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…

Ex-power minister Saleh Mamman paid N200m cash for Abuja property, says witness

  A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alleged that Saleh Mamman, the former minister of power, paid him N200 million for a property in Abuja.…

EFCC arrests ex-Akwa Ibom governor, Udom Emmanuel, for alleged N700bn fraud

  Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, over an alleged N700 billion fraud. Emmanuel, who served as…

Court Orders Remand Of P-Square’s Brother Jude Okoye For Alleged $1m Theft

  The Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has ordered the remand of Jude Okoye, the elder brother and former manager of Paul and Peter Okoye of the…

EFCC arraigns six Kwara SUBEB officials over N96m fraud

  The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned six officials of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board before the State High Court in…

Gunmen ‘disguised as EFCC operatives’ abduct ten in Niger hotel

  Gunmen disguised as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have reportedly abducted ten persons from White Hill Hotel on Shiroro Road, Chanchaga LGA of Niger state.…

EFCC arraigns ex-Abia governor Theodore Orji over ‘N47bn fraud’

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Theodore Orji, a former governor of Abia state, over alleged N47 billion misappropriation. Orji and four others were arraigned on…

EFCC arraigns lawyer for N41m fraud in Enugu

  The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned one Barrister Ifeanyichukwu Okonkwo before Justice E. N. Oluedo of the Enugu State High Court sitting…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…