Five Under Graduates Arrested Over N8.5m Fraud

Detectives at the Special Fraud Unit, SFU, have arrested five persons, among who are students of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, for allegedly hacking the accounts of Gold Chance Lotto. 

Man, 45, Docked for Allegedly Defrauding Monarch of N1.6m

A staff member of Eko Electricity Distributing Company, Nicholas Ufot , who allegedly defrauded a monarch of N1.6 million was on Tuesday arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

Breaking News: Alleged ‎N3.9bn Fraud, Alex Badeh Loses Bid to Stop Trial

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuj‎a has refused an application by the former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh (retd),‎ seeking to stop further hearing on the 10-count criminal charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against him.

Spiritualist in court over alleged N350,000 fraud

A spiritualist, Onyekachi Godfrey, who allegedly defrauded a woman of N350,000, on Monday appeared before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

EFCC Serves Badeh With Fresh Proof, Trial Starts Wednesday

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday rescheduled the trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, to commence on Wednesday.

Court Orders Release of Dasuki’s Fomer Aide

An Abuja High Court sitting at Jabi has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Nigerian Army, to forthwith, release Col. Nicholas Ashinze, a former aide to the erstwhile National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), who has been in detention since December 23, 2015.

Court Grants Badeh N2bn Bail

Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted bail to a former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal, Alex Badeh (retd), in the sum of N2bn.

We Found $1m in Badeh’s N1.1bn House – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission told a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday that its operatives found cash sum of $1m in the bedroom of an Abuja mansion of the former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh (retd).

FG Drops Bribery Charges Against Ex-Minister, Orubebe

The Federal Government has amended the ‎charges of preferred against a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

20-Yr-Old Nigerian Claims to be Irish, Defrauds American Woman of $64k

An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Isa Mohammed, yesterday told a Lagos High Court in Ikeja, how a 20-year-old man,

N676m NIS Recruitment Scam: Abba Moro, 4 Others to be Arraigned Today

After being detained for almost a week, former Interior Minister, Abba Moro, will be arraigned today before Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court Abuja, to answer to charges of abuse of procurement process and diversion of

Barely a week after Admiral Alison Madueke (retd) was invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the anti-graft agency yesterday, moved against Mr. Donald Chidi Amamgbo, a cousin of the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke.

Court Grants EFCC Power to Seize Tompolo’s Assets

THE wanted ex- Niger Delta militant lead­er, Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tom­polo) Friday forfeited his multi- billion naira properties to Federal Government (FG).

Alleged N2.1bn Fraud: EFCC Re-Arraigns Dokpesi

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today, re-arraigned the Chairman emeritus of DAAR Communications Plc, ‎High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. Dokpesi Dokpesi ‎who was initially docked before the court on December 9, 2015, is facing a six-count criminal charge.

Arms deal Scandal: Witness Confesses to Helping Metuh With $2m Transfer

Two witnesses brought before a Federal High Court in Abuja by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have told the court how the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, and his company, Dextra Investments Limited, transferred the sum of $2million allegedly collected from the office of the National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.

Dasuki Drags FG to ECOWAS Court, Demands N500m Damages

Former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (retd), has dragged the Federal Government before ECOWAS Court in Abuja over his continued detention. He is also demanding payment of N500 million damages for alleged rights infringement.

$2bn Arms Deal: EFCC Confronts Dasuki, Dokpesi, Bafarawa, Others With Evidence of Transactions

The special team raised by the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe the disbursement of $2.2 billion arms contract deal in the office of the former National Security Adviser, yesterday, confronted the major suspects with evidence of their illicit transactions.

ICPC Uncovers Over N23bn Pension Funds ‘Lost’ in 40 Bank Accounts

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has uncovered over N23billion pension funds ‘lost’ in 40 bank accounts in the country.

ICPC Arrests Lawyer For Allegedly Defrauding FG Of N928m

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said it arrested a lawyer, Mr Adeola Adeyanju, for allegedly defrauding the Federal Government of N928 million.

CPC Charges Five Directors for N605m Fraud

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission has charged five directors of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs with offences of defrauding the ministry to the tune of N605m between July 2013 and October 2014.