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EFCC nabs travel agent over alleged N4.2m visa scam

    Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Kaduna State have arrested one Mrs Mary Olaleye, the promoter of Victoria Travels Resorts...

How four Nigerian businessmen defrauded Kuwait partner of $4.8m

    An Investigating Officer with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Daniel Danladi, on Friday told Ikeja Special Offences Court how suspected...

EFCC arrests 3 suspects over alleged N3.5 bn online investment fraud

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Sokoto Zonal Office, has arrested three suspects over alleged N3.5 billion online investment fraud....

ATCIS President laud EFCC Chairman Bawa for Fellow Award by CIFIPN – Bilesanmi

    Prince Sina Bilesanmi aka OJUEKO, National President of Association of Telephone, CableTV and Internet Subscribers of Nigeria (ATCIS) with membership...

Asset declaration: EFCC issues final warning, targets over 120 bank MDs, top executives

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has issued a final warning to over 120 managing directors and top executives of banks to submit their asset...

Reps confused as EFCC, AMCON fight on Diezani allies’ assets

    The House of Representatives’ Ad Hoc Committee on Assessment and Status of All Recovered Loots Movable and Immovable Assets from 2002 to 2020 by Agencies...

Alleged fraud: Court fixes June 23 for EFCC to re-arraign FIRS officials, ex-directors

      The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed June 23 for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to re-arraign some top officials of the...

EFCC arrests suspected juju scam kingpin over alleged N250m fraud

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has arrested the leader of a deadly syndicate of juju scammers, Abayomi Kamaldeen Alaka (a.k.a...

Tension as EFCC officials beat NBA chairman to pulp

    There was tension in Makurdi, Benue State capital, following reported manhandling of the Chairman of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Justin Gbagir Esq, by...

Reps approve bill to make bank, insurance, pension workers declare assets

    The House of Representatives has passed for second reading, a bill to make it compulsory for workers in the banking, insurance and pension industries to...

EFCC nabs father, son for alleged Internet fraud in Lagos

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said it had commenced investigation into alleged conspiracy, computer-related fraud, obtaining by false...

50 suspected Yahoo boys held in Ibadan

    The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 50 suspected internet fraudsters, also called Yahoo boys, in...

Businessmen arrested over alleged N102m fraud

    One Emmanuel Obinyan has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly obtaining by false pretences and diverting the sum of...

EFCC nabs 50 suspected internet fraudsters in Ibadan

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ibadan has arrested 50 suspected internet fraudsters. A statement by EFCC Head, Media and Publicity,...

EFCC arrests ‘Pinkoin’ investment scheme operator over ‘N32m fraud’

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Amos Omotade-Sparks for allegedly defrauding people to the tune of N32 million through...

EFCC seized jewellery worth N14.6bn, houses worth $80m from ex-minister Diezani

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has seized jewellery worth N14 billion from former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Allison-Madueke. The EFCC...

Soldiers threaten to shoot EFCC officials, recover property seized from NSA’s aide

    Soldiers on Wednesday threatened to shoot officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that came to mark properties seized from Brig. Gen...

21-year-old man nabbed for defrauding 500 investors of N2bn

    The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Brisk Capital Limited, Joshua Dominic, has been arrested by operatives of the police Special Fraud Unit in...

EFCC narrows N10bn fraud probe to 10 PDP items’ spending

  As part of its ongoing probe of the finances of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has beamed its searchlight...

Money laundering: Man arrested with 54 ATM cards

    The officers of the Nigeria Customs Service have arrested a money laundering suspect, Abubakar Sale, recovering 54 ATM cards from him. The Area Controller...