Mr Isaiah Yesufu, a Director of Certification, Compliance and Monitoring at the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), on Monday testified against former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Sirika and his brother, Ahmad and…
A former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, has alleged that he was coerced into making confessions while at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) office. This claim was raised by his defence counsel, Femi Atte, SAN. Following this objection,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained 21 individuals suspected of engaging in internet fraud in Bauchi State. The arrests, conducted by the commission’s Gombe Zonal Directorate, took place on Saturday, 15th March 2025, following intelligence reports on…
A former employee of Union Bank Nigeria Plc, Mr Peter Omokaro, on Monday testified against the ex-Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Mr Ahmed Kuru, for allegedly defrauding Arik Air. Kuru and four others are alleged of…
First Bank of Nigeria has categorically refuted allegations of fraud made by Abia businessman Dr Agbai Eke, describing the claims as “completely unfounded and false.” Dr Eke recently filed a lawsuit against the bank in an Abia State High Court,…
The trial of Wawe Eseoghene Nelson, also known as James Andrew Shmit and Philip Bradley, commenced on Thursday, March 14, 2025, before Justice Aliyu Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja. This was contained in a statement signed…
By Matthew Denis A Lagos Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced Dennis Adeniran Adetoye to one year imprisonment for visa fraud, following his arraignment by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). This…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has amended a two-count charge filed against Sen. Andy uba bordering on alleged fraud to the tune of N400 million. I-G’s counsel, M.L. Anthony, told Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High…
By Matthew Denis Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, March 3, 2025 adjourned hearing in the trial of Jude Okoye Chigozie, older brother and ex-manager of Paul and Peter Okoye till April 14, 2025.…
High Court sitting in Abia has granted former two-term Gov. Theodore Orji, his son, and three others bail in the sum of N50 million over an alleged N47 billion fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, arraigned…
