Youths in Nigeria have been cautioned not to pursue careers in cybercrime by Mr. Ola Olukoyede, Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The chairman delivered the order during a courtesy visit to the Commission’s corporate offices in Abuja by the executives of the Committee of Youth Mobilization and Sensitization (CYMS), led … Read more
Prosecutors from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have levied new allegations of fraud totaling more than N19.4 billion against Ahmad Sirika, Hadi Sirika’s brother, and his business, Enginos Nigeria Limited. According to rumors, the former minister sent the funds to Abubakar, Sirika’s younger brother, who owns Enginos Nigeria Limited, in order to pay … Read more
Refund of $760,000 paid for Yahaya Bello children’s fees requested by American International School through EFCC For the purpose of returning tuition for students enrolled by Yahaya Bello, the children of the former governor of Kogi State, AISA has requested “authentic banking details” from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Allegedly, Bello used funds … Read more
According to Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti, no other Nigerian performer ever prevents fans from throwing money at him while he’s onstage. He went on to say that many performers, particularly fuji artists, include tunes in their performances that laud the audience members specifically so that they might be showered with spray. As the Economic and … Read more
Pop star Habeeb Okikiola, better known by his stage name Portable, has claimed that he is the target of an impending arrest by the EFCC in connection with allegations of Naira misuse. Portable, who is presently overseas, asserted that anti-graft agency agents will apprehend him upon his return to Nigeria. After self-proclaimed social media activist … Read more
Pascal Okechukwu, better known as Cubana Chief Priest, is a well-known socialite who has encouraged his fellow Nigerians to not try to elude the EFCC. He clarified that anti-graft agents do not physically abuse suspects but rather “investigate and prosecute.” He made the point that the EFCC would never let anyone get away with evading … Read more
Daniel Bwala, who had previously served as a spokesman for the now-defunct Atiku-Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, has criticized the EFCC’s decision to publicize Yahaya Bello’s wanted status. According to Bwala, the EFCC already had all the tools it needed to apprehend Bello, thus there was no need to declare him wanted. He questioned why the … Read more
If the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has proof that Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, abused the Naira, the controversial singer begs them to pardon him. It was never his goal, he insisted, to debase the Naira; all he does is pour money into the hands of the people. Portable recently made the … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) lacks the authority to bring charges against those involved in the abuse of Naira, according to Professor Chidi Odinkalu, a former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). He scolded the anti-graft agency for snatching the six-month jail term of Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, also known as Bobrisky, … Read more
The trial of Chief Cletus Ibeto, Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, who is facing charges from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for an alleged N4.8 billion fraud, has been postponed to May 27, 2024, according to Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja. Following the defendant’s attorney Adedayo … Read more