…who is also a former governor of the state. As reported by DAILY POST, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, froze a bank account belonging to the Osun State Government earlier in August as part of an investigation into the alleged mismanagement of approximately N11 billion. The commission noted that it h…

…units on election day,” she said. She also urged security agencies, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to extend enforcement beyond polling units to surrounding areas where vote inducement allegedly takes place. Accordin…

…and faulted the freezing of the state government’s accounts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as well as what he described as a delay of more than two hours in uploading results from 470 polling units by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. “The manifest partiality of security agenc…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, were on Sunday asked to investigate alleged vote-buying, violence and other electoral offences in the 2026 Osun State governorship election. The request is con…

…The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged INEC, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to jointly investigate reported cases of vote-buying, financial inducement, illegal election financing, voter intimidation, violen…

…urged law enforcement and anti-corruption agencies, including the ICPC, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the police, to investigate credible allegations of vote buying and ensure that proven offences are prosecuted. On security, the centre said voting proceeded peacefully in many parts of the state but note…

…Project, on Sunday, urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to investigate alleged vote-buying, financial inducement, violence and other electoral offences linked to the 2026 Osun State governor…

…The pre-election intrigues, especially the curious involvement of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) which brought unwholesome attention to the anti-graft agency, especially wide interest. Adeleke in early lead While both Adeleke and Oyebamiji won big in their units, some political big shots in the sta…

…report, Legit.ng reported that the X (formerly Twitter) account of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) disappeared from the popular social media platform. On Wednesday, August 14, the agency's official handle, which had 2.2 million followers, was no longer accessible.On Wednesday, August 14, the agency'…

…therefore challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and security agencies to investigate alleged vote-buying networks. HURIWA called for the investigation and prosecution of…

…practitioner and public affairs analyst, Frank Tietie, has said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, does not need to consult anyone before freezing an account suspicious of illegal activities. Tietie made this claim on Friday during a live appearance in an interview on Arise Television. His asserti…

…intervention in the freezing of an Osun State Government account by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has brought into sharp relief a question that has increasingly shadowed his presidency: who exactly acts in the President’s name, and how much of what is done around him carries his prior knowledge and appro…

…State Governor Ademola Adeleke has filed a ₦2 billion lawsuit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), challenging the agency's decision to freeze the state's Federal Statutory Allocation Account.The suit, filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, names the EFCC, its Chairman and First Bank Nige…

…phoned Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke to announce he was ordering the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to lift the freeze on the state's accounts. The EFCC froze the Osun State Government's bank accounts on August 5, 2026, just ten days before the state governorship election. President Tinubu releas…

…intensified since the team failed to make the last-32 knockout stage. Seoul police said financial crimes investigators were 'looking into whether there were charges of obstruction of business during the appointment of Hong Myung-bo', a spokesman told AFP. Local media reported authorities are investigating whether senio…

…is a criminal prosecution instituted by the Federal Government through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), rather than a personal lawsuit between Peter and Jude.According to the explanation, Peter's role is that of a prosecution witness after submitting a petition that led to an EFCC investigation. It…

…interfering with ongoing investigations by the Nigeria Police Force, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. Gagdi explained that the committee had invited Adeyemi but was informed by the police that he remained in custody pursuant to a c…

By Dickson Omobola Osun State Government has insisted that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has no power to freeze the state’s accounts without a court order, saying the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke is being witch-hunted. Commissioner for Information in Osun State, Mr Kolapo Alimi, clai…

…replies EFCC The Osun State Government has denied claims made by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC that it looted N11 billion ecological funds. The agency froze the state government account on Wednesday, August 5. In a statement released last night, the agency said it noticed some fraudulent transfers o…

…to reach him failed, prompting him to engage a lawyer, who petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on November 13, 2025. “My lawyer was the first one that told me that I had been scammed,” he said.

…Jimi-Bada on Wednesday, said he has the mandate of the governor to sue the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission after the anti- graft agency froze government accounts. Jimi-Bada said a 'Post no debit' letter from the EFCC was forwarded to the management of the First Bank where Osun government accounts were domicile…

…been scammed," Collins said, adding that a petition was then filed with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He acknowledged that he did not follow the Public Procurement Act but denied that the payment was a bribe, insisting he regarded it as a standard facilitation condition. He appealed to the committee to…

…Ikeja sentenced John Nwawuto Anoruo following a prosecution brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).Court convicts fake lawyer, John Nwawuto Anoruo, in Lagos State. Photo >The judge delivered the verdict on Tuesday, August 4, 2026.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.n…

…regulations and routinely monitor transactions for potential signs of fraud or financial crime. According to banking experts cited by CNN, such reviews are common, although decisions to close customer accounts are made cautiously.

…fraud. The convict was arraigned by the Ekiti Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on three -count amended charges bordering on obtaining by false pretence Specifically, he collected the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N500,000.00) by false pretence from Mr. Kayode Aina Samuel un…