The former governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, is still being held at the Port Harcourt, Rivers State office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This makes it his second night in the custody of the anti-graft agency. This is as the Delta State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) backed the detention of the former governor, describing …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, detained a former Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, for the alleged diversion of the state’s N1.3 trillion of the 13 per cent derivation fund from the Federation Account between 2015 and 2023. A source said that Okowa was detained in Port Harcourt when he reported at the commission’s …

The lawmaker representing Surulere Constituency at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Desmond Elliot, has said that the House will deliberate into allegations of misappropriation of funds levelled against the chairman of Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Area, Mr John Ogundare. A statement from the Assembly noted that some residents of Eti-Osa LCDA had debunked allegations of misappropriation of funds …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission  (EFCC) will arraign the immediate-past governor of  Kwara State, Abdulfattah Ahmed, for alleged N10 billion fraud on Friday, according to The PUNCH. Credible sources in the anti-graft agency said the ex-governor would be dragged before the Federal High Court in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. “He is going to be arraigned on Friday at …

A New York judge ordered Donald Trump to pay $355 million over fraud allegations and banned him from running companies in the state for three years Friday in a major blow to his business empire and financial standing. Trump — almost certain to be the Republican presidential nominee this November — was found liable for unlawfully inflating his wealth and …

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu has described the N585.19 million fraud allegation against her as baseless and an alleged attempt by mischief makers to undermine her ministry’s effort in fighting corruption. The embattled minister made this known in a statement posted on her Facebook page on Saturday. In a viral document personally signed by …

Beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) have alleged fraudulent withdrawal and withholding of their benefits totalling about N1.9 billion. They alleged that the monies were deducted from trainees and beneficiaries of the programme under the office of the Department of Reintegration. This is even as the special assistant, Media at the Amnesty Office, Freston Akpor, said the allegations were …

The Senate, on Wednesday, launched an investigation into allegations of bribery and corruption levelled against officials of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) at various universities across the federation. The Senate also resolved to hold an interactive session with the Head of Service, the National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Chairman of the …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned the Speaker of Ondo State House Of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Bamidele Oloyeloogun before the State High Court in Akure over alleged fraud. The lawmaker representing Akoko South/West Constituency 1 at the Ondo State House of Assembly, Felemu Bankole, and a civil servant, Segun Oyadeyi Bankole was also arraigned along with …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) abandoned 14 fraud cases involving N118 billion and $309 million during the tenure of Assistant Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Magu as acting Chairman. According to the presidential panel that investigated the former EFCC boss, Magu was also accused of not remitting a N48 billion loot recovered in foreign and local currencies. Magu …