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The Digest: Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Ola Olukoyede has revealed that some religious leaders, including pastors and imams, are currently in detention or have been convicted for fraudulent practices. Speaking at the Jerry Eze Foundation business grant award...

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Ola Olukoyede has revealed that he ordered a six-month investigation into popular cleric Pastor Jerry Eze over suspected money laundering, only for the probe to take an unexpected turn. Speaking at the Jerry Eze Foundation Business Grant...

The Digest: The Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has successfully secured the release of fourteen victims abducted by sea pirates along the Calabar–Oron waterways. The rescue followed sustained intelligence-driven...

The Digest: The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede, has raised alarm over rising cybercrime involvement among Nigerian university students, including "Yahoo Plus." Speaking at a conference in Kano, he said: "My research in the last...

An EFCC witness has told an FCT high court in Abuja how $6.23 million was withdrawn from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for a purported election monitoring exercise during the 2023 general election under former governor Godwin Emefiele. Assistant commander Chinedu Eneanya testified that...

The Digest: Businesswoman Aisha Achimugu has denied that her wealth was built on her association with Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, insisting she has been an entrepreneur since 2001. In an interview with Channels Television amid an EFCC legal battle, she said, "Not at all" when asked if...

The Digest: Omoyele Sowore confronted former Attorney-General Abubakar Malami at the Federal High Court in Abuja in a dramatic exchange captured on video. Sowore told Malami, "You see how it feels now to be persecuted. When you were with Buhari, you were bragging. We warned you... Now the...

The Digest: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested businessman and former chairman of the defunct Skye Bank Plc, Tunde Ayeni, over an alleged multi-billion naira fraud. Ayeni was reportedly picked up in Abuja and is currently in EFCC custody as investigations...

The Digest: Nigerian influencer Blessing CEO has apologised for the controversy surrounding her stage four cancer claim, insisting she did not lie about her health issues. She promised to be transparent with her medical reports going forward, including scans and biopsy results. She also...

The Digest: Nigerian influencer Blessing CEO has returned to Instagram weeks after facing public backlash over claims of stage four breast cancer. She has deleted all posts related to her cancer claim, including interviews, while retaining one documentary post on breast checks. The controversy...

The Digest: A Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted nine exhibits against former Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, his wife, Hajia Bashir Asabe, and his son Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami in an ongoing money laundering trial. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)...

The Digest: Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has raised alarm over what he describes as a fresh plot to implicate him in criminal activities, alleging a coordinated effort to damage his reputation and keep him in prolonged detention. In a statement by his media adviser, El-Rufai...

The Digest: A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo has issued bench warrants for the arrest of former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Sadiya Umar Farouq and permanent secretary Bashir Nura Alkali after they failed to appear for arraignment. The EFCC is prosecuting them on 21 counts of...

The Digest: The federal government has amended charges filed against former Attorney-General Abubakar Malami and his son Abdulaziz, removing the allegation bordering on terrorism financing. The amended charge now focuses on illegal possession of firearms. The prosecution alleges that arms and...

The Digest: Former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai has secured bail from a Federal High Court in Kaduna, ending a detention that lasted nearly two months. Justice Rilwan Aikawa granted bail with stringent conditions, including a N200 million bond with two sureties, a deposit of international...

The Digest: Paganengigha Anagha, younger brother of former Minister of Petroleum Timipre Sylva, will be arraigned at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday over an alleged 2025 coup plot against President Bola Tinubu. Sylva's driver, plainclothes police detail, and escort driver will also...

The Digest: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has officially received a petition from the family of Deborah Mbara, a cancer survivor, accusing social media influencer Blessing CEO of cyberbullying, forgery, and orchestrating a multi-million naira fundraising scam. The...

The Digest: A federal high court in Abuja has acquitted Isabella Mimie Oshodin and her company, Bob Oshodin Organisation Ltd, of money laundering charges filed by the federal government. Justice James Omotosho ruled that the prosecution failed to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. The...

The Digest: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed an appeal challenging the acquittal of Tuoyo Omatsuli, a former executive director of projects at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), and three others over an alleged N3.6 billion money laundering case. The...

The Digest: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has stated that it cannot investigate Blessing CEO over her cancer fundraising controversy because no formal petition has been filed. A source told TheCable that the agency does not act on "social media agitation or frenzy"...