Mrs Omotola Olutola, a former Executive Director of Guaranty Trust Bank, on Friday testified against one Bernard Nzenwa charged with issuance of a false document. Nzenwa is standing trial alongside his company, Omega Maritine and Energy Ltd. before an Ikeja Special Offences Court, on charges of conspiracy and issuance of false document. He, however, pleaded […]Continue Reading
•As IGP’s office acknowledges receipt of order to arrest, send EFCC boss to prison A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ola Olanipekun, has called on the Inspector-General of Police, to comply with a court order that committed the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa to prison for contempt. Olanipekun, who said […]Continue Reading
•Directs IGP To Arrest Him Justice R.O. Ayoola of the Kogi State High Court, has sentenced the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) , Abdulrasheed Bawa, to prison for disobeying Court order. The court also directed the Inspector-General of Police to effect Bawa’s arrest and remand him in kuje prison for the […]Continue Reading
A Lagos Federal High Court on Tuesday remanded Mr. Olakunle Oluomo Taiwo, the Speaker, Ogun State House of Assembly, alongside Oladayo Samuel, the Assembly’s Director of Finance and Adeyemo Taiwo, the Assembly’s Clerk, in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The presiding judge, Justice Daniel Osiagor ordered the remand of the Continue Reading
A Lagos Ikeja Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja has struck out a criminal charge filed against a businessman, Edward Akinlade, and his company, Suru Homes Limited, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The presiding judge, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, struck out the N1.7 billion 10-count charge against Akinlade following a letter of withdrawal […]Continue Reading
Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of a Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, today ordered the remand of a fake Army General Bolarinwa Oluwasegun Abiodun for alleged drug. The defendant was docked before Justice Taiwo by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a 13-count charge, alledging that the defendant falsely represented himself as […]Continue Reading