellectual…

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N1.8bn Fraud Charge: How Lagos Businessmen Won EFCC In Court

Ganiyu Amodu

An Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos on Friday discharged and acquitted two businessmen, Ogbor Eliot and Kelvin Chris, of a N1.8 billion fraud allegation brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo cleared Ogbor and Chris of the entire five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretence, conspiracy and forgery, after a nearly four-year trial. The judge held that the EFCC failed to establish any element of criminality against the defendants, adding that the transaction which led to the charge was of…

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Crude Oil Theft: NNPC Creates Electronic Centre To Monitor, Track Marine Oil Thieves

Abibat Babalola

Determined to stamp out the menace of crude oil theft, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it has established a monitoring platform to track all marine movements of vessels conveying stolen crude oil from the country. The virtual platform would be wired to receive, collate and send information from concerned individuals and members of the public to alert the relevant security agencies about incidents of pipeline vandalism in the oil producing areas. Also, the platform would provide information that would help end-users of Nigerian crude oil internationally, particularly…

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Nigerian Billionaire Extradited To US Over $3.5m Fraud

Abibat Babalola

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has extradited a businesswoman, Fatade Olamilekan, who is on the wanted list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, to the United States for allegedly stealing $3.5 million. The suspect was said to have stolen the sum worth of equipment in various cities across the US before his arrest. As disclosed on their social media handle on Tuesday, the anti-graft agency stated that his extradition was coordinated following a notice from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI New York, through the US Legal…

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COEASU insists on migration of academics to UTAS

Abibat Babalola

The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has insisted on the migration of academics in tertiary institutions to the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS). UTAS is an ingenious alternative pay platform innovated by ASUU. The President of the union, Dr Smart Olugbeko, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday. Olugbeko said that the insistence on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) had opened the payroll up to unilateral manipulations and fraud perpetrated by individuals. READ ALSO: Buhari orders NITDA…

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Assets Declaration Compulsory For Tinubu, Others – INEC

Gbenga Adeoti

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that to vie for any elective offices, politicians and other office seekers would be mandated to declare their assets, particularly their bank account statements before and during the 2023 elections. Platforms Africa reports that the National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, is one of those who have publicly declared intention to vie for elective positions in the forthcoming election. The commission explained that plans have been concluded to beam its searchlight by engaging relevant stakeholders to track politicians…

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