…public funds is found, Nwabufo said NISDAN will file petitions with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and other relevant agencies.He was clear that the network would not shield poorly performing governments from scrutiny b…

…of the National Social Investment Programme Agency, Halima Shehu. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission subsequently investigated allegations surrounding funds handled by the ministry. The pensioners, however, said the current administration could still resolve the matter by directing the relevant agencies to pa…

…2018, when he stood by his brother during the latter’s face-off with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He said he personally confronted the then acting EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Magu, over the matter. “I struggled with my brother. No, no, no, no, we won’t agree. I even followed him to EFCC. We shouted, ‘Magu,…

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu’s directive to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to unfreeze the Osun State government’s statutory allocation account shortly before the August 15 governorship election doused political tension The post Tinubu’s democratic credentials boosted by directive to unfreeze Osun account…

…supply of bank access codes in Lagos The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, arraigned Gideon Bakpa Aghogho and Oscar Ebere Chukwuebuka before Justice F.N. Ogazi of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, for alleged unlawful supply of…

…shortly before the election, referring to the freezing of accounts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. “The 1n20 million that went out like a week before the election that prompted the EFCC to freeze their account shows that something is not right. “Why don’t you send those to the people six months ago?” h…

…were separately arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on one-count charge each. The charge against Mutairu Omowunmi Tawa reads: "That you, Mutairu Omowunmi female, on or about 25th of July, 2026, at Salamagic Event Centre, Onikan, Lagos, within the jurisdictio…

…large bundles of naira notes at a public event has triggered calls for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to step in.The footage was recorded at the launch of the Hajiya Maryam Ahmed Wadada Aliyu Women Empowerment Scheme 2026, where a total of ₦325 million was shared among 6,500 women drawn from all 13…

…£15,957 & 827,800 at Kano airport The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigation of a suspect, Haruna Yusuf and multiple undeclared foreign currencies, $73,000( Seventy Three United States Dollar) £15,957 ( Fifteen Thousand, Nine Hundred and Fifty Seven Pou…

…revealed a significant increase in fraudulent Bank Verification Numbers (BVNs) linked to financial crimes. With a notable rise in fraud cases and a contraction in consumer credit, the banking sector is under pressure to adapt to evolving challenges.This crackdown comes as Nigeria grapples with high borrowing costs, pos…

…on their Facebook accounts claiming that Gwamna had been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged fraud involving the diversion of funds belonging to the Kano Electricity Distribution Company. According to the prosecution, the publication was made “with intention to harm or knowing, or h…

…has ordered the withdrawal of the legal action instituted against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the state government’s frozen bank account. The decision came after President Bola Tinubu intervened in the dispute and spoke with the governor following Adeleke’s victory in the August 15 governor…

…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…