BREAKING: Court grants Yahaya Bello N500m bail in ‘N110bn fraud’ case
A federal capital territory (FCT) high court in Maitama has granted bail to Yahaya Bello, former Kogi state governor, in the sum of N500 million. Bello has been charged with…
EFCC Arraigns Bankers For Currency Racketeering In Enugu
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday, December 12, 2024 arraigned the duo of Ekpe Anayaoha Okoronkwo and Umeonuoha Onyinye, staff of one…
EFCC recovers N248b, $105m, other confiscated assets in 2024
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) announced on Monday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reclaimed over N248 billion, $105 million, and 753 duplexes in…
EFCC arrests 192 foreigners over romance, investment scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 192 foreign nationals for their alleged involvement in cryptocurrency investment fraud and romance scams, marking the largest such operation in the…
Nigerian man arrested for scamming Indian woman of over N9m with fake marriage proposal
A Nigerian man, identified as Johnson, has been arrested in Delhi for duping an Indian woman from Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, with a fake matrimonial profile and promising marriage. Rajnandgaon police apprehended…
EFCC arrests fraudster for duping 139 Australians
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a suspected online fraudster, Osang Usie Otukpa, for allegedly duping 139 Australians to the tune of $AUD8,000,000 (Eight Million…
BREAKING: Court Suddenly Grants Yahaya Bello ₦500m Bail — But Seizes His Passport
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to the tune of ₦500 million. Justice Emeka Nwite who presided…
Court Strikes Out Fraud Charge Against Ibeto After ₦3.2bn Refund
The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has struck out an alleged ₦4.8 billion fraud charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), against the Chairman of…
Court denies Yahaya Bello bail
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Tuesday, rejected the bail application of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, citing procedural irregularities in the filing of the application. Justice Maryanne…
Court jails ‘Mama Boko Haram’ over N6m car scam — sixth conviction in 30 months
A high court in Maiduguri, Borno state, has sentenced Aisha Wakil, better known as Mama Boko Haram, to five years imprisonment for fraud. In a judgment delivered on Thursday, November…
REPORT: EFCC probes NFF over diversion of funds
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced an investigation into the alleged abuse of office and diversion of funds in the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). In a letter…
Siblings in court for defrauding American $43, 850, N18.6m in Enugu
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, arraigned the duo of Ajim Kerison Onubuogu and Ajim Tochukwu Christian, biological brothers, for allegedly defrauding…
How Ex-Kwara Gov Ahmed Misappropriated N5bn UBEC Fund — Witness
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday called a witness, Abubakar Hassan, to testify in the trial of the immediate past Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed. Ahmed…
Why we concealed owner of seized 753-duplex Abuja estate’s identity — EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has defended its decision to withhold the identity of the owner of a recently recovered estate, which it described as the largest single asset…
Court refuses EFCC’s request to prosecute Yahaya Bello without lawyers in attendance
Former governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello was on Friday, brought to the Federal High Court in Abuja by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for arraignment without his…


















