EFCC Grills “Prophet” for Alleged N70.3million Fraud in Enugu
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have commenced investigations into the activities of one self-acclaimed prophet, Godwin Sunday Ajuluchukwucheya (a.k.a Prophet Sunday Koboko), for allegedly defrauding his church membe…
Alleged N110.4bn Kogi Fraud: Witness Tells Court He Paid 50–60 Percent of Tax Consultancy Commission to Kogi Revenue Officials
A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, told the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that he paid between 50 and 60 percent of the commissions earned by his company from con…
Court Dismisses Yahaya Bello's Application Challenging FCT High Court Jurisdiction
The Federal Capital Territory High Court, FCT High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, dismissed an application filed by former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello, challenging the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the N110.4 billion alleged f…
Alleged $1.3m, N746.7m: Court Dismisses Sadiya Umar Farouq Application to set Aside Warrant of Arrest
Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja on Monday, June 15, 2026 dismissed an application filed by the counsel to a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq seeking the setting aside of the Bench Warrant and W…
Ishaku’s Alleged N27b Fraud: How I Disbursed Local Government Funds on Orders of Ex-governor’s Appointees-Witness
The trial of a former governor of Taraba State, Darius Dickson Ishaku and a former permanent secretary in the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero continued on Monday, June 15, 2026, before Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territor…
EFCC Arrests AVSEC Inspector, Two Others for Alleged Cash, Gold Smuggling in Kano
The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Ali Baffa, an Inspector 1 with Aviation Security, AVSEC, and his accomplices, Aushabu Nasidi and Mukhtar Muhammad Dan Zaria at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, for…
Olukoyede Cautions Nigerians against Vote Buying, Money Politics
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has called on Nigerians from all walks of life to work collaboratively towards ensuring peaceful, credible and transparent elections, warning that…
EFCC Arraigns Blessing CEO for Fresh Alleged N69.1m Fraud
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, arraigned a social media influencer, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, (a.k.a Blessing CEO) for an alleged N69,150,000 (Sixty-Nine Million, One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) f…
Uphold Integrity and Moral Standards- Olukoyede Tasks Students, Teachers in Port Harcourt
The Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has tasked students and teachers across the country to uphold integrity and high moral standards in all they do, adding that there is no nation or country that can sustain itself without the…
EFCC’s New Ekiti Zonal Office Will Deepen Anti-Corruption Fight, Boost National Reforms – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 commissioned the new office complex of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Ado-Ekiti, describing the project as a critical investment in the consolidation of Nigeria’s anti-corruption reforms and the Renewed Hope…
EFCC Arraigns Two, Company for Alleged N560m Theft in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, June 8, 2026, arraigned the duo of Olivia Dike and Azeez Muniru Siyanbola for an alleged N560,000,000,00( Five Hundred and Sixty Million Naira ) theft before Justice R.O. Oshodi of th…
EFCC Moves to Re-arraign National Assembly Directors for Alleged N337m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday June 8, 2026 sought to re-arraign the trio of Aishatu Bappa El-Nafaty, Mamud Alhaji Abubakar and Igba Ityoakura Joseph before Justice Muhammed Zubairu of the Federal Capital Territory, High Court, Jikwoyi, Abuja for fr…
EFCC Arraigns Husband, Wife for N1bn Fraud in Ado-Ekiti
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a self-styled native doctor, Olorunbukunmi Taiwo, and his wife, Awolegan Omolola Omotola, for an alleged contract scam to the tune of N1,098,961,500 (One Billion, Ninety Eight Millio…
PRESS STATEMENT: Setting the Records Straight on Citizen Asar Michael Sesugh's Death
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, considered it imperative to clear the air on some recent incidents at its Makurdi Zonal Directorate, Benue State. Operatives of the Directorate arrested 26 suspected cyber fraudsters on April 28, 2026. They were profiled and kep…
Man Bags 12-Year Jail Term for Stealing N64m in Lagos
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court , Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday, June 5, 2026, convicted and sentenced one Chukwuemeka Udezuka to 12 years’ imprisonment for stealing a total sum of ₦64,060,000 (Sixty-Four Million, Sixty Thousand Naira). The judgment followed the cou…
Dasuki: Co-defendant Admits Writing Statement under Caution in Trial-within- trial
Aminu Baba Kusa, the second defendant in the trial of the former National Security Adviser, NSA, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd) on Friday, June 5, 2026, admitted before Justice Charles O. Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja that he personally wrote his extrajud…
Sports, Unifying Tools of Youths against Internet Fraud - Olukoyede
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has stated that sports are unifying instruments of youths across the country against internet fraud. He disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday, June 4, 2026 while on a courtesy visit to t…
Alleged Investment Scam: Court Orders Interim Forfeiture of Property, Phones
Justice Babagana Karumi of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri has ordered the interim forfeiture of a four bedroom flat standing on 50ft x 100ft plot of land. The judge issued the order following a motion exparte filed by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Econom…
Alleged N36m Fraud: Court Reserves Ruling on Blessing CEO’s Bail Application till June 9
Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, June 5, 2026, reserved ruling until June 9, 2026, on the bail application filed by social media influencer, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, (a.k.a Blessing CEO) who is standing trial over an alleged N36 million frau…
EFCC Arraigns One For N650m Fraud in Maiduguri
The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday and Thursday, June 3 & 4, 2026 arraigned one Abubakar Muhammad before Justices Shehu Umaru Adamu of the Federal High Court and Amina Mustapha Ibrahim of the Borno State High Court…
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