THE Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, June 17, 2021, secured the conviction and sentencing of Joseph Worhabiko Adele (a.k.a Joseph Azunda), Richie Edward Ojeba and John Ovie Ogo for N65million fraud before…
JUSTICE Mahmud Abdulgafar of Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, at a resumed sitting on pending cases on Wednesday adjourned till June 30, 2021 for adoption of written addresses in a fraud case involving a self-styled herbalist, Jamiu Isiaka, who allegedly…
THE House of Representatives on Tuesday asked questions about the whereabouts of the $44 million the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) recovered from the Nigeria Intelligence Agency (NIA) in 2017. But the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA)…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday opened the 157 kilometre-Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge Railway Line for full commercial operations. He described the project as another milestone to revitalise the rail infrastructure and improve socio-economic activities. The president called for stakeholder engagement on…
THE Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has resolved to suspend its over two-month-old nationwide strike, effective from Monday. The decision to call off the strike was taken at the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of JUSUN, which held in…
OPERATIVES of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Office, have arrested six suspected internet fraudsters in Enugu. They were arrested in a sting operation at the Independence Layout area of Enugu metropolis on Saturday June 4, 2021…
SENATE President Ahmad Lawan, on Monday, said the 2020 budget of the Federal Government has implemented 100 percent. Lawan said the feat was made possible by the efforts of the 9th National Assembly that resulted in the normalization of the…
CHAIRMAN of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said the commission will prioritise measures aimed at preventing corruption to save the huge cost of prosecuting corruption cases. He said other measures undertaken by the agency…
OPERATIVES of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 36 suspected internet fraudsters in some parts of Lagos State. The suspects are: Segun Abiola, Gabriel Ebube, Amoo Tunmise, Anidugbe Mofoluwatu, Victor Enuesike, Precious Godwin, Oluwaseun Afolabi, Tolulpoe Amos, Jane…
THE Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has faulted the position of the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, on President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to issue an executive order on legislative and judicial autonomy. The group said in a statement signed by…
