Category: Corruption
EFCC Grills Managing Director, Paramount Energy Limited, For Alleged N72.3 Million Fraud
Enugu, Nigeria — April 30, 2026 Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have commenced investigations into the activities of Ralph Chinazum Ajah, Managing Director of Paramount Energy Limited, over an alleged case of obtaining by false pretence and stealing amounting to N72.3 million. According to a petition…
Alleged $6.23m Fraud: Police Commissioner Confirms Emefiele Approved Payment to Foreign Election Observers
Abuja, Nigeria — April 29, 2026 A Commissioner of Police, Eloho E. Ekpoziakpho, on Tuesday told a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, Abuja, that investigations into the alleged fraudulent withdrawal of $6.23 million from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revealed that the payment was approved by former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele….
Alleged N1.63bn Money Laundering: EFCC Re-arraigns Bauchi Accountant-General, One Other
Abuja, Nigeria — April 29, 2026 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, re-arraigned Bauchi State Accountant-General, Sirajo Muhammad Jaja, alongside an alleged unlicensed Bureau de Change operator, Aliyu Abubakar, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged money laundering amounting to N1.63 billion. The defendants were re-arraigned before…
Nigerian Youth Congress Pledges Support for EFCC in Fight Against Corruption
Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria,Friday, April 24, 2026 The Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC), Rivers State Chapter, has pledged its support to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the fight against economic and financial crimes. The pledge was made during a courtesy visit by the Chairman of the Congress, Engr. Sheriff Ogonda Ekwo, and…
Nigerian Youth Congress Pledges Support for EFCC in Fight Against Corruption
Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Friday, April 24, 2026 The Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC), Rivers State Chapter, has pledged its support to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the fight against economic and financial crimes. The pledge was made during a courtesy visit by the Chairman of the Congress, Engr. Sheriff Ogonda Ekwo,…
FCT High Court Issues Arrest Warrant for PDP Chairman Kabiru Turaki
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Kabiru Turaki, over his failure to appear in court for arraignment. The presiding judge, Justice U. P. Kekemeke, ruled that the defendant failed to provide a valid reason…
EFCC Commences Investigation of Two Suspects for Undeclared $6,180 and £53,415 Cash at Lagos Airport
Lagos, October 13, 2025 Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), located at Okotie Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos, have begun investigations into two travelers caught with undeclared foreign currency amounting to $6,180 and £53,415.The suspects, identified as Mamud Nasidi and Yahaya Nasidi, were intercepted on Saturday, October 11,…
Kenya’s Financial Reporting Centre Commends Nigeria’s Anti-Money Laundering Efforts During Abuja Visit
Abuja, Nigeria – October 9, 2025 The Director General of Kenya’s Financial Reporting Centre (FRC), Saitoti Kimerei Maika, has praised Nigeria’s Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (SCUML) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its strategic implementation of anti-money laundering (AML) and countering financing of terrorism (CFT) frameworks. Speaking through James Manyonge,…
EFCC, Judiciary in Renewed Synergy Against Corruption in Gombe
Gombe, Gombe State | October 2025 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Judiciary have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening collaboration in the fight against corruption, economic, and financial crimes in Gombe State.This renewed pact was solidified recently when the Acting Zonal Director of the EFCC Gombe Office, Assistant Commander of the…
SERAP Demands Tinubu Probe Missing N233bn, Reject $1.08bn World Bank Loan
LAGOS – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to investigate and recover over N233 billion in missing public funds instead of accepting a $1.08 billion (approx. N1.6 trillion) World Bank loan approved last week. In a letter dated April 5, 2025, SERAP urged the president to direct the…