The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of 57 properties allegedly linked to a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), and two of his sons, Abdulaziz Malami and Abiru-Rahman Malami, to the Federal Government. Justice Emeka Nwite made the order on Tuesday, following an ex…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that the agency has recovered some money from the digital investment platform Crypto Bridge Exchange trading platform. Olukoyede also disclosed that the EFCC has made arrests in connection with the CBEX fraud.The EFCC boss revealed this in an interview with TVC…
The Federal Government has announced plans to sell 753 housing units confiscated from former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to members of the public. This move was revealed in a statement issued by the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, following a joint site inspection led by the Minister, Ahmed Dangiwa,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed 27 officers who were indicted for fraudulent activities and gross misconduct from the workforce. The officers were dismissed in 2024 over various offences bordering on fraudulent activities and misconduct following the recommendation of the staff disciplinary committee of the anti-graft agency, which was ratified by its…
The court of appeal in Abuja has ordered Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi state, to present himself for arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court overturned the decision of a Kogi state high court that restrained the EFCC from prosecuting Bello over the allegation of N80 billion money laundering. In…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 21 trucks suspected to be smuggling food and non-food items out of the country. In a statement on Tuesday, the anti-graft agency said the trucks were heading towards N’djamena, Chad Republic, Central African Republic and Cameroon The agency said the trucks were intercepted in a sting…
