The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS has dissociated itself from the alleged plan by some groups to stage protests against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The anti-graft agency, on Wednesday, sounded the alarm, alleging that a “shadowy group” is currently planning to instigate a protest against the Commission. According to the agency, the…
The immediate past governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, has asked the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, to transfer his trial in alleged money laundering to Lokoja. Bello said that he preferred to be arraigned in Lokoja, being the place the alleged money laundering offence was committed. At a resumed…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to put the two lawyers defending former governor Yahaya Bello on trial for alleged professional misconduct and contempt of court. The two lawyers, Abdulwahab Mohammed and Adeola Adedipe, both Senior Advocates of Nigeria, were accused of exhibiting professional misconduct and…
The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Tuesday, ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of $1,426,175.14 linked to the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Ayokunle Faji ordered the final forfeiture of the funds to the Federal Government. The final forfeiture order followed an application by the Economic and…
The former director of currency operations of the CBN Ahmed Umar has told the FCT high court sitting in Maitama that the former governor of the central bank Godwin Emefiele printed his design of the Naira. In his evidence in chief, he highlighted the features in the design approved by former president Muhammadu Buhari which…
The approval of former President Muhammadu Buhari for the re-design of Nigeria’s currency, the Naira, was on Tuesday tendered and admitted as exhibit before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja. The approval dated October 6, 2022 from the State House and personally signed by the former President was conveyed to…
A special task force of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to commence a full-scale investigation into the alleged fraud case involving former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The Press Nigeria understands the task force held a long session on Monday, during which it considered the content of the Ad-Hoc Committee of…
The federal government of Nigeria on Thursday at the federal high court in Abuja put on trial two Chief Executives of Telecom Satellites Limited, TSTV, over alleged tax evasion, money laundering and advanced fee fraud offences. The accused are Dr Bright Ikechukwu Echefu who is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of TSTV and…
The remains of the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde, will be laid to rest on Tuesday (today) immediately after Zuhr prayer in Abuja.The News Agency of Nigeria received a funeral prayer notification on Tuesday to this effect. ”On behalf of the family, friends and colleagues, We write…
The third quarter of 2024 was marked by a series of noteworthy events and trending stories, much like the preceding months. April, in particular, witnessed a surge in captivating narratives, making it challenging to determine which viral stories deserved inclusion in this article. Attempting to cover all the newsworthy events would result in an excessively…
