Former Enugu Poly rector Nwankwo jailed for scamming students

Dr Isidore Ojukwu Nwankwo, a former rector of Enugu Polytechnic has been sent to to prison for scamming his students. Justice N.I. Buba of the Federal High Court, Enugu handed…

Alleged N2.2bn Fraud: Court Allows Fayose To Travel For Medical Treatment

The Federal High Court in Lagos has allowed the former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, who is being tried for alleged N2.2bn fraud, to embark on a foreign medical…

How Dasuki’s N1.2b was funnelled into Fayose’s accounts: Witness

A prosecution witness Temitope Isinkaye has narrated how N1.2 billion, sent by the National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki was funnelled into five accounts, including former governor Ayo Fayose’s account.…

Alleged $25,000 Bribe: Court adjourns suit against Shehu Sani untill Jan. 27

The Federal High Court Abuja on Friday, adjourned the alleged bribery case filed against Shehu Sani until Jan. 27 over the prosecution’s unpreparedness to play an audio recording it tendered…

Alleged Money Laundering: Court Asks EFCC To Comply With Orders In Diezani’s Trial

A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed March 3, 2021, for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to fully comply with its orders in the trial of a…

EFCC warns Akwa Ibom officials against fraud

DCDS Edeh A. Uchenna, the Head of Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has warned procurement officers in the Akwa Ibom State civil service to…

Money Laundering: Court Adjourns Ikuforiji’s Trial Till 9 December

The re- trial of the former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, and his aide, Oyebode Atoyebi, charged with 54 counts of N338.8 million money laundering…

Police Arrest Pregnant Woman Caught With Fake Currency In Jigawa

The Police in Jigawa State have arrested a pregnant woman who was said to be in possession of 100 pieces of fake N1,000 notes and 76 pieces of fake N500…

Lawyer Arraigned For Allegedly Obtaining N4m To Bribe EFCC Officials

A lawyer, Taiwo Oreagba, was on Thursday, November 12 arraigned before Justice Sherifah Solebo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on a two-count charge bordering on alleged…

Ex-banker Philip Orumade docked for stealing N18m from ATM machine

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Office on Wednesday November 11, 2020 arraigned Philip Orumade on a nine count charge bordering on stealing before Justice Efe I.…

Alleged N156.4m Theft: Ex-NIMASA DG Jauro’s Trial Begins Afresh Four Years After

Four years after he began trial for allegedly stealing N156.4million, a former Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Haruna Jauro, faced re-arraignment yesterday for the same…

$9.77m, £74,000: Court limits EFCC’s questions to ex-NNPC GMD

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ruled in favour of a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr Andrew Yakubu , stopping the Economic…

EFCC interrogates Fowler again

The immediate past Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Babatunde Fowler, has returned to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for the second round of interrogation . Fowler, who…

Why we summoned Fowler – EFCC

The former Chairman of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, Babatunde Fowler, appeared before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday, sparking speculations he has questions to answer over…

EFCC quizzes Fowler over fraud allegations against Alpha Beta

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is presently interrogating a former Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Babatunde Fowler, over the N 100 billion tax evasion allegations levelled against…