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EFCC Opens ₦8.7bn Money Laundering Trial Against Malami, Wife, Son

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday opened its case against former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), his wife, Mrs. Asabe Bashir, and their son, Mr. Abdulaziz Malami, in an alleged ₦8.7 billion money laundering trial. The trial judge, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, directed the EFCC to […]

CJ Reassigns EFCC Cases Against Malami as Court Fixes February 27 for Hearing

The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has reassigned the two cases instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against a former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami, to another judge. The matters were returned to the Chief Judge after Justice Obiora Egwuatu recused himself from further handling […]

El-Rufai Held Overnight Again as EFCC Deepens Fraud Probe

The former Governor of Kaduna State, Mr. Nasir El-Rufai, will spend a second night in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at its headquarters in Abuja. Mr. El-Rufai presented himself for questioning on Monday at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja over allegations of corruption. He was subsequently held in custody by […]

Judge Recuses Himself from EFCC Cases Against Malami

Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court has withdrawn from two cases instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami. Justice Egwuatu, who was recently reassigned the matters by the Chief Judge, Justice John Tsoho, said he stepped aside for personal reasons and in the […]

Malami challenges court order forfeiting ₦213bn EFCC-seized properties

Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Abubakar Malami, has filed an application before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to set aside an interim forfeiture order placed on properties seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Emeka Nwite had, on January 6, ordered the interim forfeiture of 57 properties suspected […]

Trial of Emefiele: How $6.23m Allegedly Left CBN Through Forged Papers

A prosecution witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), PW11, on Thursday told the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, presided over by Justice Hamza Muazu, that $6.23 million was allegedly withdrawn from the Garki Branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) using forged documents. The witness, Mr. Bashirudden Maishanu, an Assistant […]

‘Life of Luxury’ Funded by Bribes, UK Court Told in Alison-Madueke Trial

British prosecutors on Tuesday accused Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former minister of petroleum resources and the first woman to serve as president of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), of enjoying a “life of luxury” funded by bribes. The 65-year-old appeared in the dock at Southwark Crown Court in London on the opening day […]

EFCC Targets Banks, Fintechs over N162bn Crypto Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called for the suspension and prosecution of deposit money banks, Fintech companies, and microfinance banks accused of aiding and abetting fraudsters in defrauding Nigerians through large-scale financial scams. The Director of Public Affairs at the Commission, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, made the call in Abuja on the sidelines […]

EFCC Recovers ₦1.28bn Enugu Government Funds from Sujimoto

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered more than ₦1.28 billion from Mr. Olasijibomi Ogundele, Chief Executive Officer of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Ltd, funds belonging to the Enugu State Government. The Enugu State Government, in September 2025, accused the company’s CEO of defrauding the state of ₦5.76 billion earmarked for the construction of […]

EFCC Recovers ₦802m, Returns Funds to First Bank After Fraud Probe

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over ₦802.42 million recovered by its Benin Zonal Directorate to First Bank of Nigeria Plc. The EFCC spokesperson, Mr. Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, the funds were recovered from a suspect, Mr. Ojo Kingsley, who unlawfully […]

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