Crime EFCC indicts Sirika, brother in new N19bn fraud BarandbenchMay 14, 2024May 14, 20240 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has charged former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, his brother, Ahmad Sirika; and his… Read More
CommentaryFeatured EFCC, Yahaya Bello, and the law, by Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN BarandbenchMay 14, 2024May 14, 20240 He was not the original candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the governorship election in Kogi State in 2015,… Read More
Crime $2.5bn Fraud: EFCC to join UK prosecutors in Diezani’s case BarandbenchMay 13, 2024May 13, 20240 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is planning to join forces with the United Kingdom prosecutors in the trial of… Read More
CrimeFeatured EFCC writes foreign minister, insists payment of embassies in dollars for services illegal BarandbenchMay 12, 2024May 12, 20240 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told embassies operating in Nigeria that it is illegal for them to… Read More
FeaturedLitigation Yahaya Bello elects to willingly appear in court on June 13 for trial BarandbenchMay 10, 2024May 10, 20240 Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello on Friday finally agreed to submit himself to the Federal High Court in… Read More
Litigation Court slams EFCC with N1m fine for illegal seizure of bizman’s Mercedes car BarandbenchMay 6, 2024May 6, 20240 A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release forthwith a… Read More
CrimeFeatured N80.2b Fraud Probe: You are on the wrong path, ex-AGF Aondoakaa tells EFCC BarandbenchMay 4, 2024May 4, 20240 Former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Michael Aondoakaa, SAN, has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, that… Read More
FeaturedLitigation Contempt: Appeal Court stops Yahaya Bello’s move to jail EFCC chairman BarandbenchMay 3, 2024May 3, 20240 The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has stopped the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello from going… Read More
Litigation Alleged Naira Abuse: Cubana Chief Priest, EFCC explore out of court settlement BarandbenchMay 3, 2024May 3, 20240 A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed June 5 for report of settlement in a case against celebrity bartender,… Read More
FeaturedLitigation Money Laundering: EFCC stalls trial of Binance executives BarandbenchMay 2, 2024May 2, 20240 Trial of Binance Holdings Ltd and its two executives could not proceed Thursday at the Federal high court, Abuja at… Read More