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 …

The Northern Emancipation Network has said that no government agency is above probe and that any corruption allegations against any government agency shouldn’t be treated with kid gloves. In a statement by its Chairman, Suleiman Abbah, the group chided a political analyst for making comments on the face-off between Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle and the Chairman of the Economic …

A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke has filed a libel suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF). In the suit marked CV/6273/2023, Alison-Madueke is accusing the first and second defendants – the EFCC and the AGF – of writing and publishing “false and defamatory reports about her of …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alerted the general public of the alleged move by some governors and other politicians accused of corruption to flee the country ahead of the 29th May handover. In a statement on Friday night, EFCC spokesperson, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren said the commission is currently collaborating with its international partners to ensure that the …

An Inspector of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abel Isah Dickson has died following a scuffle with 2 colleagues over items recovered from a suspect. According to reports, the items include medications and some cash. The two colleagues – Assistant Superintendent of EFCC, Apata Oluwaseun Odunayo and Inspector of EFCC, Ogbuji Titu Tochukwu – have also been arraigned …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, arraigned one Wilson Daphey (aka Jefrey Guiseppe) before Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on a nine-count charge bordering on obtaining money under pretense and money laundering. Daphey allegedly manipulated and obtained the sum of £120,150 from one Ms Petra Goschenhofer with the assistance of Evans Nnamdi …

Former Minister of Power, Mr. Sale Mamman has been arrested and detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with an alleged N22 billion fraud. Mamman, who was a minister between 2019 and 2021, was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday and is being detained at the headquarters of the anti-graft agency in Abuja, sources told …