A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has granted bail to Jude Okoye, former manager of the defunct music group P-Square, in the sum of N100 million amid charges of financial misconduct. Justice Alexander Owoeye issued the ruling on Monday, March 3, following allegations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that Okoye laundered ...

  The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the trial of former Acting Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Chukwunyere Nnabuoku, to March 13, 2025. Presiding over the case, Justice James Omotosho postponed proceedings following the absence of the defendant’s newly appointed lead counsel, Norrison Quakers (SAN). Nnabuoku, currently serving as Director of Finance ...

  The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to compel the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from investigating businessman Abubakar Ismail Isa over alleged fraud and economic crimes. Delivering judgment on Monday, Justice Emeka Nwite ruled that the request lacked merit ...

    A Lagos-based lawyer, Chinwe Onuoha, along with her company, Eihcrim Nigeria Limited, has been arraigned and remanded in custody for allegedly presenting a forged document to defraud the Bank of Industry. The pair faced a 12-count charge including forgery, fraud, conspiracy, and uttering false documents during their appearance before an Ikeja High Court ...

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a legal practitioner, Barrister Alexander Uchenna Ozougwu, before the Federal High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, over allegations of defrauding victims of N1.32 billion through a fraudulent foreign exchange investment scheme. The EFCC’s Uyo Zonal Directorate presented Ozougwu before Justice Sergius Onah on ...

    The Apetu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede, has been taken into custody by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over allegations of conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering linked to COVID-19 relief funds. According to a statement from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Oloyede and Edward Oluwasanmi have been indicted for fraudulently ...

  Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has announced that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will prosecute several recently impeached Local Government chairmen indicted for allegedly embezzling N96 billion from Local Government treasuries. The governor made the revelation on Saturday, February 15, 2025, while receiving the report of the Administrative Panel of Enquiry set ...

  A High Court in Calabar, Cross River State, has sentenced Dr. Geraldine Orok Ita to seven years in prison after finding her guilty of forgery and fund diversion totaling N127,686,594.87. Justice Rosemary Oghoghorie delivered the verdict after a 12-count charge was brought against Ita by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Despite pleading ...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Usman Yusuf, former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), on fraud-related charges before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court. Yusuf, who pleaded not guilty to the five-count charge, was arraigned before Justice Chinyere Nwecheonwu on Monday. Following his plea, his lawyer, ...

  A High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has ordered the arrest of Professor Ignatius Uduk, who is facing trial for election fraud after failing to appear for judgment on Wednesday. Professor Uduk, a Human Kinetics lecturer at the University of Uyo, served as the returning officer for the 2019 general election in Essien ...

  A Federal High Court in Apo, Abuja, presided over by Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie, has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) permission to amend charges against former Minister of Power, Olu Agunloye, in connection with the alleged billion fraud involving the Mambilla Power Project. Agunloye faces seven counts of charges related to official ...

    Authorities in the United States have auctioned a luxury wristwatch and necklace seized from Abidemi Rufai, a former Nigerian official who was jailed for wire fraud and identity theft. Rufai, a former official from Ogun State, was sentenced to prison by the U.S. District Court for Western Tacoma in Washington on September 26, ...

  A Kaduna State High Court has rejected the bail application of Alhaji Bashir Sa’idu, a former Chief of Staff to ex-Governor Nasir El-Rufai, amid allegations of financial misconduct amounting to ₦3.96 billion. Sa’idu, who also served as Kaduna State’s Commissioner of Finance, is facing a 10-count charge, including money laundering, embezzlement, and theft during ...

    The Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed fraud charges amounting to ₦144 million against Mrs. Mariam Isoje, the branch head of Providus Bank Plc. The decision came after the police prosecutor, Mr. Henry Obazi, filed a notice of withdrawal, which was unopposed by the defence counsel, Mr. Mobolaji Kuti. Delivering the ruling, ...