The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele today [Monday] failed to appear before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory. This is despite an order by the judge Justice Olukayode Adeniyi for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to produce him in court for hearing of his motion…
A Civil Society Organisation has demanded the release of the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, from the Economic and Financial Crime Commission’s custody. Convener of the Coalition of Civil Society for Defence of Human Rights, Yusuf Maje, made this known at a ‘Free Emefiele Rally’ held in Abuja on…
The Chairman of Economic Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has abruptly demanded that night sting operations be put to a total stop in all commission’s commands. The crimes commission boss gave the directive in Abuja on Wednesday, in correlation with the arrest of 69 suspected internet fraudsters in Ile-ife, Osun State, by operatives of the…
A former operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Abubakar Madaki has told a Federal High Court in Lagos how a former minister of state for defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, handed over the sum of One point two billion naira in cash to former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose. Fayose and his firm Spotless…
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), has been told to beam its searchlight on the former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano’s eight years reign. Executive Director, Human Rights, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders Foundation and Chairman, Campaign for Democracy, South East, Uzor, A Uzor, in a statement in Awka said the former…
The new chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olukoyede Ola, has said that about ₦2.9 trillion meant for some government projects was diverted into personal use by contractors between 2018 and 2020. Mr Olukoyede disclosed this on Wednesday when he appeared before the Senate. Mr Olukoyede said the stolen funds during the…
Protesters on Tuesday stormed Abuja’s Streets, condemning the appointment of Mr. Ola Olukoyede as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC). The group, under the umbrella of the Centre For Democracy and Human Rights, held several placards, calling on President Bola Tinubu and the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio to immediately discount the…
