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 ...

Presiding Justice Oludotun Adefope-Okojie said she would hear the application filed by Mr Aribisala along with another application, a preliminary objection filed by Fidelity Bank which is challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear the case. Mr Aribisala had in his preliminary application dated March 7, 2013 asked the court for a Mandatory Injunction restraining the Legal Practitioners Privileges Comm ...

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 ...

In its bid to curb academic dishonesty, the Governing Council of the University of Calabar has formally announced the dismissal of 5 academic Staff and the demotion of 10 others. In a statement issued by the Secretary to Council and Registrar of the Institution, Dr (Mrs.) Julia Omang, it was disclosed that four of the dismissed academic staff were involved in plagiarism while one was a case of financial fra ...

After a three month lull, trial continued on Tuesday in the suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji. Mr Ikuforiji is standing trial alongside his Personal Assistant, Oyebode Atoyebi, on a 20-count of alleged money laundering. An EFCC investigator, Adeniyi Adebayo, being led in evidence by the anti-graft age ...

Federal lawmakers have reacted to President Jonathan’s directive that the head of service should commence disciplinary action against the chairman of the pension reform task team; Mr Abdulrasheed Maina for absconding from duty. Speaking in an interview with Channels Television, a lawmaker representing Kogi State; Senator Smart Adeyemi said although the directive from the presidency is commendable the issue ...

A Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, was Monday morning re-arraigned before a Federal High court in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, for alleged money laundering offences. The re-arraignment became necessary because the judge who was initially trying the case, Justice Binta Murtala Nyako has been transferred to Makurdi Division of the Federal High court. Consequently, the new judge, Justice Ofili Ajumogho ...

On FaceOff this week, the spotlight moved on to the issue of pension in the nation, with reports of harrowing experiences of these pensioners who have served their fatherland during their younger days. A pensioner Femi Phillips pointed accusing fingers at a Mr.Adodo who is a state coordinator for Federal pensioners saying him and his cohorts devised ways of shortchanging these pensioners of their pensions, ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday re-arraigned the former Director-General of Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Raymond Temisan Omatseye on a 27-count criminal charge bordering on contract scam. Mr Omatseye was earlier arraigned before a Federal High Court in 2011 but his trial was stalled due to the transfer of the trial judge, Justice Binta Muritala Ny ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned the embattled Chairman of Bi-Courtney, Wale Babalakin along with 4 others before a Lagos High court in connection with criminal conspiracy and money laundering to the tune of N4.7 billion on behalf of the convicted former Delta State governor, James Ibori. The EFCC had on Wednesday issued a statement that “the businessman, who was sup ...