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- Financial Crime
- February 26, 2025
- 32 views
Judge rejects request to withdraw from Emefiele’s Case
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has dismissed a request for his recusal from the ongoing trial of the former Governor of the…
- Financial Crime
- February 25, 2025
- 35 views
16 More Chinese Arraigned For Alleged Cyber-Terrorism, Internet Fraud In Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned an additional 16 Chinese at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos. They were arraigned on Tuesday before Justice Daniel Osiagor…
- Financial Crime
- February 24, 2025
- 36 views
Yahaya Bello’s Name Not On Property Documents – EFCC’s Witness
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja, has adjourned the money laundering case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the immediate past Governor…
- Financial Crime
- February 21, 2025
- 45 views
EFCC returns $120,548 and N70m to foreign fraud victims
As part of its ongoing efforts to combat economic and financial crimes, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has returned a total sum of $120,548.43 and N70,602,841.46 to…
- Financial Crime
- February 21, 2025
- 60 views
Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of $4.7m, ₦830m, Properties Linked To Emefiele
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the permanent forfeiture of $4.7 million, ₦830 million, and multiple properties linked to the former governor of the Central Bank of…
- Financial Crime
- February 21, 2025
- 41 views
EFCC arraigns lawyer for allegedly defrauding victims of N1.3bn in Uyo
The Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a lawyer, Alexander Ozougwu, before the Federal High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, for…
- Financial Crime
- February 20, 2025
- 46 views
EFCC arraigns 20 foreigners for alleged cybercrimes
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned 20 foreigners over alleged cybercrimes and plots to destabilise the economy of Nigeria. The commission arraigned the foreigners on Thursday…
- Financial Crime
- February 19, 2025
- 41 views
Banker sentenced to four years in Prison for fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of Ugenyi Kalu, a banker, who was sentenced to four years and two months in prison by the…
- Cross-border Crimes , Financial Crime
- February 18, 2025
- 40 views
FBI arrests Nigerian monarch over ‘$4.2m COVID-19 fraud’
Joseph Oloyede, the Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun state, has been taken into custody by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after being indicted for conspiracy, wire…
- Financial Crime
- February 13, 2025
- 42 views
Court acquits former NBC DG Kawu of N2.5bn fraud in digital switchover project
A federal high court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted Ishaq Kawu, former director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), of fraud allegations. Kawu was first arraigned in May…
- Financial Crime
- February 12, 2025
- 46 views
Kano anti-graft agency arrests gov’s aide, others for N105m fraud
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested three officials of the Nassarawa Local Government Area and Governor Abba Yusuf’s Senior Special Assistant, Mustapha Maifada, over the…
- Financial Crime
- February 8, 2025
- 43 views
Calabar female will spend 7 years in prison over N127m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Saturday, said it has secured the conviction of a medical doctor, Dr Geraldine Orok, for N127m fraud. A statement by the anti-graft…
- Financial Crime
- February 7, 2025
- 36 views
Police bust $4m oil fraud syndicate, arrest key suspects
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have apprehended key members of an organised crime syndicate accused of defrauding international oil trading firms of over $4 million. The syndicate, allegedly…
- Financial Crime
- February 6, 2025
- 40 views
Edo suspends Attorney-General, LG commission chair over alleged financial infractions
The Edo State Government has announced the suspension of its Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Samson Osagie, and the Chairman of the Local Government Service Commission, Damian Lawani. The…
- Financial Crime
- February 4, 2025
- 43 views
Court orders interim forfeiture of $222k digital assets ‘seized from crypto fraudsters’
A federal high court in Ikoyi, Lagos state, has ordered the interim forfeiture of digital wallet assets worth $222,729 to the federal government. On Monday, Alexander Owoeye, the presiding…