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JUST-IN: Fake NNPC Director Lands In EFCC Custody Over N100 Million Fraud

GISTSMATE 017 months ago04 mins

GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Ibrahim Shuaibu before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna State for fraud. According to a Monday statement on EFCC X.com handle Shuaibu is facing prosecution on a seven-count charge, including…

EFCC Returns Stole 53 Cars, $180,300 To Canadian Authorities

GISTSMATE 017 months ago011 mins

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over $180,300 and 53 vehicles recovered from fraudsters who swindled Canadian victims to the Canadian authorities. A representative of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Nasser Salihou, received the assets at a handover ceremony held at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Friday. EFCC chairman Ola…

FLASH: Court Jails 39 Internet Fraudsters In Oyo (See Names, Photos)

GISTSMATE 017 months ago07 mins

Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested 39 suspected internet fraudsters in Oyo State. The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Ibadan, the state capital. The suspects were prosecuted by Justices O.S. Adeyemi, Bayo Taiwo and Ladiran Akintola, all of the…

Shun Internet Crimes, You Are The Future – EFCC Chairman Olukoyede Urges Youths

GISTSMATE 017 months ago02 mins

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has charged youths across the country to stay away from internet crimes and thread the paths of integrity, transparency, and accountability for the sake of their future and progress of the nation. Olukoyede gave the charge at a recent event in…

JUST-IN: EFCC Arrests Abuja ‘Young Billionaire’ For Internet Fraud; Seizes Cars, houses

GISTSMATE 017 months ago13 mins

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a 35-year-old man, Hyginus Nkwocha, in Abuja for alleged internet fraud and money laundering. The suspect, described as a ‘young billionaire,’ was apprehended at Ever Green Estate, behind Millennium Estate, Lugbe, Abuja, following intelligence about his suspected involvement in internet fraud and money laundering. Items…

EFCC Docks Agrorite Ltd’s CEO, Ayodele Toyosi, Over ‘N600m, $50,000 Scam’

GISTSMATE 017 months ago03 mins

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a businessman, Ayodele Toyosi, before a Lagos High Court in Ikeja, for allegedly defrauding some people of N600,150,000 and $50,000. Toyosi was arraigned along with his two companies, Reaprite Global Limited and Agrorite Limited, on 11-count charge. The defendant, according to the EFCC allegedly defrauded some…

FLASH: Court Orders Forfeiture Of $2.04 Million, Seven Property Linked To Emefiele

GISTSMATE 018 months ago08 mins

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of $2.04m and seven property connected to a former- Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Akintayo Aluko made the order on Thurday following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, which is investigating alleged fraudulent activities linked to Emefiele. The…

FLASH: EFCC Detains NAHCON Chairman, Recovers 314,098 Saudi Riyal

GISTSMATE 018 months ago09 mins

GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Jalal Arabi, and the commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, are currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over the alleged mismanagement of the N90bn 2024 Hajj subsidy. In a document sighted by PUNCH correspondent on Wednesday, the…

N50Billion Given To NELFUND Came From Recovered Proceeds Of Crime, Not Donation – EFCC

GISTSMATE 018 months ago04 mins

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday said the N50 billion given to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), also known as Students Loan, was not a donation as reported by some media organisations. The anti-corruption agency in a statement issued by its Head of Media & Publicity, Dele Oyewale, said the fund…

LG Autonomy: EFCC Issues Strong Warnings To LG Chairmen

GISTSMATE 018 months ago02 mins

LG Autonomy: EFCC Issues Strong Warnings To Local Govt Chairmen The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has pledged to closely monitor local government activities to ensure good governance, accountability, and transparency. This follows the recent Supreme Court judgement granting financial autonomy to local governments. It disclosed this at a national dialogue organised by Agora Policy,…

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JUST-IN: Fake NNPC Director Lands In EFCC Custody Over N100 Million Fraud

EFCC Returns Stole 53 Cars, $180,300 To Canadian Authorities

FLASH: Court Jails 39 Internet Fraudsters In Oyo (See Names, Photos)

Shun Internet Crimes, You Are The Future – EFCC Chairman Olukoyede Urges Youths

JUST-IN: EFCC Arrests Abuja ‘Young Billionaire’ For Internet Fraud; Seizes Cars, houses

EFCC Docks Agrorite Ltd’s CEO, Ayodele Toyosi, Over ‘N600m, $50,000 Scam’

FLASH: Court Orders Forfeiture Of $2.04 Million, Seven Property Linked To Emefiele

FLASH: EFCC Detains NAHCON Chairman, Recovers 314,098 Saudi Riyal

N50Billion Given To NELFUND Came From Recovered Proceeds Of Crime, Not Donation – EFCC

LG Autonomy: EFCC Issues Strong Warnings To LG Chairmen