Proceeds of crime amendment bill passes second reading at Senate
The Nigerian Senate has moved one step closer to passing a new law to better manage money and property taken from criminal activities. The Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Bill 2025 recently passed its second reading. This bill is an update to the 2022 version of the law. It aims to make the process […]
EFCC Invites Tompolo For Questioning
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked Chief Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, to come in for questioning. Tompolo is a well-known former militant leader from the Niger Delta region. The EFCC wants to speak with him about reports that he may have misused the Nigerian currency (naira) and may have been […]
Photos Of APC Youths Who Stormed EFCC Headquarters To Demand Probe Of Defence Minister Matawalle Over Alleged N70billion Fraud
Photos have surfaced showing members of the APC Youths protesting at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Friday. They were demanding that the anti-corruption agency investigate Bello Matawalle, the current Minister of State for Defence, over accusations of a N70 billion fraud. The youths, who belong to the All Progressives Congress Young Leaders Alliance (APC-YLA), […]
Group accuses EFCC of stalling Matawalle’s probe, demands immediate action
A civic group in Northern Nigeria, known as the Concerned Northern Forum (CNF), has criticized the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for failing to act swiftly on corruption allegations against former Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle. During a press briefing in Kaduna, CNF’s chairman, Aliyu Muhammad Sani, expressed disappointment with the EFCC’s slow response. […]
President John Mahama suspends Ghana’s chief justice over alleged corruption
President John Dramani Mahama has suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo after three corruption complaints were filed against her. This is the first time in Ghana’s history that a sitting Chief Justice has been suspended for investigation. The suspension was announced after President Mahama met with the Council of State, who agreed that there is enough […]
Diezani seeks court order to halt sales of her seized assets by EFCC
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from selling her seized properties. Through her lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, she also requested the court to order the EFCC to take back any of her properties that had already been […]
I rejected N500m offers from Ministers, DGs during my mother’s burial – EFCC chair
Olanipekun Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), recently shared how he turned down financial gifts worth N500 million from top government officials during his mother’s burial in 2019. Speaking at the 38th Anti-Corruption Situation Room in Abuja, Olukoyede explained that while he was serving as the EFCC Secretary at the […]
EFCC returns $120,548 and N70m to foreign fraud victims
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has refunded a total of $120,548 and ₦70,602,841 to fraud victims in the United States, Spain, and Switzerland. These funds were recovered from fraudsters operating in Nigeria. The EFCC continues to fight against fraud and financial crimes by tracking down criminals and ensuring that stolen money is returned […]
Nigerians defend corrupt Leaders yet complain about corruption – EFCC boss, Olukoyede
Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), recently raised a concern about Nigerians’ attitude towards corruption. He pointed out that while many Nigerians publicly condemn corruption, they often defend leaders accused of corruption when they face legal consequences. Olukoyede made this statement during a meeting with officials from the Centre […]
Policeman Rejects ₦1.06 Million Bribe From Suspected Bandits In Kebbi
A police officer in Kebbi State has earned praise for rejecting a bribe of ₦1.06 million offered by suspected bandit collaborators. According to the Kebbi State Police Command, the incident occurred on January 13, 2025. Three men—Umaru Garba, Alhaji Abubakar Mamman, and Usman Muhammadu—approached the lead investigator at the State Criminal Investigation Department in Birnin […]