Lagos Court Jails Ex-Convict for N12m Theft as EFCC Secures Fresh Conviction
An Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced an ex-convict, Oluokun Gabriel Adekola, to three years’ imprisonment after he was...
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Nigerian Army Arrests Soldier Over ₦114m Fraud, False ‘Osisikankwu’ Kill Claims
The Nigerian Army has arrested a serving soldier, Staff Sgt. Amoke Simon, over alleged large-scale fraud amounting to ₦114...
Peter Obi Condemns El-Rufai’s Detention, Calls It “Political Persecution”
Former presidential candidate and Labour Party chieftain, Peter Obi, has condemned the arrest and continued detention of former Kaduna...
Nigeria Customs Seizes Over N1 Billion in Smuggled Goods, Arrests Six Suspects in Kano and Jigawa
The Kano/Jigawa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has arrested six suspects and seized smuggled items valued...
EFCC Arraigns Two FSDH Bank Officials Over $306,667 and €50,250 Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned two officials of FSDH Merchant Bank Limited over alleged fraudulent...
Protests Erupt in Kaduna Over Nasir El-Rufai’s Continued Detention
KADUNA, Nigeria — Protests broke out across Kaduna State on Wednesday as youth groups called for the immediate release...
CHRICED Raises Alarm Over Low Voter Turnout in FCT Area Council Elections
ABUJA, Nigeria — The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education has expressed deep concern over what it...
Yahaya Bello’s Lawyer Claims Former Kogi Governor Faces Political Trial, Not Money Laundering Case
Mr. Joseph Daudu, SAN, representing former Kogi State Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello, told the Federal High Court in Abuja...
EFCC Uncovers N180bn Scam Pipeline as Banks, Fintechs Linked to Massive Crypto Fraud Affecting 900,000 Nigerians
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has uncovered deep-rooted lapses within the country’s financial system,...
Dangote Reports Former NMDPRA Boss Farouk Ahmed to EFCC Over Alleged Corruption
Aliko Dangote, Chairman of Dangote Industries, has formally approached the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged corruption...
EFCC Charges Austrian National for Failing to Declare $800k and €651k at Lagos Airport
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Kavlak Onal, an Austrian national, for allegedly failing to declare...
Former Lagos Education Director Jailed for Stealing N48.9m from Access Bank
A Lagos Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced former Lagos State Education Director, Olawale Faleti, to two...
Adamawa Court Jails Microfinance Bank MD for Five Years Over ₦32m Fraud
A High Court sitting in Adamawa State has sentenced the Managing Director of Bonghe Microfinance Bank, Grace Andreas Karka,...
BREAKING: Ex-NNPCL Boss Mele Kyari Reports to EFCC Over $7.2bn Refineries Probe
Former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has presented himself to...
EFCC Declares Sujimoto CEO Olasijibomi Ogundele Wanted Over Alleged Money Laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared the Chief Executive Officer of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, Olasijibomi...
Court Freezes Mele Kyari’s Bank Accounts as EFCC Probes N661.4m Linked to Ex-NNPCL Boss
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered the freezing of bank accounts belonging to former...