In a significant ruling, the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, September 15, 2025, mandated the final forfeiture of $7 million recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to the Federal Government of Nigeria. Justice Emeka Nwite issued the order following an application by EFCC’s counsel,...
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A financial controversy involving the non-remittance of N138 million in check-off dues has erupted within the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) chapter, leading to a suspension by the national leadership and a lawsuit filed at the National Industrial Court of Nigeria. According...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is currently questioning the former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, regarding financial dealings during his tenure. Kyari arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja around 2:15 PM on Wednesday, according to Channels TV report. As...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a wanted notice for the former Abia State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Christopher Enweremadu, and Fortune Ozoemela, accusing them of involvement in a scheme involving criminal conspiracy, misappropriation of public funds, theft, and money laundering. According to EFCC...
No fewer than 74 smallholder dairy farmers in Plateau State have accused Integrated Dairies Limited (IDL), producers of Farm Fresh products, of diverting N441.8 million meant for a Federal Government dairy intervention project, a situation they said has left them in “total economic disarray.” The farmers, under the Wunato...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Former National Coordinator of the Nigerian Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), Hajia Halima Shehu, has issued a legal threat against blogger Tunde Ednut for what she describes as a defamatory publication. Shehu, through her legal team, warned of a lawsuit seeking substantial damages unless Ednut...
A septuagenarian, Sule Fabiyi, who resides in Osogbo, Osun State, has accused Abdulwahab Sani Shehu, a former staff of First Bank, of terminating a N10.5 million fixed deposit investment he once had with the bank and subsequently mismanaged the sum. According to report by Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ),...
Federal High Court on Tuesday in Abuja issued an interim forfeiture order for N20 million allegedly misappropriated through fraudulent contracts at the National Steel Council (NSC). Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order following an ex-parte motion presented by Ogechi Ujam, counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)....
Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, issued an interim order to freeze four Jaiz Bank accounts allegedly tied to the former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, amid a high-stakes fraud investigation. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order following an...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun State has expressed confidence that security agencies will take appropriate action against individuals or groups involved in vote buying and other electoral malpractices. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Remo Federal Constituency was one of 16 constituencies across 12 states...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has raised eyebrows against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying his desperation for power come 2027 is manifesting in a bitter manner. HURIWA, who stated this on the heels of the recent arrest of former governor of Sokoto...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Federal Government to finalize its case against former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), by September, in a trial over alleged illegal firearms possession and money laundering that has dragged on for 10 years. Justice Peter...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is questioning Aminu Tambuwal, former governor of Sokoto State, regarding alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals of ₦189 billion. Sources within the EFCC said these withdrawals might have violated the Money Laundering (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022 According to reports, Tambuwal arrived at the EFCC’s...
Kano Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 arraigned five officials of the Katsina State Board of Internal Revenue and one bank staff before Justice Musa Danladi of the Katsina State High Court sitting in Katsina, Katsina State. They were arraigned on...
By EZEKIEL OBi, Abuja- WhatsApp has banned over 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam centers between January and June 2025. A statement by Meta’s Vice President of Public Policy for Africa, Middle East, and Türkiye, Kojo Boakye, said this action is part of WhatsApp’s strategy to disrupt criminal...
By BARBARA KAlU, Owerri – Imo State Division of Court of Appeal, has upheld the conviction and three-year sentence of Prince Laseberry Okafor Anyanwu, a former Commissioner of Transport in the Rochas Okorocha administration of Imo State, for N180, 000, 000 (One Hundred and Eighty Million Naira, only) fraud....
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abuja Zonal Directorate has secured the conviction and sentence of one Jonathan Wallang before Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court sitting in Maitama Abuja, for defrauding the Cooperative Society of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, July 30, 2025, refused a fresh bail application filed by Fred Ajudua, who is standing trial for allegedly defrauding a Palestinian businessman, Zad Abu Zalaf, of $1,043,000. At the resumed...
Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and former Adamawa State Governor Murtala Nyako until October 16, 2025, to reach an out-of-court settlement in the alleged N29 billion fraud case or face a full trial. During Friday’s hearing, Justice Peter Lifu expressed...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, July, 24, 2025, convicted the duo of Dr. Olufemi Martins Thomas, a former Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, and one Kabiru Sidi, a Bureau De Change Operator, for...