EFCC Declares Goodie Ibru Wanted over Alleged Diversion of N2bn Shareholders Fund
Goodie Ibru LAGOS OCTOBER 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared a former chairman of Ikeja Hotels, Goodie Ibru wanted. Goodie Ibru, a former president of the Nigerian Stock More...
Miscreants,Rodents, Criminals Take Over N2.8b Seized Alamieyeseigha’s Hotel in Abuja
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Almost seven years after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) handed over the N2.8billion Chelsea Hotel to the government of Bayelsa State, the hitherto money-spinning More...
Conference of Political Parties Calls for Probe of Asaba Airport Project
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-The Conference of Political Parties, CNPP, Delta State, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to probe the Asaba Airport project, which it alleged has More...
Behind Okowa, Uduaghan’s Cold War in Delta
Ifeanyi Okowa ad Emmanuel Uduaghan LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The quiet war between Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, and his immediate predecessor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, appears to have gained momentum with More...
Funds Seized From Tafa Balogun, Akingbola, Igbinedion, Others Yield N1.9bn Interest- EFCC
LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says N1,956,007,975.81 has accrued to government as interest from the public funds sized from a former Inspector-General of Police, More...
Buhari’s Govt Sets to Begin Clampdown on Media, Targets Online Publishers
Muhammadu Buhari LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Muhammadu Buhari’s administration’s war with the media may soon take a sinister twist as the office of the National Security Adviser, NSA, the chairman of More...
Human Right Defenders Raises Alarm over EFCC Arrest of Blogger, Sidiqu over Story on Magu
Mr Abubakar Sidiqu Usman LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Information reaching the Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (COHRD) has it that a popular Nigerian blogger and political commentator, Mr Abubakar Sidiqu Usman, More...
Uduaghan As Special Guest Editors’ Confab is Disgusting
Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan By Fred Ijeh LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The publicity extended to All Nigeria Editors’ Conference (ANEC) in Port Harcourt regarding Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan’s participation may have just More...
Interpol Arrests 40-Years-Old Nigerian Behind $60m Online Global Fraud Network
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (URHOBOTODAY)-Interpol a forty years old Nigerian simply identified as Mike allegedly behind online fraudulent internet network that had defrauding its victim all over the world a total sum of More...
How Nigerian Facebook Female Lover Swindles Swiss National N3m
Massimiliano Guidotti and Loveth Ihunanya Agu LAGOS 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)-Massimiliano Guidotti a Switzerland national has decried his terrible ordeal in the hands of a Nigerian female lover, Loveth Ihunanya Agu More...
N2bn Fraud: DESOPADEC MD, Finance Director, Others In EFCC Net
DESOPADEC Managng Director, Makinwa LAGOS JULY 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Following a series of petitions against the management of the Delta State Oil Producing Development Commission (DESOPADEC) over corruption and alleged More...
Obanikoro Drags EFCC to Court, Demands N100m for Breach of Human Right
, LAGOS JUNE 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro on Friday drag the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before the Federal High Court in Lagos demanding N100m More...
EFCC Arrests Lawyer to Jonathan’s Cousin, Tompolo
LAGOS MAY 11TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested activist and Lagos-based lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, for an alleged N61m Lekki property scam. Adegboruwa is the counsel More...
Group Drags EFCC to Federal Character Commission over Lopsided Recruitment from North
Destiny Ugorji LAGOS MAY 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A Non-Governmental organization, Media Initiative against Injustice, Violence and Corruption-MIIVOC, has dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and More...
Ex-INEC Chair, Maurice Iwu On the Run Over Diezani’s Election Bribery Funds At Fidelity Bank
Maurice Iwu LAGOS APRIL 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Former Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Maurice is presently on the run as Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched a More...
2m Pounds Worth of Jewelries Recovered from Allison-Madueke, N2-6bn MRI Equipment from Amosu
Allison Mmadueke LAGOS APRIL 27TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered jewellery worth over £2 million (N593 million) from former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke More...
Goodluck Jonathan’s Cousin Drags EFCC Boss to Court over Continuous Detention
Ibrahim Magu LAGOS APRIL 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)-A cousin of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Azibola Robert, has initiated contempt proceedings against chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, More...
Tompolo’s Case Postponed as Ex-Militant Avoids Arrest
By Conor Gaffey March 24th (urhobotoday0-A militant of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) poses with a heavy machine-gun in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, September 17, 2008. A former MEND More...
Judge Accuses EFCC, Army of Behaving as If Nigeria is Under Military Rule
Buhari LAGOS MARCH 15TH (URHOBOTODAY) — A High Court judge has accused Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the army of behaving as if the country is still under military dictatorship and More...
EFCC Is Now a Toothless Bulldog Under Magu – Obasanjo
Obasanjo LAGOS MARCH 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday lamented that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has become a toothless bulldog. He said the anti-graft agency More...
Court Shuns EFCC’s Evidence Against Metuh
Olise Metuh LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)-An FCT High Court has refused the evidence of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic More...
Tompolo Goes Spiritual, Says Jehovah God’ll Save Him From EFCC
Tompolo LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, says “Jehovah God” will make him come out of his “ongoing trial” stronger. The Economic and Financial Crimes More...
If You Destroy Tompolo, Many Tompolos ‘ll Arise –N’Delta Groups Warn FG
Tompolo LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (URHOBOTODAY)-Three non-governmental organizations based in the Niger-Delta have advised the Federal Government to thread softly as regards the prosecution of former General Officer Commanding, More...
Court Grants EFCC Nod to Seize Tompolo’s Assets
LAGOS FEBRYARY 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) nod to seize all but one of the properties belonging to Government Ekpemupolo, More...