August 20, 2026

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Court grants EFCC leave to play disc in trial of CBN ex-gov, Emefiele

Court grants EFCC leave to play disc in trial of CBN ex-gov, Emefiele

Offor Callistus April 29, 2025
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Tuesday granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) leave to play compact disc as evidence in the trial of a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele is being prosecuted before Justice Maryanne Anenih by the...
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Court dismisses Emefiele’s bid to reclaim forfeited 753 Abuja duplexes, apartments WhatsApp Image 2025 04 28 at 9.51.04 PM

Court dismisses Emefiele’s bid to reclaim forfeited 753 Abuja duplexes, apartments

Offor Callistus April 29, 2025
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo, Abuja, on Monday dismissed an application filed by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, seeking to reclaim a vast estate in the city comprising 753 duplexes and apartments which has already been forfeited to the...
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Alleged N8.71bn money laundering: Court orders Achimugu to honour EFCC invitation Aisha Achimugu

Alleged N8.71bn money laundering: Court orders Achimugu to honour EFCC invitation

Offor Callistus April 28, 2025
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Justice I.E. Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered Aisha Achimugu to appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, to answer questions regarding an ongoing investigation. The judge also directed that she must appear before the...
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Alleged cybercrime: EFCC commences investigation of 24 Nigerian youths arrested in Ghana Suspected Internet fraudsters

Alleged cybercrime: EFCC commences investigation of 24 Nigerian youths arrested in Ghana

Offor Callistus April 28, 2025
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Okotie-Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos, have commenced investigations of 24 Nigerian youths arrested in Ghana over their alleged involvement in internet fraud. The suspects were arrested on April 17, 2025 at Kumsark...
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Alleged N28bn money laundering: Court orders temporary seizure of 3 property linked to Abia lawmaker Court

Alleged N28bn money laundering: Court orders temporary seizure of 3 property linked to Abia lawmaker

Offor Callistus April 25, 2025
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, ordered an interim forfeiture of three property linked to an Abia House of Assembly member, Mr Erondu Erondu, to the Federal Government over alleged money laundering to the tune of N28 billion. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order after the Economic...
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JAMB alerts candidates over 2025 UTME fraudulent messages JAMB

JAMB alerts candidates over 2025 UTME fraudulent messages

Offor Callistus April 16, 2025
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has raised an alarm over the circulation of fraudulent, misleading, and criminal messages, targeting candidates registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB’s Public Communications Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Wednesday, said...
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Alleged fraud: Osupa prevents re-arrest of Portable in Ilorin Portable

Alleged fraud: Osupa prevents re-arrest of Portable in Ilorin

Offor Callistus April 15, 2025
Nigeria fuji icon, Saheed Akorede popularly known as Osupa, on Tuesday prevented the re-arrest of Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable after another petition surfaced against him. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that legendary Fuji musician discontinued his case against Portable on Tuesday following an appeal by...
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Alleged N1.38bn fraud: EFCC presents first witness, Peter Okoye against Ex-P-Square Manager images 7 2024 10 10T185536.886

Alleged N1.38bn fraud: EFCC presents first witness, Peter Okoye against Ex-P-Square Manager

Offor Callistus April 15, 2025
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, April 14, 2025, presented its first prosecution witness, PW1, Peter Obumuneme Okoye, against Jude Chigozie Okoye, elder brother and former Manager of Paul and Peter...
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Alleged N33.8bn fraud: Court adjourns trial of ex-Power Minister Mr Saleh Mamman, former Minister of Power

Alleged N33.8bn fraud: Court adjourns trial of ex-Power Minister

Offor Callistus April 15, 2025
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, adjourned the trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, until May 2. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s video evidence to counter the allegations by Mamman that his extra-judicial statement was not...
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Alleged false report: Judge threatens to withdraw from EFCC’s case against Ali Bello Court gavel

Alleged false report: Judge threatens to withdraw from EFCC’s case against Ali Bello

Offor Callistus April 14, 2025
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, threatened to send back the EFCC’s case file in the charge against Ali Bello, the Chief of Staff (CoS) to Kogi government to the Chief Judge, Justice John Tsoho, for reassignment. Justice Omotosho made this known following...
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Court orders EFCC, others to file defence in Aisha Achimugu’s rights suit Court gavel

Court orders EFCC, others to file defence in Aisha Achimugu’s rights suit

Offor Callistus April 11, 2025
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, ordered the EFCC and five other security agencies to file their defence in a suit instituted by businesswoman, Dr Aisha Achimugu, to stop her planned arrest and detention. Other security agencies listed in the fundamental rights enforcement suit are the Nigeria...
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Court dismisses rights enforcement suit filed by 161 Chinese, Nigerians against EFCC

Court dismisses rights enforcement suit filed by 161 Chinese, Nigerians against EFCC

Offor Callistus April 10, 2025
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, dismissed a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed against EFCC by at least 161 Chinese and Nigerians who are being investigated on alleged internet fraud. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, dismissed the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/80/2025/ for being unmeritorious. Justice Omotosho held...
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Benue procurement boss denies N68 billion contract fraud allegations Director General, Benue State Public Procurement Commission (BSPPC), Akwonya Adadu

Benue procurement boss denies N68 billion contract fraud allegations

Offor Callistus April 10, 2025
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Director General, Benue State Public Procurement Commission (BSPPC), Akwonya Adadu, has denied allegation bothering on inflated contract sum for the Wurukum-Airforce base road dualization project. Addressing the legislators during plenary at the Benue State House of Assembly, Adadu said the contract was...
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Alleged $65m fraud: Court cautions ex-FMBN CEO against frivolous adjournment Court gavel

Alleged $65m fraud: Court cautions ex-FMBN CEO against frivolous adjournment

Offor Callistus April 9, 2025
The Federal High Court in Abuja has cautioned Mr Gimba Ya’u, former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO), Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), against frivolous adjournment in the 65 million-dollar fraud trial. Justice James Omotosho gave the warming following an oral application seeking for an adjournment by...
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Alleged N3bn fraud: Zenith Bank staff tenders exhibits against Gov. Ododo’s CoS 20250315 111809

Alleged N3bn fraud: Zenith Bank staff tenders exhibits against Gov. Ododo’s CoS

Offor Callistus April 9, 2025
A Zenith Bank Plc’s staff member, Femi Remigus, on Tuesday tendered exhibits against Mr Ali Bello, the Chief of Staff (CoS) to Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi, in the alleged money laundering trial to the tune of N3 billion. Remigus, a Compliance Officer, tendered the exhibits while being led...
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Alleged N19.4 bn contract fraud: EFCC witness tells court how project cost was inflated EFCC logo and the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika

Alleged N19.4 bn contract fraud: EFCC witness tells court how project cost was inflated

Offor Callistus April 8, 2025
An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) witness told an Abuja high Court how contract for the construction of the terminal building at Katsina Airport was inflated from N800 million to N2.7 billion. The witness, Isaiah Yesufu, a Director of Certification, Compliance and Monitoring at the Bureau of Public...
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Defence Ministry didn’t pay money into ex-AGF’s shares account, witness tells court Court gavel

Defence Ministry didn’t pay money into ex-AGF’s shares account, witness tells court

Offor Callistus April 8, 2025
A witness, Adebayo Olanrewaju on Tuesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the Federal Ministry of Defence did not directly pay money into the shares account belonging to the former acting Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Anamekwe Nwabuoku. Olanrewaju stated this while being cross examined by...
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EFCC arrests suspected fraudster buying bank accounts details for fraud EFCC arrests internet fraudsters

EFCC arrests suspected fraudster buying bank accounts details for fraud

Offor Callistus April 8, 2025
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested one Olawole Sunday, a suspected fraudster, who specialised in buying bank accounts’ details from individuals with which he defrauds unsuspecting members of the public. The EFCC in a...
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Alleged ₦8.3bn fraud: EFCC arraigns Bauchi Accountant General, others Court gavel

Alleged ₦8.3bn fraud: EFCC arraigns Bauchi Accountant General, others

Offor Callistus April 8, 2025
The Accountant-General of Bauchi State, Mr Sirajo Jaja, has been arraigned in the Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations bordering on money laundering. Jaja was arraigned on Monday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Obiora Egwuatu alongside Aliyu Abubajar, a Bureau de Change (BDC)...
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