The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has accused a woman identified as Catherine Ijeoma Ugwu of duping one Emmanuel Ani of the sum of N6.8million in the guise of using the money for the upkeep of his purported fiancee, one Miss Chinansa, EFCC said Ugwu who was arraigned before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said it recovered over N365.4bn and secured 4,111 convictions in 2024. The commission’s Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed this in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, at the end of a three-day Retreat for Directors with the theme “EFCC: The Journey So Far, Ensuring Professionalism and Integrity.” Olukoyede, in a statement…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a husband and wife, identified as, Baba Sule Abubakar Sadiq and Hafsat Kabir Lawal, along with two others, Abdullahi Bala and Ladani Akindele, over allegations of fraud amounting to N197,750,000 through false pretence. According to EFCC, the suspects allegedly impersonated the wife of the Katsina State…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a public alert regarding the activities of 58 companies allegedly operating illegal Ponzi schemes across Nigeria. In a statement on Tuesday, on its verified Facebook account, the anti-graft agency warned that these companies pose as investment entities but are defrauding unsuspecting Nigerians of their hard-earned money….
The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday described as unfounded the allegation by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio has engaged a section of the media to smear the image of former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, in the ongoing Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) trial….
The Osun State Government has officially petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate former governor and current Minister of Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, over allegations of mismanaging a $20 million World Bank health grant. The government led by Governor Ademola Adeleke accused Oyetola of financial misconduct, money laundering, and violations of the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, former minister of women affairs, over allegations of N138 million fraud. The EFCC alleges that the former minister was involved in the misappropriation, violation of the procurement process, and diversion of public funds to the tune of N138,413,253.89 in the course of disbursing the…
Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, has been released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after being questioned over allegations of financial misconduct. The former governor, who was invited by the anti-graft agency for questioning, arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at around 12:30 p.m….
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested nine individuals suspected of engaging in internet fraud in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. According to a statement released on Tuesday by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the arrests were made at two locations — Sunnyville Estate in Lokogoma and Open Heaven Estate,…
Udom Emmanuel, a former governor of Akwa Ibom, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N700 billion fraud. Emmanuel, who served as governor between 2015 and 2023, reportedly arrived at the EFCC’s corporate headquarters in Abuja around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday following an invitation from the anti-graft…