Theophilus Ebonyi, the General Overseer of Faith On The Rock Ministry International, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for defrauding church members and other Nigerians to the tune of N1.3billion According to Dele Oyewale, the EFCC spokesperson, the pastor was arrested for allegedly using fake grants from the Ford Foundation…
Ola Olukoyede, the chairman of the EconomicandFinancialCrimesCommission(EFCC), on Wednesday, at a one-day dialogue in Abuja, said it had uncovered a religious organisation laundering money for terrorists wreaking havoc in the country. Speaking at a programme with the theme: “Youth, Religion, and the Fight against Corruption”, Olukoyede said the religious body was found culpable while protecting…
Willie Obiano, the former Governor of Anambra State, will, on Wednesday, be arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before a Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged misappropriation of public funds to the tune of N4.8 billion. According to a report, EFCC alleged that the ex-Anambra Governor misappropriated the public funds…
Mr Chidiebere Ihediwa, a cyber-security specialist, on Wednesday, advised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to devise methods of re-orientating arrested educated online fraudsters (aka Yahoo Boys) to become information technology specialists, saying the strategy is better than allowing them to languish in detention or undergo destructive dissolution. Ihediwa, a renowned software developer, made this…
As part of effort to widens investigations into the foreign exchange transactions during the tenure of former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, a thorough search has been conducted by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the head office of the Dangote group in lagos. A…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), on Wednesday, described as very unfortunate a recent statement credited to the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Olu Olukoyede, saying seven out of 10 Nigerian students are involved in cyber crimes The Informant247 gathered that the association, through its Senate President, Akinteye Babatunde,…
It was exactly 10:13 p.m. on the night of Wednesday, September 20. Lukman Raji, a resident of Ile Mofalakun at Ita Amodu junction, along Ibrahim Taiwo road in Ilorin, Kwara State, sat by the roadside with a bread seller. She was already closing up business for the day. Going by the countenance of the bread…
The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday arrested no fewer than 14 suspected vote buyers in Otueke, Adawari playgrounds in Bayelsa and at various polling units in Imo and Kogi. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC Spokesperson, while announcing this in a statement in Abuja, said the suspects were arrested on Saturday…
Barely 24 hours before the off-season elections, no fewer than 550 operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrived in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States to prevent vote-buying during the exercise. The Informant247 gathered that the anti-graft agency with different visible and invisible gadgets, was deployed to suppress any form of inducements…
Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), was on Wednesday, brought to the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Emefiele, who was last week transferred from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), was surrounded by officials of the anti-graft…
The former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has been released from the custody of the Department of State Service (DSS). The Informant247 gathered that Bawa was released a few minutes to 10 p.m. on Wednesday. Bawa was arrested by the DSS shortly after he was suspended as the chairman…
Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), at the headquarters of the anti-graft agency, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered staff of the Commission to declare their assets, saying it was in line with civil service regulations and procedures. Olukoyede, while addressing senior members of the commission, maintained that fighting corruption required…
After a rigorous screening exercise, the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday, confirmed the nominations of Mr. Ola Olukoyede, Halima Shehu and Muhammd Hammajoda as Chairman and Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) respectively. The Informant247 reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had nominated Olukoyede as the chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Shehu…
The confirmation of the newly-appointed chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, has begun at the National Assembly (senate). According to a report, the confirmation screening process is happening at the Senate in Abuja. The Informant247 reports that the appointment of Olukoyede by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was followed by…
Following the nomination of the new chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president on Tuesday, through a statement conveyed by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale asked the senate to confirm Ola Olukoyede and Muhammad Hammajoda as chairman and secretary of the Commission respectively. The Informant247 gathered that…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, appointed Mr Ola Olukoyede as the new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for a renewable term of four years in the first instance, pending Senate confirmation. Tinubu, in a statement by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, said Mr Olukoyede’s appointment followed the resignation of…
No fewer than 48 suspected Internet fraudsters have been arrested by the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Asaba, Delta State. The Benin Zonal Command of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, said it apprehended 48 suspected Internet fraudsters in Asaba, Delta State. The EFCC, while announcing on Monday…
An arrest warrant for former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has been obtained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) while also initiating her extradition process from the UK. The Informant247 had earlier reported the former minister, on Monday, appeared before the Westminster Magistrates Court in London over an alleged £100,000 bribe, where the district…
Femi Falana, SAN, the Human rights lawyer have demanded the immediate release of the detained Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, saying the remand order for EFCC boss had expired hence the Department of State Services had no legal grounds to continue to detain him. Falana in a statement issued on…
The Kwara state chapter of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has demanded the release of its member, Barrister Sulyman Toyin Yahaya by the Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), following the order by the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State. The Informant247 gathered that Barrister Sulyman Toyin Yahaya,…
