The face-off between the anti-corruption agency – the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) – and the immediate past civilian governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello, is a sad reminder of how weak and easily manipulated institutions are here. It also showcases the crawling stage of our democratic governance. The ongoing Fourth Republic is the longest stretch of civilian …

A leading anti-corruption and transparency group, Vanguard for Credible Representation (VCR), has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC), for its renewed commitment to fight corruption. EFCC recently arrested and commenced investigation into allegations against the former governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, filed fresh charges against the embattled former Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello., and many other sundry investigations, …

A civil society organisation, the Centre for Social and Economic Rights (CSER) has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to effect the arrest of former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello who has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for investigation and arraignment for corruption and abuse of office after shunning the anti graft …

On 18 February 1947, the Daily Service newspaper published a story whose theme, like the ancient Secretarybird, has remained with Nigeria ever since. It is a story of the affinity between sex and corruption. Son of Alake of Egbaland and a no-nonsense judge, Justice Adetokunbo Ademola, then of the Lagos Santa Anna Magistrate Court, presided over the matter. After the …

Operatives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had in the early hours of Saturday conducted a midnight raid on some private hostels of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) leading to the arrests of an undisclosed number of students. Eyewitnesses, who spoke with Sunday PUNCH on condition of anonymity, revealed that the raid occurred in the Kwakwalawa and Gidan …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested and detained former Taraba State Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku for alleged involvement in a N27 billion fraud. An impeccable source informed Vanguard on Friday night that Ishaku will face trial on 15 counts, including criminal breach of trust, misappropriation, and diversion of public funds. The source stated that Ishaku’s arrest and …

The House of Representatives, on Thursday, began a probe into the alleged bribery of officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC); as well as officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) by controversial cross dresser, Idris Okuneye, alias Bobrisky, who was convicted and sentenced to prison for naira abuse. This was as the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed fresh 16-count charges bordering on fraud against the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, before an FCT High Court, Daily Trust reports. The charges, which were filed by the Federal Government through counsels for the EFCC, Kemi Pinheiro, Rotimi Oyedepo both Senior Advocate of Nigeria and 7 other lawyers, also …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited Martins Otse, a.k.a VeryDarkMan (VDM) and Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, over bribery allegations against personnel of the Commission. This is as the Chairman of the Commission, Ola Olukoyede, ordered an immediate investigation into the alleged bribery of some officers of the commission by Bobrisky. In a viral video circulating …

The ex-Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, who handed over to the current governor of the state, Usman Ododo in January this year after his two terms of four-years-tenure, has consistently been in the news in the past eight months. It has been from one drama to the other bordering on his stewardship and how he handled the affairs of …