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A Lagos State High Court sitting in Tapa has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to withdraw and stop publishing notices declaring two directors of DKK Partners Limited wanted persons over what the company insists is a purely contractual disagreement. Justice Rosul Olukolu granted the interim orders in Suit No. LD/11047GCM/2026, filed by…
The Federal Government has directed banks and other regulated businesses to freeze the assets of suspected terrorism financiers, throwing Nigeria’s weight behind fresh United States sanctions on a Lagos-based ISIS facilitator and three bureaux de change. The Nigerian Sanctions Committee issued the directive on Tuesday, instructing financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has waded into the protracted detention of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, warning that bail conditions which are practically impossible to satisfy could erode public confidence in the justice system and amount to punishment before trial. Atiku, in a statement issued on Wednesday by his Senior Special Assistant…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has re-arraigned a former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the defunct Skye Bank Plc, now Polaris Bank Limited, Tunde Ayeni, before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, Abuja, over an alleged N15.6 billion fraud. A statement by the EFCC’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said Ayeni…
Former Delta State governor Ifeanyi Okowa has moved to retrieve his international passport from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, seeking to travel abroad for medical treatment even as the agency presses on with its investigation into the alleged diversion of N1.3 trillion in state funds. Sources within the anti-graft agency said the former…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered popular social media influencer and self-styled relationship therapist Blessing Okoro, widely known as Blessing CEO, remanded in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service pending the start of her trial on September 24, 2026. Justice Yellim Bogoro gave the order on Wednesday after the Economic and…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned a forfeiture suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against nine properties linked to former Bayelsa State Governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, until July 16, citing the anti-graft agency’s failure to file a compliance report on an…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted former Minister of Power Saleh Mamman for laundering ₦33.8 billion. Justice James Omotosho found the former official guilty on all twelve counts brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The judgment reveals a systematic looting of funds meant for the Mambilla and Zungeru hydroelectric projects. While…
The Lagos State Special Offences Court has admitted extra-judicial statements made by Henry Omoile, the man standing trial alongside former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele. Judge Rahman Oshodi ruled on Monday that Mr Omoile made his initial disclosures to investigators voluntarily. This decision allows the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to use these documents as…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has formally cleared Pastor Jerry Eze, founder of Streams of Joy International, following a comprehensive six-month investigation into his finances. EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede revealed the probe during a business grant ceremony in Abuja on Wednesday. The investigation originated from intelligence reports and petitions triggered by massive, frequent…
