The Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Jalal Arabi, and the commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, are currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the alleged mismanagement of the N90 billion 2024 Hajj subsidy, according to The PUNCH. In a document sighted by newsmen on Wednesday, the anti-graft agency said, “A …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has stated that the N50 billion given to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) was not a donation from the agency but part of the recovered loot given for student loans as directed by the president. Reacting to report that the funds were donations to NELFUND, the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale said, “The …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday grilled the Chairman, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Jalal Arabi, over alleged mismanagement of the 2024 hajj exercise fund among others. It was gathered that Arabi arrived at the EFCC’s headquarters in Jabi, Abuja at about 10 am and was grilled for hours. A source familiar with the matter informed newsmen …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Rufus John Isip, a self-acclaimed forex broker, for an alleged investment scam amounting to over N2 billion. The suspect was arraigned before Justice C. S. Onah of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. In a statement by the EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale on Saturday, the suspect …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), will on Thursday, 11 July, arraign a former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, before Justice J. K. Omotosho for alleged N33 billion money laundering offences. According to an insider at the commission, Mamman would be arraigned on a 12-count charge bordering on conspiracy to commit money laundering and possession and use of known …

A former acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Anamekwe Nwabuoku, on Wednesday, pleaded with Justice James Omotoso of the Federal High Court in Abuja to give him more time to conclude the refund of the public funds allegedly looted by him and his co-defendant. Nwabuoku and his co-defendant, Felix Nweke, are facing 11 counts of money laundering to the tune of …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has opposed the application of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, for the release of his passport to enable him to make an overseas medical trip. The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, revealed this in a statement on Monday. Oyewale said the defence counsel, Labi Lawal, had filed …

As part of the ongoing probe of the N2.6 billion allegedly spent on Nigeria Air, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has debriefed top officials of Ethiopian Airlines on some of its findings on the botched project. According to The Nation, yesterday, during the interface, the team led by Group Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines Mesfin Tasew claimed …

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, on Tuesday, fixed 21 October for the continuation of the trial of a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele. The trial judge, Justice Hamza Muazu, fixed the date on the agreement of the counsel after the close of the cross-examination of the ninth prosecution witness, …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says it has arrested two former employees of Union Bank in Makurdi, Benue State, for allegedly stealing N4,199,500 from the account of a deceased customer. The spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Dele Oyewale, made this known in a statement released yesterday in Abuja. The suspects, according to the statement, are Idah Ogoh and …