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…
Kano Court Jails Woman Five Years for Investment Fraud
The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of one Janet Theophilus Danjuma before Justice S. M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano for investment fraud to the tune of N22,350,000 (Twenty…
EFCC Arrests Three for Suspected Naira Mutilation in Maiduguri
The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested three Maiduguri-based socialites for alleged Naira mutilation. The suspects are: Jibrin Bukar, Dauda Adamu and Abdullahi Mohammed. Bukar, Adamu and Mohammed were arrested followin…
How Alleged ₦5.78bn Kwara UBEC Funds Were Spent on Salaries, Loans, Road Projects - EFCC Witness
The trial of former Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu, over the alleged diversion of ₦5.78 billion Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) funds resumed on Monday, February 16, 2026, with fresh revelations before Justice Ma…
EFCC Quizzes Trader for Alleged Dealing in Currency Counterfeiting in Enugu
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have commenced investigation into the activities of a 31- year old trader, Oduburu Lucy Oluchi also known as Eze Chiamaka Lucy caught with fake currency to the tune of N192, 000. 00 (…
EFCC Arraigns Husband, Wife, Two Companies for N740m Investment Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, February 16, 2026, arraigned the Chief Executive Officer of Onome Global Market Resources Limited and Lexicon Multi-concept Media Limited, Osabohein Alex Ologbose, alongside his wife Hope Onome Oghelemu before Justice…
Lagos Court Jails Man One Year for N37m Forex Fraud
Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, February 16, 2023, convicted and sentenced one Henry Daniel to one year imprisonment for N37m foreign exchange fraud. The convict was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Com…
Alleged ₦10bn Kogi Fraud: Witness Links Fund Transfers to Ali Bello, Co-defendant
The trial of Ali Bello, Chief of Staff to the governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Usman Ododo before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja continued on Monday, February 16, 2026, with the 17th Prosecution Witness, PW17, Ahmed Audu Abubakar, linking Bello with…
Rotary Applauds EFCC on Impact & Effectiveness
The Rotary Club of Karu, RC Karu Federal Capital Territory, FCT, District 9127, has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on its impact in tackling economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption across the country. This commendation was given b…
Kano Court Jails Kannywood Actress Six Months
Justice S.M Shuaibu of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Friday, February 13, 2026 convicted and sentenced a Kannywood actress, Saadatu Mohammed Inuwa, (a.k.a Samha) to six months imprisonment for the abuse and mutilation of the Naira. The actress was arraigned on a one-c…
Sokoto Court Jails Two Fraudsters for Money Doubling
Justice Muhammad Saidu Sifawa of Sokoto State High Court has convicted and sentenced Labaran Aliyu and Abdulraham Lawal to two years imprisonment each for cheating. They were jailed on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 after pleading guilty to one -count separate charges of cheating.…
EFCC Arrests Three for Suspected Naira Mutilation in Maiduguri
The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested three individuals over alleged Naira mutilation. The suspects are: Adam Muhammad, Muhammad Muhammad and Bashir Musa. Adam, Muhammad and Musa were arrested following a viral video…
Yahaya Bello: Witness Narrates How N2.1b Loan was Repaid with Funds from Kogi State LGAs
The trial of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the Tenth Prosecution Witness, PW10, Olomotane Egoro, a compliance officer with…
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