Justice Fadima Aminu of the Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu, Yobe State, ordered a former Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Abdul Bulama and four others to enter their defence in the N450 Million fraud charge preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. EFCC. Ruling on a no-case submission by...
A former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, her ex-aide, Gloria Odita and seven others have been arraigned before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja over fraud related offences. They were arraigned on a 25 count charge bordering on conspiracy, money laundering and maintaining anonymous bank accounts with First Bank Plc with about...
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed November 14, for the adoption of final written addresses in the trial of a former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, on allegations of laundering over N338.8m. Justice Mohammed Liman adjourned for the adoption of written addresses after the defendant’s counsel tendered...
An account holder with the Keystone Bank, Bala Ibrahim, has been finding it difficult to meet his financial needs after an erstwhile manager of a branch of the bank in the Agege area of Lagos State, Tijani Saleh, allegedly made an unauthorised withdrawal of N5.9m from his corporate account. Ibrahim, while speaking with our correspondent,...
The Calabar Division of the Court of Appeal, on Friday, June 23, 2023 upheld the conviction of Senator Bassey Albert Akpan on money laundering charges by a Federal High Court, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State and ordered his arrest. Justice Agatha Okeke had on December 1, 2022, found Senator Akpan, then governorship candidate of the Young...
Odumou Brief Message Good Morning everyone, I have been inundated with so many calls and messages between yesterday and today on a purported “EFCC Appointment”. I just want to use this opportunity to debunk this information and say it’s totally UNTRUE” This information must have emanated from Mischief Makers and should be totally disregarded. –...
Justice Sale Musa Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, Kaduna on Thursday, June 15, 2023, convicted a former member of the House of Representatives, Mansur Ali Mashi on eight counts of conspiracy and obtaining by false pretenses. Mashi, who represented Mashi Dutsi federal constituency, was convicted alongside three bank officials: Abdulmumini Mustapha, Shehu Aliyu and...
The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, closed its case against a former Minister of Power, Mohammed Wakil and four others. The prosecution closed its case before Justice K. Dagat of the Federal High Court, Maiduguri, Borno State, after presenting three witnesses. Wakil, alongside Garba...
In a bid to recover a total sum of N1,755,376,156.34 fraudulently transfer electronically from its vault Globus bank Limited has filed an application before a Lagos high court, urging the court to order the reversal of the funds from the account of the fraudulent beneficiaries domicile in eight commercial banks. According...
The Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, May 25, 2023, arraigned one Ngozi Jonathan-Omo, managing director of Zeenel Concepts, before Justice B.O. Quadri of the Federal High Court sitting in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State on one count charge of conspiracy and diversion of public funds to the tune...