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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has decried its inability to secure convictions in corruption cases, including high-profile ones. The spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwajaren, in an interview with journalists in…

Femi Falana, SAN, a human rights attorney, has urged that the Department of State Services (DSS) immediately free the suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), from his unauthorised detention.…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday arraigned Senator Stella Oduah, a former minister of aviation, with a graft charge before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Oduah, who held the position of Aviation Minister from…

A day after a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja ordered the release of suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, another court declared his arrest and detention by the Department of State Services (DSS)…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it is currently investigating multiple cases of investment and forex scams involving over N317 billion in Lagos alone. This is even as it declared that Lagos as the…

Despite worries about the rise in corruption cases in the nation, anti-graft organisations like the EFCC and development partners reiterated their commitment to fighting the problem on Tuesday, asserting that it was doable. They…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, grilled the immediate past governor of Benue, Samuel Ortom, for nine hours before he was later released. Mr Ortom arrived at the premises of the commission’s Zonal…

Abdulkarim Chukkol, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's (EFCC) interim chairman, called on law enforcement authorities in West Africa to work closely together. Chukkol made the announcement while opening an EFCC-sponsored…

Former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, is currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ortom was summoned by the anti-graft agency for questioning regarding his tenure as governor. He…

Mr. Kamilu Omokide, the Receiver Manager chosen by the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria for Arik Nigeria Limited, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of fraud and diversion…

Following the June 14 suspension of Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by the Federal Government, Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkol has stepped in as Acting Chairman of the Commission. Until…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has summoned the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, to appear before the commission. The anti-graft agency had also questioned officials of Nigerian Air over the recent…

The suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa has arrived at the facility of the Department of State Services. This is following an invitation by the service after his suspension was…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the indefinite suspension from office of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), AbdulRasheed Bawa, to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office.…

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Gwagwalada, Abuja on Thursday urged the EFCC to educate a man, Ndubisi Success convicted for internet fraud on merits and demerits of fraud. Success was docked by the Economic and…