Tag: efcc
N65m fraud: Adele jailed six months in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of one…
Alleged N40m fraud: ‘Mama Boko Haram’ ordered to testify orally
Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, has ordered Aisha Alkali Wakil alias “Mama Boko Haram” to…
Suspected fake Chevron staff docked for N4.5m contract scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Office on Wednesday arraigned a suspected fake Chevron Nigeria staff, Uguru…
2 fraudsters convicted, forfeit luxury cars in Abeokuta
Justice Mohammed Abubakar of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abeokuta, on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, convicted Komolafe Ololade Olajide…
PHCN Benefit Scam: Ex-BPE DG, granted N1bn bail
Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama Abuja today Wednesday, March 3, 2021, granted bail to…
Oyo-Ita’s trial stopped over EFCC misconduct
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered a stay of proceeding in the ongoing trial of the former Head…
CACOL lists expectations to new EFCC boss
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, listed its expectations from Abdulrasheed Bawa, the…
N700m loot: EFCC tenders evidence against Yero, ex-Kaduna governor
The trial of a former governor of Kaduna State, Muktar Ramalan Yero, before Justice Z. B. Abubakar of the Federal…
Surety remanded over failure to produce suspect
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Office on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, arraigned Gajah Omayulele Lovely before…
EFCC closes case against Paul Usoro, ex-NBA president
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday closed its case in the ongoing trial of former President of…
EFCC uncovers another academy for apprentice internet fraudsters
Operatives of the Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have uncovered yet another underworld ‘academy’…
Corruption: CACOL kicks against Bawa’s appointment as EFCC chair
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), on Thursday, Feb 18, appealed to the Nigerian Senate not to confirm…
Calabar varsity staff docked for N11.4m fraud
The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday, February 18, 2021, arraigned one Andrew…
EFCC arraigns businessman Chinweuba for N4m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on February 16, 2021, arraigned one Obetta Hillary Chinweuba before Justice R.O Dugbo…
New EFCC chairman Bawa from Kebbi like Attorney-General Malami
Abdulrasheed Bawa, the 40 year-old nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari as substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
Kaduna DJ Blessed Michael jailed for impersonating Dangote, Buratai
A Kaduna based disc jockey, Blessed Michael is to spend six months in prison for posing on Facebook as former…
KWASU student arraigned over romance scam
A student of Kwara State University, KWASU, Malete, Atoyebi Ayodeji Blessing, has been arraigned before High Court on one count…
Omobola Adio ex-Oyo Court registrar jailed for third time
Former Deputy Chief Registrar of the Oyo State High Court, Mutiat Omobola Adio has been convicted and jailed for the…
20 Yahoo Yahoo suspects arrested in Owerri [ Full list]
Twenty suspected internet fraudsters, also known as Yahoo Yahoo boys have been arrested in Owerri, capital of Imo by EFCC…
39 Yahoo Yahoo boys arrested as EFCC raids Ilesha, Ago-Iwoye [Full List]
Thirty nine internet fraud suspects, also known as 'Yahoo-Yahoo Boys’ have been arrested in Ilesha, Osun state and Ago-Iwoye, Ogun…
Fraud: EFCC to arraign Stella Oduah Feb 22
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on Feb 22, arraign the former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah…
Clinton Onye jailed five years for illegal dealing in oil products
A man identified as Clinton Onye has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for illegal dealing in petroleum products.
Opashola Abdullahi Offa Health Tech Lecturer pleads guilty to romance scam
Opashola Abdullahi, a lecturer of the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, has pleaded guilty to a charge of…
N900bn fraud: EFCC suit to probe ex-Gov Yari dismissed
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed the suit seeking an order compelling the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
JUST IN: Arrest warrant issued for ExxonMobil CEO Richard Laing
An arrest warrant for Mr. Richard Laing, Managing Director, ExxonMobil Nigeria, has been approved by Federal High Court in Abuja.
Orji Kalu docked again by EFCC in retrial
Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu was docked today by the EFCC for a N7.1billion money laundering charge.
Seriake Dickson’s aide Embeleakpo Apere charged with N864m procurement fraud
Embeleakpo Apere, a former aide to former Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, arraigned by the EFCC, charged with N864.1…
EFCC hits Yahoo Yahoo boys in Osogbo again, 2 brothers, 6 others nabbed
EFCC operatives have swooped on Osogbo, the state of Osun capital again, arresting two brothers and six others for suspected…
Abuja bizman Abdulrahman Aliyu docked for N250m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has charged Abuja-based businessman Abdulrahman Aliyu with forgery of documents and misappropriation of…
Nadabo Energy claimed subsidy for petrol not imported: Witness
The ongoing trial of Abubakar Ali Peters, chairman, Nadabo Energy, for an alleged N1.4 billion oil subsidy fraud, continued on…