EFCC Arrests 20 for Suspected Electoral Fraud in FCT Council Polls
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Saturday, February 21, 2026 arrested 20 suspects for sundry electoral offences in the just- concluded Federal Capital Territory, FCT, local government elections. The suspects were arrested across the FCT, for of…
EFCC Deploys Operatives to Monitor FCT Council Polls
In its concerted efforts to ensure electoral integrity and tackle voter's inducement, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has deployed its operatives across the six local government areas in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, ⁰ to monitor the Saturday, February 2…
Court Convicts, Fines Firm for Illegal BDC Operation in Lagos
Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, February 20, 2026, convicted and sentenced a company, AP Mcnisi Initiatives Limited, to a fine of N500,000( Five Hundred Thousand Naira) for operating a Bureau De Change (BDC) business without a v…
Olukoyede Tasks Fresh Students of Yakubu Gowon University on Anti-corruption Values
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede on Friday, February 20, 2026, charged the newly admitted students of Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja, (formerly University of Abuja) to embrace integrity and position themselves as buil…
EFCC Trains Staff on Documentary Evidence and Admissibility in Enugu
As part of measures geared towards strengthening the quality of investigations and prosecution, as well as ensure that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, continue to effectively manage complex financial crimes and secure convictions through rigorous…
Alleged N738.6 Fraud: Judge Scolds Maina, Defence Counsel for Stalling Case
Justice Abubakar Kutigi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, FCT, Asokoro, Abuja on Friday, February 20, 2026 scolded former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina and the defence counsel for their antics aimed at stalling his trial before th…
Olukoyede Restates Role of Preventive Frameworks in Fight Against Corruption
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has reiterated the critical need for proactive prevention in the fight against corruption, stressing that anti-corruption efforts must go beyond investigation and prosecution to inclu…
EFCC Arraigns Man, Company for Alleged N53m Fraud in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 , on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, arraigned Tunji Adewumi Adepoju and his company, West Quantum Auto Products Ltd, before Justice O. A. Okunuga of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, ov…
EFCC Trains Officers on Insurance-related Fraud Handling
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has organised a capacity development programme for its officers on insurance-related fraud prevention, detection, and investigation. The three-day training which ran from February 16 to 18, 2026 were for the Commission’s officers…
Olukoyede Links Corruption to Non-Compliance with Laws
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has linked the menace of corruption and poverty in the country to non-compliance with laws. He disclosed this on Thursday, February 19, 2026 when the executives of Fiscal Responsibilit…
EFCC, ALGON, Collaborate on Proof of Address Initiative
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON have resolved to collaborate in the initiative of providing Nigerians with a new Proof of Address, PoA, which is a database of verifiable addresses of Nigerians for impr…
EFCC Arraigns Two for N143million Fraud in Benin-City
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday February 17, 2026, arraigned two suspected fraudsters, Kelvin Usiholo and Osaigbovo Aikoriogie before Justice B. O. Quadri of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin City. The duo and others no…
Alleged $6bn Mambilla Power Fraud: Agunloye Admitted Knowing Owner of Contractor Company before Ministerial Appointment - Witness
The Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Umar Hussein Babangida in the ongoing trial of former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 told a Federal High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja and presided over by Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie that Agunloye admitte…
Olukoyede Reiterates Collaboration as Catalyst in Fight against Corruption
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has called for closer collaboration among anti-corruption agencies in the country for greater successes in the fight against corruption. He made the call in Abuja on Wednesday, February 18…
Olukoyede Charges Students to Shun Cybercrimes, Social Vices, Emphasizes Digital Integrity
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has charged students across the country to shun internet fraud and embrace digital integrity and cultural reorientation. He gave the charge on Wednesday, February 17, 2026, at a confe…
EFCC Secures Interim Attachment Order on Nine Mineral-Laden Trucks in Ilorin
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, secured an interim attachment order on nine trucks loaded with assorted solid minerals, as well as the final forfeiture of the contents of another truck, in a sustai…
Alleged ₦10.27bn Kogi Fraud: Sulaiman Admits Making EFCC Statements Voluntarily
Dauda Sulaiman, the second defendant in the ongoing trial of the Chief of Staff to Ahmed Usman Ododo, Ali Bello, on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, told Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that the seven statements he made while in the custody of the E…
Alleged $6bn Mambilla Power Fraud: FEC Directed Agunloye to Withdraw Award of Contract-Witness
The Third Prosecuting Witness, PW3, Umar Hussein Babangida in the ongoing trial of former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 restated before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja that Agunloye was directed…
EFCC Arrests Two for Alleged N35.3m Investment Fraud in Enugu
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested the duo of Samuel Inalegwu Okpala and Ezelibe Emmanuel Nzube for allegedly conspiring with one Chibuike VincentDePaul Izundu (at large), to defraud thirty-two (32) victi…
Alleged ₦10b Kogi Fraud: EFCC Never Threatened Ali Bello, Co-defendant with Electric Chair-Witness
The Second Prosecution Witness, PW2, Yazid Bawa, in the trial-within-trial arising from the prosecution of Ali Bello, nephew of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello and Dauda Sulaiman on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, told the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, presided o…
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