4 bank staff arrested in ₦270m fraud, money laundering case

4 bank staff arrested in ₦270m fraud, money laundering case The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four bank employees over their alleged involvement in a sophisticated fraud and money…

Ex-Gov Kalu fails to stop FG from appealing judgment over alleged N7.1bn fraud

  A former Abia Governor Orji Uzo Kalu failed on Friday in a bid to stop the Federal Government from appealing the September 29, 2021 judgment by Justice Inyang Ekwo…

EFCC arrests Bauchi accountant general over N70bn fraud

  Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested the Accountant General of Bauchi State, Sirajo Jaja, for alleged N70bn fraud. A top source in the commission told…

EFCC arrests Edo government official Kelly Okungbowa over ‘naira abuse’

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Kelly Okungbowa, popularly called Ebo Stone, over alleged naira abuse. Okungbowa, who was coordinator of the Edo state Public Safety…

Stop EFCC from selling my seized assets, Diezani begs court

  Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, begging it to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from selling…

Lagos court orders Oba Otudeko to appear for ‘N30bn fraud’ trial

  The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered Oba Otudeko to take a plea in the charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The…

EFCC recovered N365.4bn, secured 4,111 convictions in 2024 – Olukoyede

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said it recovered over N365.4bn and secured 4,111 convictions in 2024. The commission’s Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed this in Uyo, Akwa Ibom…

Nigerian ‘swindles’ $183,000 from American woman in online scam

Nigerian ‘swindles’ $183,000 from American woman in online scam A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has narrated how she was swindled of $183,000 by one Wawe…

Witness testifies “ex-Police Chief Abba Kyari, got N200m with 10 bank accounts

” Trial of a detained Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, over his alleged non-disclosure of his assets, resumed before the Federal High Court, in Abuja, on Thursday, with a…

How ex-Kwara governor Ahmed ‘diverted’ N5bn UBEC fund —EFCC witness

  A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told a federal high court in Ilorin that Abdulfatah Ahmed, former governor of the state, promised to repay…

S’court dismisses Rivers’ suit against EFCC probe of Odili, orders return to appeal court

  The supreme court has dismissed two appeals by the Rivers’ attorney-general and the speaker of the house of assembly seeking to set aside the leave granted to the Economic…

Osun governor accuses his predecessor of stealing stole $20m, N1.5bn after nearly three years

  The Osun State Government has formally petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate the immediate past governor and current Minister of Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, over the…

Yahaya Bello paid $845,852 for young children’s future enrollment – American school

  An official of the American International School, Abuja, on Wednesday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, paid a total…

EFCC grills ex-women affairs minister Ohanenye over ₦138m fraud allegation

  Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are questioning a former Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Ohanenye, over alleged involvement in the misappropriation, violation of procurement processes, and…

Court grants P-Square’s ex-manager N50m bail in fraud trial

  Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, on Thursday, granted bail to the former manager of the defunct hip-hop music group P-Square, Jude Okoye, and his…