Justice I. O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced a businesswoman, Oluremi Phillips to 17 years imprisonment for N57,690,000 (Fifty Seven Thousand, Six Hundred and Ninety Naira) fraud. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Lagos businesswoman was convicted and sentenced to 17 years imprisonment on Thursday, December … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced it recently carried out its largest single-day arrest involving 792 alleged internet fraudsters in Lagos State. Uwujaren Wilson, the commission’s Director of Public Affairs, disclosed that the arrests occurred on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, inside a seven-story building in Victoria Island, Lagos. According to Wilson, while … Read more
The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned the former Managing Director of the now-defunct Bank PHB Plc, Francis Atuche. Henzodaily reports that Atuche is facing nine charges related to conspiracy to commit felony and forgery. Atuche was re-arraigned on Monday alongside Nnosiri Joachim, also known as Ifeanyi, and … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a suspected online fraudster known as Osang Otukpa for allegedly duping 139 Australians to the tune of eight million Australian dollars. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Otukpa was arrested by EFCC operatives in a stakeout at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, after arriving from the … Read more
Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has apologized to Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, for failing to appear in court for his trial, and admitted to a N500 million bail with two sureties in the like sum. Bello, through his counsel, J.B. Daudu SAN, expressed regret for any perceived … Read more
The former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on Friday begged Justice Emeka Nwite over his initial failure to make himself available for trial. According to Bello, he was only exploring legal avenues to challenge the jurisdiction of the court to try him on the allegations the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) levelled against … Read more
Operatives of Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested 23 suspected internet fraudsters. Its Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, the internet fraudsters were arrested at Akobo area of Ibadan in Oyo State following credible intelligence linking them … Read more
The National Sports Commission has clarified its position regarding the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) investigation into the Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) financial practices. A senior official from the NSC, speaking anonymously to Punch, said, “The matter pertains to the NFF and not the NSC.” In a letter dated November 28, 2024, and signed … Read more
A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama on Tuesday ordered the remand of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, in Kuje Prison pending his trial on allegations of ₦110 billion fraud. Justice Maryann Anenih issued the remand order after adjourning the trial till February 25, 2025. Bello, who governed … Read more
Justice Maryann Anenih of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court on Tuesday struck out the bail application filed by former governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. Anenih struck out the application on the grounds that it was filed when the former governor was yet to be taken into custody of the Economic … Read more