THE major reason for the communal crisis in Edo State, particularly across the seven local government areas of Edo South is land grabbing. Despite the ban on Community Development Association (CAD), some youths who still hide under the aegis of…
THE Court of Appeal, Lagos Judicial Division, has condemned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s seizure of Chief Mike Ozekhome’s professional fees. The EFCC had obtained an interim ex parte order of forfeiture to freeze the money for 120 days,…
OPERATIVES of the Enugu Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 24, 2021 arrested six suspected internet fraudsters. The suspects are Tochukwu Okoro, Okechukwu Ejechie, Nwankwo Okeke, Edeh Emmanuel, Emeka Chukwunonso and Kenechukwu Ekunie.…
THE Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) students have protested the abduction of their colleague, Toyinbo Olayinka from a farm in the city by unknown gunmen. The protest was held Monday at the school’s main gate with students carrying placards…
MEMBERS of the House of Representatives in an investigative hearing disagreed with the management of Addax Petroleum over the transfer of ownership of its assets to a Chinese company, SINOPEC, without the consent of the Ministry of Petroleum. Minister of…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has approved the process to select five new permanent secretaries to replace the retired ones in Ekiti, Katsina, Nasarawa, Enugu, and the Lagos States. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan,…
THE Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption, RoLAC, today May 21, 2021 reiterated its interest in supporting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the areas of anti-corruption reform and capacity development for increased efficiency in the fight against corruption.…
THE absentee Director-General of Nigeria’s premiere policy think-tank, Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research, Dr. Folarin Gbadebo-Smith, has allegedly ensured the dissolution of the institute’s governing council in a bid to escape probe by anti-corruption agencies. Gbadebo-Smith, who was…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has disclosed that the anti-graft agency recovered over N1 billion cash from a civil servant within a week. He disclosed this on Thursday while appearing before the Senate…
OPERATIVES of the Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a club owner, Emeka Williams Kingsley, alongside 14 other suspected internet fraudsters in Lagos. Kingsley, owner of Glass House, a club in the Abule…
