Alleged N12.3bn Fraud: Court Adjourns Oba Otudeko’s Case Till June 11

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, May 8, 2025, adjourned till June 11, 2025 “for a report on settlement and/or arraignment” of the Chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko and others over an alleged N12.3bn fraud brought against them by the Lagos Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , …

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Alleged $1,043, 000 Fraud:  Supreme Court Revokes Fred Ajudua’s Bail, Returns him to Prison

The Supreme Court on Friday, May 5,  2025 allowed an appeal made by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division which granted bail to a socialite, Fred Ajudua.   Ajudua is standing trial for allegedly obtaining the sum of $ 1,043,000 (One Million, Forty Three Thousand Dollars) from a Palestinian, Zad Abu Zalaf, in …

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Why School Withheld $84,942 from Yahaya Bello’s Children’s School Fees -Witness

The trial of the former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello continued on Thursday, March 8, 2025 with the third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Nicholas Ojehomon, explaining under cross-examination before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja that the American International School, Abuja, AISA, retained part of the school fees linked to Bello’s daughters because it represented legitimate tuition fees …

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Appeal Court Upholds Gtbank Staff’s Seven Years Jail Term in Enugu

The Enugu Division of the Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction and seven years prison sentence of one Onyekachi Nwosu, a former employee of Guaranty Trust Bank for his commission of over N50million (Fifty Million Naira) loan fraud.   Nwosu was prosecuted by the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a nine-count charge, …

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Buratai, COAS, Governor, Zamfara Emir attend 5th anniversary of Emir of Kaura Namoda…organise free medical outreach

Prominent figures, including former Chief of Army Staff, His Excellency Ambassador Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai CFR (Rtd), gathered on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of HRH Major (Dr) Sanusi Muhammad Ahmad Asha (Rtd), Sarkin Kiyawa and Emir of Kaura Namoda. The event took place at the Emir’s Palace and attracted a host of dignitaries, including …

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Alleged N2.7b Fraud: Court Admits more Evidence against Sirika, others

Justice S.C. Oriji of the FCT High Court, Maitama on Monday, May 5, 2024 admitted more evidence against former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika.   The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is prosecuting the former minister alongside his daughter Fatima Sirika, son in-law Jalal Sule Hamma and Al Buraq Global Investment Limited on amended six-count charge, bordering on abuse of …

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Refinery: Oil sector cabal still frustrating us – Dangote

President of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Alhaji Aliko Dangote, says the “cabal” in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector is still fighting against the success of his petrochemicals project.   According to Semafor, a global news platform, Dangote disclosed this while speaking at an investor forum in Lagos at the weekend.   “For a very, very long time, those that have …

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EFCC Arrests Content Creator for Naira Abuse in Kaduna

Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested a social media content creator, Muhammed Kabir Sa’ad for allegedly abusing Naira notes.   Sa’ad made a video of himself on his Tik Tok and Instagram account @youngcee0066 where he was seen throwing Naira notes on the floor and deliberately stepping on them and …

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EFCC Arrests Three Suspects Behind Q-net Scam

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have nabbed three suspected fraudsters linked with Q-net scam in the country. The suspects, Olaniyan Joshua, Oyetunde Julius Akano, and Victor Oluwale who are currently undergoing interrogation in the Commission, were arrested on Wednesday, May 1, 2025, in Abuja. Operating under the name, Mighty Infinity Millionaire Limited, the trio falsely claimed …

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Bamise: Court sentences Lagos BRT driver to death by hanging

The Lagos state high court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square has sentenced Andrew Nice Ominikoron, a driver of Lagos bus rapid transit (BRT), to death by hanging for killing Bamise Ayanwola, a 22-year-old fashion designer.   Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Sherifat Sonaike held that the prosecution successfully proved its case, relying on the doctrine of “last seen” and …

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