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The Digest: The EFCC's declaration of Timipre Sylva as wanted has been met with a sharp rebuttal. According to Premium Times, Sylva's camp alleges the commission bypassed all protocol, opting for a "sudden digital proclamation" designed to inflame public sentiment. Key Points: The EFCC...

The Digest: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has activated a global alert with agencies including the FBI, INTERPOL, and the UK's National Crime Agency to track down and arrest former Petroleum Minister Timipre Sylva. The move follows a Lagos court warrant and his official...

The Digest: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has officially declared former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, wanted. The former Bayelsa State governor is sought in connection with the alleged conspiracy and dishonest conversion of $14.8 million...

The Digest: A suspect, Endurance Udeke, has died after allegedly jumping from a four-storey building to evade arrest during an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) sting operation at Periwinkle Estate in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. The anti-graft agency confirmed the incident occurred on...

The Digest: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has suspended officers and launched a formal probe into rapper Oladips's allegation that operatives extorted ₦10 million for his release. The anti-graft agency stated it is treating the claim with "great seriousness," affirming its...

The Digest: Popular Nigerian rapper Oladips has publicly accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of collecting N10 million from him before securing his release after a five-day detention in 2024. According to the Daily Post, the artist claimed during a podcast interview...

The Digest: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned three foreigners and a vessel, MT Ostria, before the Special Offences Court in Lagos for the alleged theft of 25 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) valued at approximately N12 billion. According to Linda...

The Digest: EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, has attributed Nigeria’s growing cybercrime epidemic to “laziness and greed” among the youth, urging a return to hard work and integrity. Speaking through a representative at an orientation for new students of the Air Force Institute of Technology in...

The Digest: Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has launched a fierce political attack, describing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a "haven for EFCC fugitives." The African Democratic Congress (ADC) National Vice Chairman made the declaration...

The Digest: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared that former Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa remains under active investigation for alleged corruption, despite his defection to the ruling APC. The commission’s legal director emphasized that political alignment...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has announced that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recovered over N500 billion and secured more than 7,000 convictions in the first two years of his administration. Speaking at a judicial workshop in Abuja, the President emphasized his...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has called on the Nigerian judiciary to remain impartial and incorruptible, declaring it the nation's "last sanctuary of our collective conscience." Speaking at an EFCC and National Judicial Institute workshop in Abuja, the President, represented by Vice...

The Digest: A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has called for the dissolution of the NDLEA, EFCC, and ICPC, arguing that President Tinubu’s presidential pardon for drug traffickers and other convicts has rendered the agencies “irrelevant and worthless.”...

The Digest: The Nigeria Police Force has summoned Olasijibomi Ogundele, CEO of Sujimoto Construction, for questioning over allegations of advance fee fraud and criminal misappropriation totaling $556,000. The invitation follows a petition from a client who claimed to have paid for a luxury...

The Digest: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two employees of Metrodigital Television Ltd, operators of SLTV, in Port Harcourt for allegedly illegally rebroadcasting DSTV and GOtv content. The arrests followed a court order authorizing the seizure of...

The Digest: In a brazen move at one of the nation's key transit hubs, security officials have intercepted passengers attempting to fly out of Lagos with over $6.1 million in cash. According to anonymous sources cited by Premium Times, the seizure at the Murtala Muhammed Airport's domestic...

The Digest: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Ngozi Olejeme, former Board Chairman of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), on eight counts of money laundering and possession of illicit funds totaling ₦1 billion. Ngozi Olejeme was arraigned before...

The Digest: The Lagos State High Court has ordered Oguibe Nwachukwu to be remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for the alleged theft of N200 million from his former employer, Travelstar Web Logistics Limited. Key Points: Accountant Oguibe Nwachukwu was remanded for the alleged...

The Digest: The Federal Capital Territory High Court has sentenced Goni Yilkan, a former legislative aide, to eight years' imprisonment for defrauding 60 jobseekers of N120 million through a fake employment scheme. The convict, who promised non-existent slots in FIRS, CBN, and NDDC, was found...

The Digest: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned that the surge in internet fraud is leading to stricter visa restrictions for innocent Nigerians seeking to travel abroad. Chairman Olanipekun Olukoyede emphasized that crimes like cyber fraud and money laundering...