Tag: EFCC
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Bobrisky Remanded in Alagbon Custody After Attempt to Flee Nigeria
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Popular Nigerian cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, was remanded at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) in Alagbon, Lagos, on Monday night. According to reports from Vanguard, Bobrisky was apprehended by officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) while attempting to flee Nigeria through the Seme Border in…
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Wanted Man Surrenders: Yahaya Bello Faces N80.2bn Fraud Allegations
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The former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has surrendered to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after months of evading arrest. Bello is facing 19 counts of money laundering, accused of diverting over N80 billion from the state’s treasury during his time in office. The former governor has been…
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Emefiele’s Assets Frozen in High-Stakes Court Drama
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Emefiele’s Assets Frozen: Court orders interim forfeiture of funds & properties. Raises concerns on CBN’s independence & executive power. The legal and political turmoil surrounding Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has once again thrust Nigeria’s judicial independence and executive power into the spotlight.…
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Binance Executives Detained: Bribery Allegations Surface
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In a startling development, two top executives of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform, were detained on February 28, 2024, in Nigeria. The detention of Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla came amidst allegations of bribery involving cryptocurrency, as disclosed by Binance’s CEO, Richard Teng. The chain of events leading…
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Binance Executive Nadeem Anjarwalla Arrested in Kenya, Faces Extradition to Nigeria
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Nadeem Anjarwalla, the Binance executive who fled Nigeria after being detained, has been arrested in Kenya. Nigerian authorities, in collaboration with INTERPOL, are working to extradite him back to Nigeria within the week. Anjarwalla, along with another Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, was detained in February in Nigeria on charges of…