Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)

Obasanjo Library Slams EFCC Over Midnight Invasion, Threatens Legal Action

The Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has criticized a night raid of the premises by operatives of the Economic...

Otudeko, Others Walk Free as N12.3bln Fraud Case Settled Out of Court

Relief came today for Honeywell Group Chairman Oba Otudeko and three co-accused as a Federal High Court in Lagos struck out the N12.3...

18 Sitting Governors Under Probe for Corruption, Says EFCC Boss

No fewer than 18 sitting governors across the country are currently under investigation, the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

Yahaya Bello Takes Fourth Wife, Hiqma, Amid Money Laundering Trial

Immediate past Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, quietly married his fourth wife, Hiqma, in a private ceremony held in Abuja over the weekend....

Yahaya Bello’s passport not in our custody – FCT court

A Federal Capital Territory High Court on Thursday clarified that the international passport of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello,...

EFCC to Appeal Fayose’s Acquittal in N6.9bln Fraud Case

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has indicated its intention to appeal the Federal High Court’s decision in Lagos, which on Wednesday,...

Money laundering charge: Court frees ex-Ekiti Gov. Fayose

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has discharged and acquitted former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose of all charges in his decades-long...

CBEX Scam Update: EFCC Recovers Lost Funds, Initiates Forfeiture Proceedings

Mr. Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has announced that the commission has successfully recovered funds lost...

EFCC Cracks Down on CBEX Operators, Remanded Two People Over N88m Scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned two men, Awerusuo Otorudo and Chukwuebuka Ehirim, before Justice Muhammed Umar of the Federal...

Naira abuse: Guilt-racked social media influencers in Oyo fined N100,000

After pleading guilty to naira abuse offences, two social media influencers in Ibadan, Oyo State capital – Bukola Rufai and Abdulateef Jimoh –...

Alleged N80.2bln fraud: Yahaya Bello seeks court’s approval for overseas medical trip

The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on Friday urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to release his international passport...

Benue Special Adviser Suspended Over Sextortion, Cyberbullying allegations

Following the arrest of Dr. Aondona Mkor, Benue State’s Special Adviser on Documentation, Research, and Planning, Gov. Hyacinth Alia has suspended him, effective...

EFCC Cracks Down on Benue Governor’s Aide for Alleged Sextortion, Cyberbullying

For allegedly committing sextortion and cyber bullying, the Special Adviser to Benue Governor on Documentation, Research, and Planning, Dr. Mkor Aondona, has been...

Unlawful possession of Abuja 753 housing units, forgery: Emefiele pleads not guilty

Godwin Emefiele, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges related to the unlawful...

Four Filipinos, Eight Nigerians Jailed for Cybercrime Offences

In a landmark judgment, a Federal High Court in Lagos today convicted and sentenced four Filipino nationals and eight Nigerians for their involvement...

Trial of Wema Bank Staff, Others in N8.9bIn Cyber Heist Stalled by Sallah

The N8.9 billion cyber heist perpetrated at Wema Bank Plc has hit a snag, with court proceedings involving three bank employees and four...