Lagos Court Jails Two for N36.5m Theft
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, convicted and sentenced the duo of Obiesie Elyon Chukwugene and Afolabi Adebayo Olumuyiwa to one year imprisonment each for N36,570,000.00 ( Thirty Six Million, Five Hundred…
EFCC Arraigns One for N20m Fraud in Maiduguri
The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 arraigned one Salihu Yusuf Wavah before Justice Muhammad Maina of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri. The defendant was arraigned on a two -count cha…
EFCC Arraigns Former National Coordinator of NEDC for Alleged N2.2bn Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday. January 27, 2026 arraigned the former National Coordinator of Multi-Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project, MCRP, North East Development Commission, NEDC, Alhaji Danjuma Mohammed and two others; Prince Achem and Aminu Alha…
Olukoyede Charges Staff on Integrity at 2025 Recognition & Reward Ceremony
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has charged officers and men of the Commission to uphold integrity to remain relevant and credible as foremost fighters of economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption.…
Emefiele’s former Colleague in Zenith Bank Narrates How he Allegedly Disbursed Over ₦1.6bn on his Instruction
The trial of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, continued on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, before Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with detailed testimonies from the third and second pros…
EFCC Hands over N1.2billion Recovered from Sujimoto to Enugu State Government
In line with its unwavering commitment to the fight against corruption, economic and financial crimes and the recovery of public funds misappropriated or unutilized by fraudulent actors, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, handed ov…
Kwara Court Jails Illegal Miner Five Years
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, secured a landmark conviction in its crackdown on illegal mining activities, as a Kwara State High Court convicted and sentenced a 52-year-old man, Ilori Elicanah,…
Saleh Mamman: Judge Frowns at Time-Wasting Antics of Defence Counsel
Justice Maryann Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 frowned at the antics of the defence counsel to waste time in the trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman. Mamman and seven others, namely, Mustapha Abubak…
Alleged ₦3bn Fraud: Witness Refutes Oyo-Ita’s Claim in Trial-within-Trial
The trial of former Head of Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, continued on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, with the First Prosecution Witness, Hamma Adama Bello testifying with video evidence in a tria…
EFCC Presents First Witness Against Defendant in Alleged N458m Fraud in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, presented its first prosecution witness, PW1, Emmanuel Adeyemi, Head, Fraud Prevention and Investigation Department, Unity Bank, in the alleged N458 million fraud involvin…
EFCC Arraigns Businessman, Company in Lagos for Alleged $550,000 Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, arraigned a businessman, Wilson Opuwei, alongside his company, Dateline Energy Services Ltd., before Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, over an alle…
EFCC Arraigns Mompha’s Associate, Companies for Alleged N206m Fraud in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, arraigned one Sarumi Samusudeen Babafemi for an alleged N206,000,000 (Two Hundred and Six Million Naira) fraud before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court…
Alleged N125m Fraud: Ex- Reps Gave me 14 Dud Cheques - Witness Tells Court
The First Prosecution Witness, PW1, Mustapha Usman in the trial of a former member, House of Representatives, Aliyu Ibrahim Gebi on Monday, January 19, 2026 narrated before a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie how the defendant gave…
Edo Court Jails Man for N1.5 billion Fraud
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday January 19, 2026 secured the conviction and sentence of Ojo Eghosa Kingsley before Justice W. I. Aziegbemhin of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City. Kingsley was prosecuted by the…
Alleged $6bn Mambila Power Fraud: No Record to Confirm China`s Financial Agencies were part of the Agreement - Witness
The third prosecuting witness, PW3, Umar Hussein Babangida in the ongoing trial of a former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye on Monday, January 19, 2026 told Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that he has not seen any record of agreement…
Undeclared Cash : Supreme Court Affirms Forfeiture of $40,000 to Federal Government by Aminu Sule Lamido
The Supreme Court on Friday, January 16, 2026 upheld the judgments of the Federal High Court, Kano and that of the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division which convicted and respectively held that Aminu Sule Lamido, son of former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido should forfeit the su…
Alleged ₦110.4bn Kogi Fraud: Witness Narrates How Kogi State Internal Revenue Service Paid Over ₦1bn as Commission to Philip Kumar
The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Friday, January 16, 2026, before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with a prosecution witness narrating how the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service,…
Alleged N1.3bn Fraud: Supreme Court Orders Sule Lamido, Sons to Resume Trial
The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday, January 16, 2026, ordered a former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, his two sons, Mustapha and Aminu and others, to enter their defences at the Federal High Court, Abuja over alleged N1.35billion fraud. A five-member panel of the apex co…
Alleged $4.5bn Fraud: EFCC Never Harassed My Client- Emefiele’s Co-defendant’s Lawyer
The counsel to Henry Omoile, E.N Offial, who is standing trial with a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele,over an alleged $4.5bn fraud, , on Thursday, January 15, 2026, told Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lag…
Court Orders Interim Forfeiture of $150,000 Linked to Vetifly Global Boss
Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, ordered the interim forfeiture of the sum of $150,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars) linked to one Emmanuel Okoh, Director, Vetifly Global Inc. The Judge gave the…
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