(High Court. Photo by Daily Nigerian) The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday adjourned until October 26 the continuation of hearing on charges filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against four alleged Abuja land grabbers. Trial Justice Joyce Abdulmalik fixed the new date after admitting several pieces of documentary evidence…
The Bank of Ghana has disclosed that 75 staff members of banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions were dismissed in 2025 following their involvement in various fraudulent activities, even as total fraud cases in the financial sector surged by 48 per cent. According to the central bank’s 2025 Fraud Report, published by the Financial Stability Department,…
(Minnis Uchenna Howard. Photo by EFCC Nigeria) On Friday, July 10, 2026, Minnis Uchenna Howard and his business, Howard Minnis Asset Management Limited, were found guilty and sentenced for fraud involving N822,422,260 by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, before Judge R. A. Oshodi of the…
This illustration photograph taken on July 2, 2026 shows the new upcoming Usernamer feature on US instant messaging software WhatsApp, displayed on a smartphone with the backdrop of Indias national flag in New Delhi. India has asked Meta to hold off launching its username feature on WhatsApp in the world’s most populous country, citing concerns…
(EFCC. Photo by Guardian Nigeria News) Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, adjourned the trial of former Benue State governor Gabriel Suswam till July 16, 2026, for the adoption of final written addresses, as the 11-year-old case goes on the home stretch. Suswam, alongside his…
A compliance officer with Jaiz Bank Plc on Tuesday appeared before the Federal High Court in Abuja testify on an account with transactions linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, his wife, Asabe Bashir, and his son, Abdulaziz Malami. The three family members are facing charges of money laundering inolving N8.7 billlion. The…
A self-styled native doctor, Olorunbukunmi Taiwo, and his wife, Awolegan Omolola Omotola has been arraigned before Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti for an alleged contract scam to the tune of N1,098,961,500 (One Billion, Ninety Eight Million, Nine Hundred and Ninety-one Thousand, Five Hundred Naira Only). The couple were arraigned before Justice Abubakar Usman on…
A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos has fixed June 9, 2026 to decide the bail application of popular social media personality Blessing CEO, who is facing allegations of fraud involving ₦36 million. (Okoro Blessing Nkiruka. Photo by Daily Trust) A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has fixed June 9, 2026 to rule…
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu A self-acclaimed native doctor, Akinyola Ogundale has been sentenced to 31 years’ imprisonment for obtaining money by false pretence and fraudulent conversion by a high court of Anambra State sitting in Onitsha Delivering judgment, Justice D.A. Onyefulu, found the defendant guilty on two counts bordering on fraud and exploitation through spiritual and…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, in a fresh development following his conviction over a massive ₦33.8 billion fraud case tied to federal power projects. (Saleh Mamman. Photo Credit: Punch News) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has announced the arrest of former Minister of Power,…
