The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, gave the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the nod to transfer the convicted former Minister of Power, Mr. Saleh Mamman, to Kuje prison. Mamman was on May 13 sentenced to 75 years in prison for stealing public funds totaling about ₦33.8 …
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Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has adjourned the trial of Ali Bello and Dauda Sulaiman until June 2, 2026. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Ali Bello, a nephew of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, alongside Sulaiman over alleged misappropriation and …
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The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting at Apo, on Monday, granted bail to the detained former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the defunct Skye Bank Plc, Tunde Ayeni, to the tune of N200 million. The court, in the ruling that was delivered by Justice Jude …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, said it had arrested former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, days after he was sentenced in absentia over the alleged diversion of more than N33 billion meant for the Mambilla power project and other electricity schemes. Mamman’s arrest came less than …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied allegations of assault or arrest of University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH) employees by its operatives when they visited UUTH on Tuesday. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said in a statement on Friday in Abuja, that the visit was purely administrative. Oyewale, …
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The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, arraigned one Adeyinka Nike Aderonmu before Justice E. U. Akpan of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja for fraud. He is being prosecuted on a three-count charge, bordering on transfer and …
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A third prosecution witness in the trial of Musa Saliu Adekunle, an alleged Micro Finance Bank serial fraudster, Musa Saliu Adekunle told the court presided over by Justice Maurine A. Onyetenu of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, that the defendant was arrested with three mobile …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday arraigned Blessing Gozi-Anyaokei before the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, over alleged diversion of N19 million and $30,000 entrusted to her for investment purposes. Gozi-Anyaokei, Managing Director of Viscount Microfinance Bank, appeared before Justice Y. Halilu on a two-count charge bordering …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has reportedly arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, over alleged money laundering offences involving about ₦500 billion. According to a report by News Point Nigeria, Abdullahi was arrested in Abuja on Wednesday and is currently being held by …
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Medical doctors and health workers at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital have declared an indefinite strike following a raid by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday. It was gathered that EFCC operatives arrived at the hospital premises on Tuesday afternoon and attempted to arrest a …
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