The Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has again honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged misappropriation of funds. It was gathered from sources close to the EFCC that he went to the office with his lawyers today and not with the current Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo. This followed the Supreme Court judgment which dismissed states’ case on the constitutionality of […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has noted that hotels, schools, and other establishments that accept payments in dollars from their customers are at risk of facing arrest. The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed this in the agency’s publication called EFCC Alert on Monday, he added that due actions would be taken against individuals caught up in the dollarisation of the economy. However, the EFCC Chairman further stated that the […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the tax evasion case involving Binance Holdings Limited and its officials till April 8, 2024. The trial judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, adjourned the matter for ruling after listening to parties’ submission on the service of the charge on Binance Holdings Limited. It will be recalled that the Binance executive Nadeem Anjarwalla along with his colleague, Tigran Gambaryan who recently escaped from lawful […]
Popular controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky, has been arrested and detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over abuse of Naira, spraying of Naira notes, currency mutilation among others. According to reports, Idris okuneye was arrested at Pinnock Estate in Lagos State on Wednesday and has been detained at the Lagos Command of the EFCC. While confirming the development to newsmen in an interview today, the spokesperson for […]
The Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria,SCSN, has challenged Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, to expose the religious sects sponsoring terrorism in the country. This followed a statement made by the EFCC Chairman that a religious body in the country has been found to be laundering money for terrorists. Reacting to the statement, the SCSN President, Sheik AbdulRasheed Hadiyahtullah said that the gravity of the […]
