Lagos, Nigeria — October 11, 2025 — Businessman and alleged serial fraudster Fred Ajudua has once again sought bail from the Special Offences Division of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, prompting firm resistance from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ajudua, who arrived at court on Friday dressed in white traditional attire…
The trial of former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, hit another roadblock as the EFCC and defence counsel clashed over the forensic examination of an iPhone containing WhatsApp chats used as evidence. At the Lagos High Court in Ikeja, Justice Rahman Oshodi heard that a joint forensic review ordered by the court couldn’t proceed due to…
The Apetu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede, has been sentenced to 56 months in a U.S. federal prison for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar COVID-19 relief fraud. The 62-year-old dual citizen of Nigeria and the United States was convicted for leading a conspiracy that defrauded the U.S. government of over4.2 million through fraudulent loan applications under the…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the temporary freezing of four Jaiz Bank accounts associated with former NNPCL Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari, amid ongoing fraud investigations. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order on Tuesday following an ex parte motion filed by EFCC counsel, Ogechi Ujam. The judge ruled that the application had…
Three more individuals arrested at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library complex have been convicted for internet fraud by the Federal High Court in Lagos. Justice Deinde Dipeolu delivered the ruling after the accused—Adenekan Ayinde, Oyatokun Qudus, and Adisa Okikiade—pleaded guilty. They are part of 93 suspects apprehended by the EFCC during a pool party on…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal into custody over alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals amounting to ₦189 billion. According to a source within the commission, the transactions violated the Money Laundering (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022. The exact timeline of the withdrawals has not been disclosed. Tambuwal…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Lagos-based socialite and businessman, Fred Ajudua, in connection with an alleged $1.43 million fraud case. His arrest comes ahead of his re-arraignment and follows a recent Supreme Court ruling revoking his bail. Ajudua was taken into custody in Abuja on Tuesday and is currently…
A Nigerian pastor whose church was shut down over an alleged £1.87 million fraud has lost his fight against deportation, despite claiming it would breach his human rights, a report by a UK news medium An immigration tribunal has ruled that the pastor should be deported back to his native Nigeria after investigations, including by…
