The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday arraigned Dickson Ubi Effah and Ngozi Anthony before a FCT High Court, on 4-count charge of theft and misappropriation of funds. The duo who were employees of Vanguard Media Limited  are alleged to have stolen the sum of N2, 024,795 from their employer and, thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 287 of the Penal Code Act Cap 53 ...

The Court of Appeal has struck out a motion seeking to stop a Federal High Court in Abuja from further hearing the ownership tussle of the $15million said to have been offered as bribe by former Delta State Governor, James Ibori. The motion was struck out by Justice Amiru Sanusi for being defective and incompetent. A Lagos based litigant, Olalekan Bayode had brought a motion to the appellate court seeking t ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arrested the former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva. A statement signed by EFCC's Acting Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, said the former governor was "picked up at his Abuja home, at No. 3, Niger Street, Maitama" by the EFCC officials who stormed the former governor’s home at about 10.00 am. According to the statement, t ...

A Federal High Court in Dutse, the Jigawa state capital, on Friday issued a warrant directing the Inspector General of Police or officers of the Nigerian Police Force and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to arrest Saminu Turaki, former governor of Jigawa state and bring him before the court. Justice Yahuza gave the order after Mr Turaki failed to appear before the court. The EFCC had earl ...

Further hearing on the alleged financial misappropriation  levelled against the former governor of Ogun state; Gbenga Daniel, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been stalled and adjourned till July.  The case was stalled, because of another case in the Appeal Court in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, seeking to determine the stay of execution on count 1 to 13 of the 30th count charge a ...

The Federal High Court, Lagos, has granted former Enugu State Governor, Chimaroke Nnamani leave to travel to the United States of America for medical treatment. Presiding Justice Mohammed Yinusa, while dismissing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) opposition to the application, held that the former governor needed not to justify his journey because "he can as well travel abroad for any ot ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has opposed an application filed by former governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani, seeking to travel for urgent medical treatment in the United States of America. Mr Nnamani is being tried before a Federal High Court in Lagos alongside others for allegedly defrauding his state to the tune of N4.5 billion. The ex-governor had filed the application throu ...

The presidential candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the last general election in Nigeria, Nuhu Ribadu, has frowned at the kidnap and murder of the party leader in Anambra State, Mr. Chudi Nwike, as he has asked federal authorities to put a quick check at what appears to be ‘politically motivated killings’ in the country. Mr. Chudi Nwike who was abducted by gunmen on march 19,was deputy gov ...

The Lagos High Court in Ikeja has rejected an application brought by former Managing Director of the defunct Intercontinental Bank, Mr Erastus Akingbola seeking permission to travel abroad for medical treatment because he might run away. Justice Adeniyi Onigbajo in a short ruling on Thursday, held that the possibility of Mr Akingbola running from his trial is very high since he now knows the weight of evide ...

Embattled former Chairman of the ad hoc committee on Fuel Subsidy Regime; Representative Farouk Lawan and the Secretary of the Committee, Boniface Emenalo  have commenced moves to thwart their trial as they asked an Abuja High Court to quash the charges brought against themby the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The duo was accused of receiving $620,000 from oil mogul, Femi Otedola as an ind ...