That the former governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello (alias White Lion) is a crafty, devious and dodgy character is an under statement. Those who know him know that he is more ignominious than that when a proper character sketch of him is drawn. His character traits are easily discernible in an encounter with him. This is unmistakable. …

A non-governmental organization, Journalists Against Corruption (JAC) have asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to call the governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Usman Ododo to order, over what it termed “obstruction of the statutory functions of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the bid by the EFCC to arrest and prosecute the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Mr. …

The officials of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on Saturday stormed polling units in Benin, the Edo Capital in a bid to avert vote buying in the ongoing governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the operatives who were clad in their branded camouflage uniforms and vests combed the surroundings in and around the polling booths …

Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has handed over a truckload of palliatives he confiscated to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) for investigation. According to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Tersoo Kula, in Makurdi, the state capital, on Wednesday, while handing over the palliatives to the anti-graft …

For the second time in five months, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) made failed attempts to arrest former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello at the state’s Governor’s Lodge on Wednesday night in Abuja. Intriguingly, video and photo evidence by the embattled former governor’s media team showed that Bello visited the EFCC headquarters in Abuja earlier on Wednesday …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied having former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello in his custody. Media reports on Wednesday had stated Bello, who had failed to honour the commission’s invitations, had turned himself in to the anti-graft agency. But EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Mr. Dele Oyewale issued a statement on the commission’s verified X account …

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced an American businessman, Marco Antonio Ramirez to 74 years in prison over his involvement in a $1.2 million US visa scam. Justice Dada handed down the verdict after she found the foreigner guilty of a 16-count charge of defrauding investors of $1.2 million in …

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, stated on Wednesday that the commission will continue to monitor bank transactions to curb financial flows to criminals, including bandits and terrorists. Olukoyede also highlighted the connection between corruption and insecurity, noting that corruption fosters poverty, which in turn makes unemployed citizens vulnerable to recruitment into banditry, kidnapping, …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said the commission will soon begin the prosecution of some banks’ top officials for circumventing the rules of financial operation while aiding politically exposed persons to commit financial frauds, including money laundering. EFCC chairman Ola Olukoyede said the antigraft agency is committed to working with the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria …

The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Ibrahim Shuaibu before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna State for fraud. According to a Monday statement on EFCC X.com handle Shuaibu is facing prosecution on a seven-count charge, including criminal breach of trust, impersonation, and obtaining by false …