News as it breaks
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the successful deportation of the final 51 foreign nationals convicted for cyber-terrorism, internet fraud, and related financial crimes in Lagos, bringing the total number of repatriated convicts to 192. The large-scale deportation operation was conducted in collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration…
EFCC alleges over ₦700 million in suspicious transactions linked to ex-Kogi governor; defence raises objections over document admissibility Justice Maryann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has adjourned the ongoing money laundering case against the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to November 12 and 13,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and celebrity barman, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, have reached an agreement to resolve the naira abuse charge outside of court, The Nation Newspaper reports. The out-of-court settlement was disclosed when the proceedings resumed on Thursday. Cubana Chief Priest appeared before…
A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Agboro Omowera, on Monday, told a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama that 10 officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria, including the former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, minuted on the documents for the award of multi-million contracts to April…
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has declared the prolonged detention of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, without trial as a flagrant violation of his fundamental rights. The court slammed a total of N100m fine against the Federal Government and the Economic…
The Federal Government has sacked all the directors of aviation agencies in the Ministry of Aviation Aerospace Development, barely 24 hours after President Bola TInubu fired the heads of five aviation agencies and suspended the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Captain Nuhu Musa. Tinubu had on Wednesday sacked…
The Governor had Tuesday morning at about 10am reported at the Zonal Office of the Commission following an invitation from the office.
The ex-Benue governor arrived at the Abuja office of the EFCC on Tuesday morning and was sighted walking into the building of the anti-graft agency.
According to the communique, until this new role, Chukkol was the Director of Operations of the Commission.
According to a statement by the Director of Information at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, the action follows “weighty” allegations of abuse of office levelled against him.
