The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Yinka Farounbi, the former Chairman of the Ikeja branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Farounbi is accused of being involved in allegations bordering on N25million fraud. He was arrested on Monday by operatives of the anti-graft agency at the NBA Ikeja Bar Centre during the […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office, on February 19, 2019 arraigned one Oladimeji Omotola Abiola before Hon. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court 2, sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on a five-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretense and possession of false documents. One of […]
A businessman, Linus Ukachukwu has accused Ecobank Nigeria of opening a bank account in the name of his company,Lingo Nigeria Limited with forged documents and without his consent. Ukachukwu lamented that; “It is very unfortunate that banks no longer for the real business now, but chroming. We bought N50 million shares from Diamond Bank in […]
EFCC yesterday arraigned Christopher Okeke alongside his company, Sanfill Nigeria LTD before Justice D.Z Senchi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Jabi, Abuja on a two-count charge of obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N15,300,000 (Fifteen Million Three Hundred Thousand Naira). Hhe hacked into a bank account in Nigeria. Okeke […]
Hope Uzodinma, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo state at Nnamdi Azikiwe airport in Abuja on Sunday. Okoi Obono-Obla, chairman of the Operatives of the special presidential investigation panel for recovery of public property panel, confirmed this to The Cable on Monday. He said Uzodinma was arrested over a breach of contract. […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has conformed with the order of Nigeria’s High Court, directing the removal of the name of the Executive Vice Chairman of Aiteo Group, Benedict Peters, from its list of wanted persons. This action confirms EFCC’s compliance with the judgment handed down in March 2018, by Justice O.A. Musa […]
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Abdulkarim Abdulsalam, governorship candidate of the Green Party of Nigeria (GPN) in Kano state. Abdulsalam was arraigned alongside one Ebere Nzechukwu, at a federal high court sitting in the state over alleged N100 million fraud. Lewis Allagoa, the presiding judge, had ordered the anti-graft commission to […]
An employee of Access Bank, Arthur Ezindu, has narrated how a former Account General Manager (AGM), Olayinka Sanni, allegedly stole the sum of N1.2 billion from several accounts belonging to customers of the bank. Sanni was arraigned alongside one Oyebode Oteyebi by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on an eight-count charge bothering on […]
A senior advocate of Nigeria, Dr Joseph Nwobike, has been convicted on several counts of attempting to pervert justice. Mr Nwobike, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), was convicted by the Ikeja Division of the Lagos High Court on Monday,Premium Times Nigeria report. Justice Raliat Adebiyi, however, found the lawyer not guilty on offences of […]
Justice Chuka Austin Obiozor of the Federal High Court, Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of a property worth the sum of N204, 200,000 (Two hundred and Four Million, Two Hundred Thousand Naira) only to the Federal Government. The property, which is located at 20, Cameron Street, Ikoyi, Lagos, was recovered from one Joy Obiageli […]