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…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, have arrested two Chinese and six Nigerians for their alleged involvement in illegal mining activities in the Ogere area of Ogun State. The suspects — Zhang Hang Lin, Gao Pei Hai, Matthew Mathias, Oluwaseun Amoo, Wasiu Ademola Alao,…
Popular social media influencer and human rights advocate Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). His lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, confirmed the release during a phone interview. VDM was arrested on Friday by EFCC operatives at a Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank)…
EFCC Confirms Arrest of Social Media Influencer VeryDarkMan, Cites Serious Financial Allegations The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has officially confirmed the arrest of popular rights activist and social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), following multiple petitions involving serious financial misconduct. In a statement released Tuesday via its official…
Mele Kyari Denies EFCC Detention Amid $2.9 Billion Refinery Probe Former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has denied being held by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), amid an ongoing investigation into the alleged misappropriation of $2.9 billion earmarked for refinery rehabilitation. In a statement…
Former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has denied reports claiming he is in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), following an ongoing investigation into the alleged misappropriation of $2.9 billion allocated for refinery rehabilitation. Kyari who dismissed the reports as “clear mischief”…
No fewer than 14 officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), including two former chief executives, Mele Kyari and Abubakar Yar’Adua, are currently under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged misappropriation of funds and abuse of office, a letter addressed to the NNPCL has shown. In a letter…
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered Aisha Achimugu to appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, to answer questions regarding an ongoing investigation. The judge also directed that she must appear before the court on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.According to a statement by…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, in Abuja has dismissed an application filed by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, seeking to reclaim a vast estate in the city comprising 753 duplexes and apartments which has already been forfeited to the governmentJustice Jude Onwuegbuzie ordered the final forfeiture…
Nigerian hip-hop singer, Terry Alexander Ejeh, popularly known as “Terry Apala”, has been remanded in Ikoyi Correctional Centre in Lagos State The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Ejeh before Justice Akintayo Aluko on a one-count charge of abusing the naira by trampling on it while dancing during a social event held at Madison Place,…
