NIGERIA – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a three-count charge against two of the detained promoters of the crypto bridge exchange (CBEX) over allegations of investment fraud believed to be over $1 billion. The charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/216/2025 was filed by Fadila Yusuf, EFCC lawyer. Therein, the suspects were identified as Avwerosuo […]
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Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has assured those who invested in CBEX digital trading platform that they will get their money back. EFCC said it was already tracking the CBEX trading platform before the recent public outcry. According to several posts on X, the CBEX, which promised investors a 100 […]
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The Supreme Court on Friday accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi and his two companies unjustly and maliciously for committing no offences known to law The apex court also accused EFCC of subjecting the Senator and his companies to needless criminal trial in relation civil transaction in a split decision […]
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The former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, is currently in the Makurdi custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, following an invitation. Ortom arrived at the Makurdi zonal office of the anti-graft agency, located at Alor Gordon Street, at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. It was gathered that the former governor was invited to […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arraigned Aliyu Bello, a nephew to Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello for fraudulently withdrawing a sum of N10, 270,556,800 (Ten Billion, Two Hundred and Seventy Million, Five Hundred and Fifty-six Thousand Eight Hundred Naira) from Kogi State treasury. Justice James Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal High Court, […]
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NIGERIA – The minister of power, Abubakar Aliyu, has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is currently investigating the controversial award of the $5.8 billion Mambilla hydro-electric power project to Sunrise Power. Recall that Sunrise has taken Nigeria to arbitration alleging breach of contract, but the manner of the award of the contract […]
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No fewer than 20 personnel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC have taken strategic positions at the Eagle Square, the venue of the ongoing Special Convention and Presidential Primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC. The anti-corruption agency had come under intense criticism some days ago when they appeared at the presidential […]
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The scope of the ongoing probe of Ahmed Idris, the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reached N170billion. However, Idris, who was battling for bail last night, has opened up on some top government officials allegedly involved in some transactions. The EFCC has grilled a Permanent Secretary […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has brought the former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha before an Abuja Federal High Court for arraignment over N2.9B corruption charges. Okorocha was driven to the court premises at about 8:45 a.m. and was immediately led to the court room. Dressed in his usual green coloured Agbada with […]
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The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, on Wednesday commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for arresting the former Governor of Imo State and a sitting Senator, Rochas Okorocha. Kokomansion recalls that on Tuesday, EFCC officials and security agents stormed his residence in Abuja and took him after breaking in. The anti-graft […]
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