Tag: MONEY LAUNDERING
NBA threatens to sue EFCC chairman Olukoyede over money laundering claim
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday threatened to sue the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ola Olukoyede to court...
EFCC amends $35.4m fraud charge against Binance after Gambaryan’s discharge
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has amended its $35.4 million money laundering charge against Binance Holdings Limited.
The development follows the discharge of...
EFCC grants bail to Yahaya Bello’s co-defendants in money laundering case
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has granted administrative bail to the co-defendants in a money laundering case involving former Kogi State governor...
FG drops money laundering charges against Binance executive
The Federal Government on Wednesday dropped all money laundering charges against an executive of Binance Holdings Tigran Gambaryan.
A lawyer representing the prosecutor – the...
Why we dropped money laundering charges against Bobrisky – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed claims of financial inducement in dropping money laundering charges against crossdresser Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky,...
Yahaya Bello finally honours EFCC invitation
Former governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello has presented himself before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
This comes months after he was declared...
Don’t be used for money laundering, EFCC tells filmmakers
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has appealed to filmmakers to ensure that the movie industry does not become a soft target for...
EFCC arrests 35-year-old billionaire Hyginus Nkwocha over alleged internet fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday said it has arrested billionaire Hyginus Nkwocha for alleged internet fraud and money laundering.
Mr Nkwocha...
Ex-minister Saleh Mamman remanded in prison after collapsing outside courtroom
A Federal High Court in Abuja has given an order that the former minister of power Saleh Mamman should be remanded in Kuje correctional...
Court acquits ex-Lagos speaker Ikuforiji, aide of 54 counts of money...
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday acquitted ex-speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji and his former aide, Oyebode...