By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia BETWEEN OCTOBER 2023 and July 2026, a total of 10,872 convictions and N1.23 trillion in naira recoveries were recorded, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, said on Monday as he presented his 34-month stewardship report. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Olukoyede said th...
By Bola BOLAWOLE “TINUBU HAS called the independence of the EFCC into question – except the EFCC can emulate the president by summoning up courage to tell him ‘No, Sir, we have the powers to do what we did and do not take instructions from you!’ Anything short of that compromises the EFCC, damaging its […]
By Rimamnde Shawulu Now what happens next that President Tinubu can order the EFCC? President Tinubu has directed the EFCC to end its court-backed action freezing an Osun State Government account. Watch here: The EFCC linked the action to an investigation into the alleged handling of about N11 billion. Osun rejected the allegations and describ...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has instructed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately return to court to vacate the order freezing the accounts of the Osun State Government and discontinue every action it instituted against the state in the matter. JKNewsMedia.com reports that in a sta...
By JKnewsMedia Reporter THE NIGERIAN Presidency has dismissed claims by opposition politicians alleging threats to multi-party democracy and the “weaponisation” of anti-corruption agencies. In a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the government described the opposition’s claims as “...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Bayelsa State Governor and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, wanted in connection with an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion of $14,859,257. EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, in a stat...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), working in collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has completed the deportation of 192 foreign nationals convicted for cyber-terrorism, internet fraud, and other financial crime...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NAIRA ABUSE has come under renewed scrutiny as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it is intensifying efforts to enforce currency laws and restore national pride. Speaking at a stakeholder engagement in Lagos, the EFCC Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, called on key player...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter OPERATIVES OF the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos have launched an investigation into Rajesh Kumar, who was apprehended at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, for allegedly failing to declare $29,000 in his possession. The suspect, bound for India, was intercepted by ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FOREIGN NATIONALS involved in financial cybercrime across Nigeria are now serving jail terms in the country following a major crackdown by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which successfully prosecuted and secured convictions for 146 out of 194 individuals arrested. The anno...
