Embattled governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari is using an “equally corrupt” Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to fight corruption in Nigeria. “EFCC opinions remain their opinions and if they are so sure of whatever information they have, they should go to court and stop subjecting Nigerians to […]
Continue ReadingThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC) has released the full detail of its fraud case against Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State. The details, contained in an affidavit filed by the anti-graft commission, show how N1.21 billion out of N2.26 billion paid to the account of Slyvan Mcnamara Limited, a company linked to the […]
Continue ReadingA Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, has granted bail to the chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling Concept; a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Andrew Yakubu, and four others.Mr. Omokore, an ally of former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, and Mr. Yakubu were charged along with a co-owner of Atlantic Energy, […]
Continue ReadingJustice Muslim Hassan, presiding over a Federal High Court in Lagos has granted bail in the sum of N250 million to former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, who is facing corruption trial. The judge also granted bail in the same sum to Mr. Fani-Kayode’s co-defendants, Nenadi Usman, former Finance Minister; and Danjuma Yusuf. Justice Hassan also […]
Continue ReadingThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has finally arrested a former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, who was declared wanted over a month ago. Omisore was arrested in Abuja on Sunday, for the N4.745billion allegedly allocated to him and others by the Office of the National Security Adviser(ONSA). Of the slush funds, […]
Continue ReadingOsita Nwaja, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s director of public affairs, on Wednesday in Enugu, announced that more than 300,000 applications were received for the 750 positions recently advertised by the EFCC. Nwaja said the recruitment was segmented, the first phase of the exercise ending on June 26. “We had more than 300,000 applicants that applied […]
Continue ReadingThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has restated its commitment toward recovering the loots from Nigerian treasury, asking looters to “vomit’’ what they stole in the interest of justice.Mr Osita Nwaja, the commission’s Director of Public Affairs, gave the looters a piece of advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
Continue ReadingAdeboyega Adeniyi, of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, has dismissed an application filed by a former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, seeking the enforcement of his fundamental human rights. Mr. Fani-Kayode is facing a 17-count charge of money laundering alongside a former finance minister, Nenadi Usman, and Danjuma Yusuf. Fani-Kayode had approached the court on […]
Continue ReadingThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), today, arraigned a former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, accusing him and three others of laundering N4.9 billion.A planned arraignment of Mr. Fani-Kayode was stalled last Tuesday by the absence of the trial judge. Mr. Fani-Kayode, who served as director of media and publicity during the campaign of former […]
Continue ReadingOutspoken governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, on Thursday, elected to go spiritual on Thursday, asking officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Zenith Bank and the APC to read a portion of the Bible. The embattled governor has been at war of words with the EFCC since Monday. “I want to refer […]
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