By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Thursday, June 26, 2025, narrated before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, how a staggering ₦1,096,830,000 (One Billion, Ninety-Six Million, Eight Hundred and Thirty...
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A mild drama unfolded at the Federal High Court in Abuja during the trial of former Governor Yahaya Bello on Thursday. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) counsel, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, described the case as “a political case” while arguing on whether the defence lawyer, Joseph Daudu, SAN,...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has tendered documents against the daughter of former Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika, Fatima, and her husband, Hamma Jalal Sule, in an Abuja High Court. The documents revealed that Fatima and Sule are currently employed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned the N110 billion fraud trial of the immediate past Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, and two others until July 8; October 8 and 9; and November 12 and...
BY EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Former Chief Finance Officer (CFO) of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Umar Isa, has denied reports of his arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged $7.2 billion fraud. In a statement.on Wednesday, Isa said: “Nobody arrested me for any $7.2...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri on Wednesday, 25 June 2025 convicted and sentenced the trio of Aisha Alkali Wakil (a.k.a Mama Boko Haram), Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyode to fourteen years jail term each. The...
Two Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witnesses have testified in the trial of former Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello, and two others, accused of N110.4 billion fraud. The witnesses told the Abuja High Court that none of the defendants paid money into their company account. The first witness, Fabian...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Umar Isa, over an alleged $7.2 billion fraud linked to the rehabilitation of the Kaduna, Warri, and Port Harcourt refineries. Also...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Network of Civil Society Organizations Borno State (NETCSOB) in collaboration with the Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) Directorate, Maiduguri, has organized a one-day training workshop for Civil Society Organizations in Borno State on Money Laundering and Reporting System. The training aimed to equip...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Determined to sustain his commitment to integrity and accountability, the Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia has directed for immediate and indefinite suspension of Mkor Aondona, Special Adviser on Documentation, Research, and Planning, following his arrest by operatives of the Economic and Financial...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested the Special Adviser to the Executive Governor of Benue State on Documentation, Research, and Planning, Dr. Mkor Aondona for alleged sextortion and cyber bullying. The commission in a statement...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an interim injunction restraining the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from taking any further action in the River Park Estate dispute. The court’s decision came after the developers of the estate, JonahCapital Ltd...
A Warri-based fish farmer, Mr. Edafe Imirike, has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that he was deceived into investing $10,778.64 in Afriq Arbitrage System (AAS) Limited, a cryptocurrency platform. The company and its CEO, Jesam Michael, are facing charges of advance fee fraud brought by the Economic...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, June 19, 2025, arraigned one Ibrahim Abubukar before Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. Abubakar was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, June 19, 2025 arrested seven internet fraudsters in Abuja. The commission in a post via its X handle on Thursday, said the suspects were arrested in the Lifecamp and Kubwa axes of the Federal...
By EZEKIEL OBi, Abuja- The Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Umar Babangida in the trial of the former Minister of Power and Steel Development, Olu Agunloye, on Monday, June 16, 2025, told Justice J.O. Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, Abuja that Agunloye’s successor, Senator Liyel Imoke...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has assured Nigerians that, it will never again allow hitherto looted assets by corrupt individuals to be relooted. Chairman of the Commission, Mr Ola Olukoyede gave the assurance in Kachia, Kaduna State on Wednesday when he paid...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled June 23 for hearing of contempt proceedings against Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Olayemi Cardoso. The proceedings stem from alleged disobedience to a Supreme Court judgment. The case revolves around a Supreme Court ruling that overturned a forfeiture order against...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday June 17, 2025 arrested a former Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Mr. Moses Thomas Sule and 14 other members for alleged money laundering. The commission in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, re-arraigned the Bauchi State’s Accountant General, Sirajo Muhammad Jaja before Justice O.A. Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja. Jaja was arraigned alongside a bureau de change operator, Aliyu Abubakar whose...