Following the suspension of Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa as Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by the Federal Government, Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkol has stepped in as Acting Chairman of the Commission. The commission stated this in a post on its verified Facebook page on Thursday. Until this new role, Chukkol was the Director of Operations of the …

Following the suspension of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, the Director of Operations at the agency, Abdulkarim Chukkol. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday evening suspended the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. AbdulRasheed Bawa over allegations of abuse of office levelled against him. The suspension is to allow for …

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana has said that the Department of State Services (DSS) lacks the constitutional power to investigate and prosecute the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria said in a statement on Sunday that Emefiele should be transferred to the custody of the Economic and Financial …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 108 suspected internet fraudsters in Ogun and Rivers State. In a statement issued in Abuja yesterday, the spokesman of the anti-graft agency, Wilson Uwujaren,  disclosed that 56 of the suspects were arrested in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, while 52 others were arrested in another operation in Ogun State. According …

Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 20 suspects over offences bordering on cybercrime. In a statement, the commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren said yesterday that the arrest was the second operation within the last month in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The statement read: “The latest arrest, which followed …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said that a High Court sitting in Kaduna, presided over by Justice Darius Khobo, had convicted and sentenced one Solomon Eke to three years imprisonment for impersonation. The anti-graft agency wrote on its verified Twitter handle @officialEFCC, on Monday that Eke, who had operated a Facebook account with the name Kelvin James, was convicted for impersonating an …

A Federal High Court, sitting in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, has ruled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) lacks the power to invite serving and past officials of the state government for the purpose of explaining how public funds are utilised.  The power to audit the public accounts of the state, it also declared, is not vested …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday quizzed the immediate past Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Pauline Tallen. The ex-minister, who arrived at the commission’s Abuja zonal on invitation at Noon, was grilled by EFCC investigators until 8 pm. Although details of the allegations against the ex-minister were sketchy, a source familiar with the case told …

The trending news that former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has been quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N4 billion money laundering and misappropriation has been denied by his media office. In a statement from Abuja this morning, the Head of the Fayemi Media Office, Mallam Ahmad Sajoh said that although the former governor …

President Bola Tinubu has asked the Department of State Services (DSS) to vacate the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ikoyi, Lagos, immediately. A statement by Tunde Rahman reads: “President Bola Tinubu has directed the Department of State Security Service to immediately vacate the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Ikoyi, Lagos. “The …