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‘Political Persecution,’ Peter Obi Condemns Detention Of El-Rufai

A former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has faulted the arrest and detention of ex-Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai, describing...

Fraud

EFCC Hands Over N3bn Recovered Funds to NNPCL

BY SUNDAY SAMUEL—The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, March 18, 2026 handed over a total sum of N3,936,145, 822 (...

Fraud

EFCC Returns N387m Recovered Loot to Jigawa State

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC, has handed over N387.48 million recovered from fraudulent activities to the Jigawa State Government. The funds...

Crime

EFCC Arrests Three Suspected Illegal Gold Miners in Maiduguri

Operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested three suspected illegal gold miners in Borno...

Fraud

Alleged N8.7bn Fraud: EFCC Witnesses Reveal Bank Transactions Linking Malami’s Wife, Son

The trial of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, alongside his wife, Asabe Rakiya Bashir, and his...

Fraud

EFCC Arraigns Ex-Convict for Alleged N12m Theft in Lagos

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ikoyi, on Monday, March 16, 2026, arraigned an ex-convict, Oluokun...

Fraud

From Trust to Betrayal: Man Jailed in Lagos Over $850,000 Business Fraud

In 2018, when Taeko Omomo agreed to go into business with Obiajulu Emeka Emmanuel, she believed she was investing in a promising real...

Fraud

Court Orders N81m Linked to Sterling Bank Fraud to Be Forfeited to FG

BY SUNDAY SAMUEL—Justice Yelim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, March 9, 2026, ordered the final forfeiture...