Trending News: Jollof rice now costs N25,486 per pot — ReportIPoB claims it has been unfairly blamed for insecurity in Imo StateNiMet workers begin indefinite strike, shut down meteorological servicesNo evidence that Finnish court has approved Simon Ekpa’s extradition to Nigeria in JulyNo! Cameroun Not First African Nation To Experience Snow FallBiafra agitators circulate AI photo of their leader’s meeting with Russia’s presidentViral video of policeman weeping over hardship not recentGovernor says killers of Benue residents are foreignersDAILIES TOP STORIES: Niger govt imposes curfew; 11 killed afresh in Benue as insecurity worsensPolice inspector shoots self dead in RiversGunmen kill seven in Kwara attacksTunji-Ojo orders probe into alleged N5.2m extortion by NSCDC officers in EkitiTwo children feared killed in Kaduna explosionGhana President Suspends Supreme Court Chief JusticeGunmen kill 4 in Bayelsa communityNigerian man who stole Covid funds avoids UK deportation over children’s autism claimsFire razes Osun court, destroys sensitive documentsPirates kill Rivers fashion designer after N2m ransomDAILIES TOP STORIES: UK records 22,000 Nigerian asylum seekersBenue killings: Death toll hits 72Truck accident kills five during Easter processionTerrorists kill 70 soldiers in Benin RepublicNigerian governor says allowing citizens to defend themselves will lead to lawlessnessMany protest in Plateau over killingsPope Francis dies at 88INVESTIGATION: More Residents Lament State Of Schools In Imo Communities War On Terror: Ekpa’s boys in blame game, as security forces neutralize “Onowu”, two othersPolice officers steal ₦350,000 from traveller at checkpoint in ImoTwo filmmakers die in Owerri while celebrating successful shootInsecurity: We have become a people under siege – Archbishop of OwerriTIMELINE: Over 200 Nigerians Killed in Fulani Herdsmen Attacks in one monthEaster Bloodbath Averted as NSCDC Nab Gunman Plotting Church AttackGunmen kidnap seven passengers in KwaraAnambra Land Dispute: Developer Petitions AIG, Calls for protection of his life, propertyNigerian Uber driver shot dead in USOver 100 inmates escape Chad prison in deadly shoot-out, gov woundedNEWS EXTRA: Nigeria gradually becoming a national morgue – KukahUS Supreme Court stops Trump from deporting migrantsNDLEA intercepts Saudi-bound cocaine concealed in religious booksLand Owners Drag Orlu Catholic Diocese, Imo Govt to Court Over Forceful AcquisitionSERAP sues NBC over ‘arbitrary ban’ on Eedris Abdulkareem’s songMan, lover found dead in Kogi community12 rescued as death toll from Lagos building collapse rises to fiveDAILIES TOP STORIES: Security chiefs under fire over mass killingsPolice detain social media influencer for criticizing Borno government officialDeath toll in Benue killings rises to 56At least 143 dead in DR Congo boat firePhoto showing Ex Kano gov Kwankwaso wearing Tinubu’s “signature hat’ alteredAmid resurgence of terrorism in northern Nigeria, social media users recycle old videos of soldiers lamenting to create panicMany trapped as building collapses in LagosPolice Complete Extradition Of Man Who Killed Girlfriend And Fled To QatarEnugu Airport shut over bad runway390 ex-Boko Haram members complete FG’s rehabilitation programmeTwo Feared Dead, One Abducted In Bandits Attack On Kano Village MarketBoy who stood in front of Obi’s convoy arrested over street fight -PoliceDAILIES TOP STORIES: How CBEX promoters used EFCC, CAC certificates to deceive 600,000 investorsDeaths toll rises to 17 in fresh multiple attacks on Benue communitiesWAEC revokes licenses of 574 schools over exam malpracticesISWAP terrorists’ blow up bridge in Yobe, cut off two communitiesNDLEA team attacked during raid in AbujaNigerian gov vows death for kidnapersTinubu’s economic reforms yet to ease poverty in Nigeria — IMFSuspected herders attack another Benue community, kill ten on Good FridayInvestors drags ex-Anambra police CP Adeoye to court over club’s N1.4bnNew terror group, Mahmuda, emerges in Nigeria’s North-Central, kill manyThree IPoB members detained, over N10.3m recoverd by police in ImoBoko Haram attacks Borno community, kills two soldiers, many civiliansBoy who stood in front of Obi’s convoy freed after three months in detentionWhatsApp to cut off millions of Nigerians using older phones — ReportPolice identify officers receiving money from Chinese in viral video, promise sanctionHundreds of Boko Haram suspects arrested in Lagos — CJTFScores killed as Boko Haram attacks Adamawa communitiesSix Nigerian tourists detained in Cape Verde, accused of human traffickingGunmen invade three Benue communities againAudit report uncovers over 500 ghost workers in OsunSimon Ekpa to appear in Finnish court JuneDAILIES TOP STORIES: Herdsmen kill 144 in Plateau, Benue in 14 daysSchools, Banks Sabotaging Student Loan — FGObi Asks Tinubu To End France Trip, Address InsecurityPeru Court Sentences Ex-President Humala To 15 Years For GraftN1.3trn CBEX probe: We Warned Nigerians Against Ponzi Schemes – EFCJigawa enforces compulsory Hijab for security operativesTinubu running most corrupt, intolerant government ever, says el-RufaiNigeria Cuts Power Supply To Junta Niger By 42% To 46MWImo Govt reacts to CrimeFacts InvestigationDAILIES TOP STORIES: Interpol joins EFCC in N1.3tn CBEX probeNAFDAC raises alarm over circulation of counterfeit Aflotin drugsBusinessman sentenced to four years in prison for refusing to accept Naira as legal tenderAlleged Defamation: Court Strikes Out Falana’s Suit Against VDMRivers threatens legal action, vows to recover N300m from NBAFAAC shares N1.578tr March revenue to FG, States, LGAsHerdsmen Kill Many Benue Community Fresh AttackFG declares Friday, Monday public holidays for Easter celebrationNigeria’s inflation rate soars to 24.2%‘You were sacked over misconduct’, Rivers judiciary fires back at ex-Chief MagistrateBoat mishap claims several lives in NigerFLASHBACK: Suspended NOT Expelled! How Catholic Church Handled Benue Governor Alia Over Involvement In Politics In 2022RIGHT OF REPLY — Re: Falsehood By BY “CrimeFacts News Newspaper” On Education In Imo StateNigeria, Other African Countries Shut Clinics Over USAID Funding Cuts — ReportTrump freezes $2bn Harvard funding after university rejects demands
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Trending News: Jollof rice now costs N25,486 per pot — ReportIPoB claims it has been unfairly blamed for insecurity in Imo StateNiMet workers begin indefinite strike, shut down meteorological servicesNo evidence that Finnish court has approved Simon Ekpa’s extradition to Nigeria in JulyNo! Cameroun Not First African Nation To Experience Snow FallBiafra agitators circulate AI photo of their leader’s meeting with Russia’s presidentViral video of policeman weeping over hardship not recentGovernor says killers of Benue residents are foreignersDAILIES TOP STORIES: Niger govt imposes curfew; 11 killed afresh in Benue as insecurity worsensPolice inspector shoots self dead in RiversGunmen kill seven in Kwara attacksTunji-Ojo orders probe into alleged N5.2m extortion by NSCDC officers in EkitiTwo children feared killed in Kaduna explosionGhana President Suspends Supreme Court Chief JusticeGunmen kill 4 in Bayelsa communityNigerian man who stole Covid funds avoids UK deportation over children’s autism claimsFire razes Osun court, destroys sensitive documentsPirates kill Rivers fashion designer after N2m ransomDAILIES TOP STORIES: UK records 22,000 Nigerian asylum seekersBenue killings: Death toll hits 72Truck accident kills five during Easter processionTerrorists kill 70 soldiers in Benin RepublicNigerian governor says allowing citizens to defend themselves will lead to lawlessnessMany protest in Plateau over killingsPope Francis dies at 88INVESTIGATION: More Residents Lament State Of Schools In Imo Communities War On Terror: Ekpa’s boys in blame game, as security forces neutralize “Onowu”, two othersPolice officers steal ₦350,000 from traveller at checkpoint in ImoTwo filmmakers die in Owerri while celebrating successful shootInsecurity: We have become a people under siege – Archbishop of OwerriTIMELINE: Over 200 Nigerians Killed in Fulani Herdsmen Attacks in one monthEaster Bloodbath Averted as NSCDC Nab Gunman Plotting Church AttackGunmen kidnap seven passengers in KwaraAnambra Land Dispute: Developer Petitions AIG, Calls for protection of his life, propertyNigerian Uber driver shot dead in USOver 100 inmates escape Chad prison in deadly shoot-out, gov woundedNEWS EXTRA: Nigeria gradually becoming a national morgue – KukahUS Supreme Court stops Trump from deporting migrantsNDLEA intercepts Saudi-bound cocaine concealed in religious booksLand Owners Drag Orlu Catholic Diocese, Imo Govt to Court Over Forceful AcquisitionSERAP sues NBC over ‘arbitrary ban’ on Eedris Abdulkareem’s songMan, lover found dead in Kogi community12 rescued as death toll from Lagos building collapse rises to fiveDAILIES TOP STORIES: Security chiefs under fire over mass killingsPolice detain social media influencer for criticizing Borno government officialDeath toll in Benue killings rises to 56At least 143 dead in DR Congo boat firePhoto showing Ex Kano gov Kwankwaso wearing Tinubu’s “signature hat’ alteredAmid resurgence of terrorism in northern Nigeria, social media users recycle old videos of soldiers lamenting to create panicMany trapped as building collapses in LagosPolice Complete Extradition Of Man Who Killed Girlfriend And Fled To QatarEnugu Airport shut over bad runway390 ex-Boko Haram members complete FG’s rehabilitation programmeTwo Feared Dead, One Abducted In Bandits Attack On Kano Village MarketBoy who stood in front of Obi’s convoy arrested over street fight -PoliceDAILIES TOP STORIES: How CBEX promoters used EFCC, CAC certificates to deceive 600,000 investorsDeaths toll rises to 17 in fresh multiple attacks on Benue communitiesWAEC revokes licenses of 574 schools over exam malpracticesISWAP terrorists’ blow up bridge in Yobe, cut off two communitiesNDLEA team attacked during raid in AbujaNigerian gov vows death for kidnapersTinubu’s economic reforms yet to ease poverty in Nigeria — IMFSuspected herders attack another Benue community, kill ten on Good FridayInvestors drags ex-Anambra police CP Adeoye to court over club’s N1.4bnNew terror group, Mahmuda, emerges in Nigeria’s North-Central, kill manyThree IPoB members detained, over N10.3m recoverd by police in ImoBoko Haram attacks Borno community, kills two soldiers, many civiliansBoy who stood in front of Obi’s convoy freed after three months in detentionWhatsApp to cut off millions of Nigerians using older phones — ReportPolice identify officers receiving money from Chinese in viral video, promise sanctionHundreds of Boko Haram suspects arrested in Lagos — CJTFScores killed as Boko Haram attacks Adamawa communitiesSix Nigerian tourists detained in Cape Verde, accused of human traffickingGunmen invade three Benue communities againAudit report uncovers over 500 ghost workers in OsunSimon Ekpa to appear in Finnish court JuneDAILIES TOP STORIES: Herdsmen kill 144 in Plateau, Benue in 14 daysSchools, Banks Sabotaging Student Loan — FGObi Asks Tinubu To End France Trip, Address InsecurityPeru Court Sentences Ex-President Humala To 15 Years For GraftN1.3trn CBEX probe: We Warned Nigerians Against Ponzi Schemes – EFCJigawa enforces compulsory Hijab for security operativesTinubu running most corrupt, intolerant government ever, says el-RufaiNigeria Cuts Power Supply To Junta Niger By 42% To 46MWImo Govt reacts to CrimeFacts InvestigationDAILIES TOP STORIES: Interpol joins EFCC in N1.3tn CBEX probeNAFDAC raises alarm over circulation of counterfeit Aflotin drugsBusinessman sentenced to four years in prison for refusing to accept Naira as legal tenderAlleged Defamation: Court Strikes Out Falana’s Suit Against VDMRivers threatens legal action, vows to recover N300m from NBAFAAC shares N1.578tr March revenue to FG, States, LGAsHerdsmen Kill Many Benue Community Fresh AttackFG declares Friday, Monday public holidays for Easter celebrationNigeria’s inflation rate soars to 24.2%‘You were sacked over misconduct’, Rivers judiciary fires back at ex-Chief MagistrateBoat mishap claims several lives in NigerFLASHBACK: Suspended NOT Expelled! How Catholic Church Handled Benue Governor Alia Over Involvement In Politics In 2022RIGHT OF REPLY — Re: Falsehood By BY “CrimeFacts News Newspaper” On Education In Imo StateNigeria, Other African Countries Shut Clinics Over USAID Funding Cuts — ReportTrump freezes $2bn Harvard funding after university rejects demands
Wed. Apr 23rd, 2025 3:34:43 PM
EFCC arrests fraudster for duping 139 Australians
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…

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BREAKING: Court Suddenly Grants Yahaya Bello ₦500m Bail — But Seizes His Passport
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…

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Court Strikes Out Fraud Charge Against Ibeto After ₦3.2bn Refund
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…

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Court denies Yahaya Bello bail
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…

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Court jails ‘Mama Boko Haram’ over N6m car scam — sixth conviction in 30 months
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…

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REPORT: EFCC probes NFF over diversion of funds
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…

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Siblings in court for defrauding American $43, 850, N18.6m in Enugu
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…

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How Ex-Kwara Gov Ahmed Misappropriated N5bn UBEC Fund — Witness
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…

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Why we concealed owner of seized 753-duplex Abuja estate’s identity — EFCC
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…

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Court refuses EFCC’s request to prosecute Yahaya Bello without lawyers in attendance
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…

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Court jails police, immigration officers for seven years over employment fraud
Court jails police, immigration officers for seven years over employment fraud

A federal high court in Gombe has sentenced two police officers and an immigration operative to seven years in prison over N1.6 million employment fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes…

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EFCC chairman sacks two ‘corrupt’ officials
EFCC chairman sacks two ‘corrupt’ officials

Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has announced the dismissal of two officials over alleged corruption. Speaking on Tuesday at the annual criminal law review…

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EFCC chairman says lawyers support mega financial fraud
EFCC chairman says lawyers support mega financial fraud

The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, says no mega financial fraud, especially illicit financial flows, is possible without lawyers’ support. Olukoyede stated this during the opening…

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N1.3tn fraud: Okowa spends second night in EFCC custody
N1.3tn fraud: Okowa spends second night in EFCC custody

The former governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, is still being held at the Port Harcourt, Rivers State office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. This makes it his…

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Police arrest 113 foreign nationals over cybercrime
Police arrest 113 foreign nationals over cybercrime

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested no fewer than 130 suspects for “high-level” cybercrimes. Among the suspects are 113 foreign nationals comprising 87 males and 26 females from…

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