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EFCC set to arraign Kano TikTok influencer, Murja Kunya, for Naira mutilation
Operatives of the Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, have arrested popular TikTok influencer,…
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18 years after leaving office, EFCC gets Supreme Court’s nod to probe Peter Odili’s tenure
The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Monday dismissed appeals filed by the Attorney General of Rivers State and the Speaker…
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EFCC probes former women affairs minister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye over Alleged N138 Million Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, the former Minister of Women Affairs, over allegations of…
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Entertainment
Court grants Jude Okoye N100m bail in alleged N1.38bn fraud case
Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has granted former P-Square manager Jude Okoye bail in…
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Politics
Former Abia governor Theodore Orji, son, and others arraigned for alleged ₦47bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday arraigned former Abia State Governor, Theodore Orji, and four others at…
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Entertainment
Paul Okoye accuses Peter of trying to imprison their brother Jude over fraud charges
Paul Okoye, one-half of the famous Nigerian music duo P-Square, has accused his twin brother, Peter Okoye, of attempting to…
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Metro
EFCC warns Nigerians about fake TikTok accounts trying to scam users
On Thursday, February 27, 2025, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) issued a warning to Nigerians about fraudsters using…
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Nigerian News
EFCC returns over $132,000 and N78 million to fraud victims from U.S., Spain, and Switzerland
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of Nigeria has handed over a total sum of $132,362.43 and N78,566,324.81 to…
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EFCC arraigns 20 foreigners over alleged cybercrime
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned another 20 foreign nationals before the Federal High Court sitting in…
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Nigerian News
Ex-acting accountant-general’s trial begins over alleged N868.4 million fraud
The trial of former Acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Chukwunyere Nwabuoku, commenced on Friday, January 31, 2025, before Justice James…
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Nigerian News
Former NHIS executive secretary Usman Yusuf arrested by EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Professor Usman Yusuf, a former Executive Secretary of the National Health…
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Metro
EFCC vs Yahaya Bello: Court adjourns trial, first witness testifies
The Federal Capital Territory High Court has adjourned the trial in the alleged money laundering case against former Kogi State…
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Nigerian News
EFCC faults social media narratives about killing of officer by ‘Yahoo boy’
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, expresses grief on the loss of one of its officers, Assistant Superintendent of…
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Entertainment
EFCC invites Okoya’s sons for questioning over naira abuse
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has invited two children of billionaire businessman, Razaq Okoya, for questioning over alleged…
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Nigerian News
EFCC detains 10 officers, dismisses 27 for fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has detained 10 officers from its Lagos Zonal Command over the alleged theft…
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Alleged abuse of office: Court dismisses EFCC’s charges against Emefiele, strikes out application challenging jurisdiction
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday dismissed counts one to four of the charges filed by the Economic and…
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Politics
Alleged N110bn fraud: Court admits ex-Gov Yahaya Bello to fresh N500m bail
A Federal Capital Territory High Court on Thursday, admitted former Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello to bail in the sum…
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Metro
EFCC prosecutes two for racketeering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Enugu Zonal Directorate has filed charges against two bankers accused of selling newly…
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Nigerian News
EFCC arrests 792 suspects, including 192 foreigners in massive international cybercrime syndicate bust
In a groundbreaking operation, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismantled an international cybercrime and cryptocurrency investment fraud…
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Politics
BREAKING: Yahaya Bello granted N500 million bail, returns to Kuje Prison
On Friday, December 13, 2024, the Federal High Court in Abuja granted former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello bail in…
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Politics
Ex-Gov Bello pleads not guilty to EFCC’s N80 billion charge
On Friday, December 13, 2024, Yahaya Bello, the former Governor of Kogi State, pleaded not guilty to the 19 charges…
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Politics
Court warns EFCC: ‘Stop interfering in civil transactions’
On Wednesday, December 11, 2024, the Court of Appeal of the Kaduna Judicial Division issued a stern warning to the…
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Metro
Court sends Yahaya Bello to Kuje Prison pending bail hearing
The Federal Capital Territory High Court has remanded the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, in Kuje Correctional Centre,…
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Nigerian News
Court ‘jails’ ex-Gov. Yahaya Bello in Kuje Correctional Centre pending bail
The Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Tuesday remanded the former governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello in Kuje Correctional Centre…
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Nigerian News
Former AMCON MD Ahmed Kuru faces fresh ₦20 Billion fraud charges
Ahmed Kuru, the former Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), is set to be arraigned on…
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Business
How I collected $400,000 on behalf of Emefiele – Witness
The seventh prosecution witness, John Adetola, in the ongoing trial of ex-governor of Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, narrated how he…
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Politics
Court fixes December 10 for ruling in Yahaya Bello’s bail application
An Abuja High Court, on Wednesday fixed Dec. 10 for ruling in the bail application filed by former governor of…
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Metro
Yahaya Bello voluntarily appears at EFCC office again over fund mismanagement
On Tuesday, November 26, Yahaya Bello, the former Governor of Kogi State, showed up at the Economic and Financial Crimes…
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Business
More borrowing needed despite improved revenue by some agencies, Edun tells senate
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, says the Nigerian government needs more borrowings to…
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Metro
Abuja court authorizes arrest of businessman over alleged $651,280 fraud
A Chief Magistrate Court in Bwari Area Council, Abuja, has issued an arrest warrant for Dr. Bright Echefu, a businessman…
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Nigerian News
Asset forfeiture: Ex-Petroleum Minister Alison-Madueke seeks to amend suit against EFCC
The former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Thursday, sought to amend her suit challenging the order obtained by the…
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EFCC dismisses 2 staff over corruption allegations
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, on Monday, said two of the agency’s staff…
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Entertainment
Bobrisky sues EFCC, national assembly for N1.2 billion over alleged rights violation
Nigerian crossdresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has filed a N1.2 billion lawsuit against the Economic and Financial Crimes…
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Politics
EFCC probe: I know those behind my ordeal — Okowa
Former Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has opened up on the ongoing probe of his administration by the Economic and…
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Metro
Supreme Court makes big decision on EFCC, ICPC, and NFIU laws – 19 states lose case
On Friday, November 15, 2024, the Supreme Court made an important decision, dismissing a case brought by 19 states against…
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Nigerian News
EFCC blames frequent national grid collapse on corruption
Ola Olukoyede, the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has attributed the frequent collapse of national…
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Anti-graft: Senate to increase EFCC budget allocation
The Senate Committee on Anti-corruption and Financial Crimes has expressed determination to increase budgetary allocation of the Economic and Financial…
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Politics
EFCC asks court to refuse Sanwo-Olu’s suit, says ‘it is speculative’
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has urged a Federal High Court in Abuja not to grant the reliefs…
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Politics
‘I’m not afraid of probe’, Gov. Obaseki dares EFCC
Outgoing governor of Edo, Godwin Obaseki, has alleged that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, are planning to arrest…
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Nigerian News
Olukoyede urges students to use the internet responsibly and avoid cybercrime
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has warned students across the country…
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