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EFCC Arraigns Otobor Onajefe for Alleged ₦37.44m Fraud in Lagos

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, arraigned one Otobor Geoffrey Onajefe on a two-count...

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Court Slams Ex-NEXIM Bank Boss with 490-Year Sentence

BY SUNDAY SAMUEL—The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of Robert Orya, a former Managing Director of the Nigerian...

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Alleged N738.6m Fraud: Judge Threatens to Revoke Maina’s Bail

Justice Abubakar Kutigi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Asokoro, has threatened to revoke the bail granted to Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman...

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Nigeria: CJ Re-asssigns Money Laundering, Forfeiture Cases Against Malami to Another Judge

The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, has re-assigned the money laundering case and the civil suit for...

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EFCC Arrests Kannywood Star, Samha Inuwa for Alleged Naira Mutilation

The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,   on Tuesday, February 3, 2026  arrested a Kannywood Star, Samha Inuwa...

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EFCC Arraigns Fake Investor for Defrauding Americans $525,276 in Uyo

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC, Uyo Zonal Directorate on Thursday January 29, 2026, arraigned Victor Ekpong Thompson before  Justice Maureen Adaobi...

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How Nigerians Were Allegedly Lured Into a Fake Crypto Investment Scheme

BY SUNDAY SAMUEL—Nigerians searching for quick returns in the fast-growing crypto market were allegedly drawn into a fraudulent investment scheme that promised high...

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How N80m NSITF Renovation Contract Became N120m Construction Job — Witness Testifies in Ngige Trial

Details of how an N80 million renovation contract for the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) office in Makurdi allegedly metamorphosed into a...