* Tasks North-West CSOs On Grassroots Anti-Graft Campaign

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

Secretary to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Muhammad Hammajoda, has tasked parents across the country to be more committed to the upbringing of their children and offer good examples in order to raise the bar of Integrity at home.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

Justice A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna, on Wednesday, November 30, 2023, convicted and sentenced a fake United States military officer, Zulayman Haruna to two year imprisonment

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs in Nigeria, His Eminence Sa'ad Abubakar 111 and Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Zulu Gambari, have expressed support for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in its crusade against economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Barrister Ola Olukoyede, has called for closer working relationship with the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS in tackling tax evasion and fraud in the extractive industry.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The 10th prosecution witness, PW10, in the trial of Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola, (a.k.a Naira Marley), Dein Whyte, an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, November 30, 2023, told Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos how Visa, a card payment platform, flagged one of the credit card details found on a device belonging to the singer, due to fraudulent transactions.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

An impersonator parading himself as the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, is on Facebook.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, on Monday, 27 November, charged states and local government auditors to be more professional in order to enhance their capacity in forensic evaluation.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The Lagos Zonal Commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE II Michael T. Wetkas, has assured the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, of further investigation into an alleged bribery of its officials to the tune of $54,230( Fifty Four Thousand, Two Hundred and Thirty United States of American Dollars).

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, arraigned a couple, Oriyomi Idowu and Ruth Idowu, before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on 20-count charges bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, money laundering, stealing, retention of stolen property, and forgery to the tune of N2,757,188,000.00( Two Billion, Seven Hundred and Fifty Seven Million, One Hundred and Eighty Eight Naira Only).

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

A Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, in the trial of Godwin Emefiele, former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Oluwole Owoeye, on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, told a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, presided over by Justice Hamza Muazu that all the forty-five (45) contracts awarded by the erstwhile governor of the apex bank, did not go through the Contract’s Tender Committee of the bank.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) recently secured a conviction against the erstwhile Provost of Isaac Jasper College of Education, Sagbama, Bayelsa State, Professor Saviour Nathan Agoro who was arraigned in court by the Commission for contracts fraud amounting to N285 million.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

Abia state Governor, Dr Alex Chioma Otti, has assured that his government is willing to create the right environment for businesses to thrive in the state.