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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has distanced itself from Peter Okoye’s allegation that his brothers, Jude and Paul, withdrew and shared more than $800,000 belonging to the family’s music enterprise. At the recent trial at the Ikeja High Court, EFCC counsel M.K. Bashir told the court the commission ...

Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has confirmed receiving an invitation from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He recently assured Nigerians of his readiness to appear before the anti-graft agency. Speaking via his personal Facebook page on Friday, Malami described himself as a ...

Popular rapper Oladips has recounted how operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) raided his home and detained him over unpaid taxes. He recently revealed that the incident took place some time last year. Speaking during an interview with HipTV, Oladipupo Olabode Oladimeji shared that EFCC officers suddenly ...

President Bola Tinubu has hailed the Ola Olukoyede leadership of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for achieving new heights in asset recovery and convictions. The President, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, recently revealed that the EFCC has recorded more than 7,000 convictions in the first ...

The Federal Government has hailed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for its outstanding transformation since its inception. FG recently praised the agency’s growth into a leading anti-corruption institution. The Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination and Head of the Central Results Delivery Coordination Unit, Hadiza Bala ...

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, has said that the current administration will keep guaranteeing the independence of the anti-graft agencies in the fight against corruption. He recently revealed that the Federal Government will not interfere in any investigation instituted against any person ...

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has warned members of opposition parties under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to stop blackmailing President Bola Tinubu. He recently urged them to focus on proving their innocence, and Nigerians have been reacting. Speaking ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has denied that the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State, was the target of its recent sting operation in which 93 suspected internet fraudsters were arrested. EFCC recently revealed that the arrests happened at a hotel located within the precincts of the ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal. He was released one day after being detained over alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals totalling N189 billion. Tambuwal, who presently represents Sokoto South in the Senate, gained his freedom hours ago after meeting his bail conditions. The ...

Former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, is in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals totalling N189 billion. The withdrawals are said to have gone against the Money Laundering (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022. According to reports, Tambuwal showed up at the ...

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede has come out to defend the commission’s ongoing crackdown on Yahoo boys, despite criticisms from some quarters. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the country lost ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has come out to refute claims of shooting students during an operation at Kwara State University hostels. It recently had its say via a statement by Head of Media & Publicity, Dele Oyewale, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the said report ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has come out to clarify that the religious sect that was revealed by its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, to have been indicted for money laundering is neither a church nor a mosque. This was recently revealed in a statement by the EFCC’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has come out to warn skit makers and other content creators to desist from portraying its operatives as bullies by using the operational identities of the Commission illegally and irresponsibly. The commission recently reacted to the viral video code-named, “EFCC and Army Wahala”, ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has come out to list reasons it withheld alleged stashed loot that its operatives recovered from the home of a former Group Managing Director, GMD of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mr. Andrew Yakubu. The commission recently had its say through its ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has come out to say that the agency does not issue arrest warrants for loan defaulters as allegedly claimed by some of these loan companies. The commission recently had its say via a statement released on its official X account, and Nigerians have been ...

Daniel Bwala, an aide to Atiku Abubakar has come out to say that the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has never investigated a single case before his new role. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. ...

The Acting Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulkarim Chukkol has come out to highlight the effects of corruption in Nigeria. He recently revealed that corruption has led to the poor infrastructure, economic and political crises, poverty and security challenges all across the nation, and Nigerians have ...

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa has come out to raise the alarm over alleged plans by politicians to buy votes in kind and cash ahead of Saturday’s general elections. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. ...

Three serving state governors are under monitoring over moves to launder cash through table payment of salaries to workers, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa has said. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, ...