Justice Justice D. I. Dipeolu and Justice A. O. Faji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has convicted and sentenced six Chinese to one year imprisonment each for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. The convicts are: JIA You (a.k.a A. You), Wang Zheng Feng (a.k.a.Feng), Liu San Hua, Chen Wen yuan, LIU BEIXING,…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, June 25, 2025, arraigned one Oluwadahunsola Taiwo before Justice O. A. Okunuga of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Taiwo, alongside Green Eagles Agribusiness Solution Limited , was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money…
The First Prosecution Witness, PW1, Abubakar Kwaido, in the trial-within-trial of the former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman told Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja that the former minister voluntarily and personally wrote his confessional statements in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in the presence of his lawyers and partners…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has formally notified the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the suspension of its National Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, along with two members of the NWC. They were removed over allegations bordering on conspiracy, fraud, misappropriation of party funds, and breach of the…
A prosecution witness on Thursday, June 26, 2025, revealed in court how over ₦1.09 billion was withdrawn within three days from the Kogi State Government House’s Administration Account, amid the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, over alleged ₦80.2 billion fraud. Testifying before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court…
A report by the Auditor-General of the federation’s office has indicted the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) in the diversion and misappropriation of public funds and non-timely remittance of revenue to the federation account in 2021. The report, published in November, details cases of unauthorized deductions of N82.9 billion from the federation revenue for…
The Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos State, has fixed February 10, 2025 for the continuation of trial of one Olukayode Olusanya and his company, Oak Homes Ltd, for allegedly defrauding a United States-based Nigerian engineer, Anthony Ehiedu Ugbebor, of the sum of N152million under false pretences. The Nigeria Police Force had filed an amended four…
A suspected serial fraudster, Fred Ajudua, has been reporting daily to the police authorities in Abuja over issues regarding land fraud and forgery, police sources say. Sources told SaharaReporters that the police ordered Ajudua to report daily after he was released following his arrest last week and subsequent detention. SaharaReporters earlier reported that the police…
A high court in Borno State on Monday convicted and jailed the trio of Aisha Wakil popularly known as Mama Boko Haram, Tahiru Daura and Lawal Soyade for 10 years. This was disclosed in a statement posted on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission X account. According to the statement, Justice Umaru Fadawu, who gave…
The United States of America Attorney’s Office, Maryland District, has revealed that as a result of a law enforcement operation carried out on February 7, 10 persons were arrested. The arrests were made at locations throughout Maryland. Also, three search warrants were executed related to an alleged money laundering conspiracy involving more than $9.5 million…
