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Former Registrar of Zamfara State Upper Sharia Court 1, Gusau, Abubakar Garba Dandare, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Bello Shinkafi of Zamfara State High Court in Gusau. Dandare faces a two-count charge, alleging misappropriation of ₦3.8 million belonging to late businessman Alhaji Ladan Mada, and forgery of […]
The EFCC has alleged that 58 former governors were involved in misappropriating approximately N2.187 trillion over 25 years, excluding seized properties worldwide and ongoing investigations totaling billions of Naira. This amount is comparable to the combined 2024 budgets of Lagos State and the South-East states, which total N2.25 trillion and N2.29 trillion, respectively, exceeding the […]
Protesters flooded the premises of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja on Friday, demanding the reopening of investigations into the alleged misappropriation of funds by former Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle. The group, expressing dissatisfaction with the handling of the case, urged the EFCC to intensify efforts to ensure justice prevails. Wilson […]
Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring the prosecution of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, despite mounting pressure. Speaking at the EFCC Headquarters in Jabi, Abuja, Olukoyede emphasized his determination to see the case against Bello through to its conclusion. He vowed to hold […]
Nadeem Anjarwalla, a Binance executive who had escaped from Nigeria, has been arrested by the Kenya Police Service. The International Criminal Police Organisation is now working on extraditing him to Nigeria within the week. Government sources, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, confirmed the arrest on Sunday night. One […]
A female police officer, who served as an aide-de-camp to the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been detained by the Nigeria Police Force. Alongside other police officers attached to Bello, she is being held at the State Criminal Investigation Department in Abuja. The detention comes after the Inspector General of Police, Olukayode […]
By Ekuson Nw’Ogbunka Abuja A constitutional and criminal lawyer of note, Barr Amobi Nzelu, has condemned the dodging of invitation from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state, saying such behaviour makes him irresponsible. He advised the former governor to strictly obey the law and answer the […]
Yahaya Bello, the former Governor of Kogi State, has been placed on the watchlist by the Nigerian Immigration Service, following allegations of money laundering totaling N80.2 billion, as declared by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to a circular dated April 18, 2024, signed by Assistant Comptroller of Immigration DS Umar, on behalf […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has launched a manhunt for Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi State, in connection with alleged economic and financial crimes. According to an announcement posted on the commission’s official Facebook page, Bello, a 48-year-old Ebira man from Okenne Local Government of Kogi State, is wanted for a case of […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced the recovery of ₦32.7 billion and $445,000 from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development. The commission disclosed this while addressing speculations about its ongoing investigations into alleged financial misappropriation in the ministry. The latest report from the EFCC contradicts recent news from […]