By Miriam Humbe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, June 23, 2025, presented its first prosecution witness, PW1, Chidubem Ogbura, a banker with Union Bank Plc, in the trial of Friday Audu, Huang Haoyu and An Hongxu over an alleged N3.4bn, $2,562,203 cybercrime before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head, Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday. They are among the 792 –member syndicates of cryptocurrency investment and romance fraud arrested on December 19, 2024 in Lagos in a surprise operation tagged “Eagle…
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The Action Alliance (AA) has warn the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Commission not to tamper with the list of its State Chairmen across the 36 State and the FCT in the Commission’s State offices including the list of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party in the Commission official website . This warning is necessary because the party has gotten intelligence that the Commission is considering tempering with the list of its duly elected 36 State Chairmen and the FCT currently in the Commission ‘s State offices and the List of National Executive…
By Miriam Humbe The Chief of Training (Army), Major General Abubakar Ndalolo, has tasked the Nigerian Army training institutions to focus on the conduct of courses that are relevant, adaptive and mission focused training to fight the contemporary operational challenges. Sani Uba, the Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, Training and Doctrine Command Nigerian Army disclosed this a statement signed on Saturday. Maj Gen Ndalolo stated this during the week-long Training and Doctrine Command Nigerian Army (TRADOC NA) 2025 Mid-Year Courses Appraisal Conference for the Nigerian Army Training Institutions and formation training schools, held from Wednesday June 18 to Saturday…
By Miriam Humbe Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on Friday, June 20, 2025, adjourned till September 26, 2025 further hearing in the case involving a music promoter, Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu ThankGod, also known as Eezee Tee. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. ThankGod, alongside his company, Eezee Global Concepts Limited, was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, on an amended seven-count charge bordering on alleged foreign exchange malpractice and money laundering…
By Miriam Humbe Greater opportunities for sensitization and education on the dangers of corruption, economic and financial crimes are now available for the public, courtesy of a new drama series on EFCC Radio 97.3 FM, titled Eagle Theatre. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head,, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement. The drama series was presented on Thursday, June 19, 2025 at the corporate headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to the Commission’s Executive Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede by the Director General of the National Film and Video Censors Board, NFVCB, Dr. Shuaibu Husseini. As a product of…
By Miriam Humbe The Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, June 19, 2025 arraigned one Dr. Nekabari Dambere Nathan, a Port Harcourt-based medical doctor before Justice P. I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State for fraud. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement. Nathan was arraigned alongside his Global Horizons Academy Ltd on a one-count charge, bordering obtaining by false pretence and advance fee fraud to the tune of N N39,157,000,00 (Thirty-nine Million, One Hundred and Fifty-seven Thousand Naira). The charge…
By Miriam Humbe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has called on students across the country to shun negative use of the internet, stressing that it could be counter-productive and criminal. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Spokesperson disclosed this in a statement signed on Saturday. The call was made in Lagos on Friday, June 20, 2025, at an interactive session with students from the Department of International Relations, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, who came on an educational visit to the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the EFCC. Speaking during the engagement, the Zonal Director, CE Michael Nzekwe encouraged…
Dr. Mkor Aondona By Miriam Humbe Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested the Special Adviser to the Executive Governor of Benue State on Documentation, Research, and Planning, Dr. Mkor Aondona for alleged sextortion and cyber bullying. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Saturday. He was arrested on Friday June 20, 2025 in Makurdi following claims of some female students accusing the governor’s aide of unethical and criminal behavior involving sexual exploitation, cyber bullying and blackmail. The petitioners alleged that Aondona was…
By Miriam Humbe The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, June 19, 2025, arraigned one Ibrahim Abubakar before Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement. Abubakar was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on alleged conspiracy to commit stealing and retaining the sum of N5bn. One of the counts reads: “That you, Ibrahim Abubukar, IBRAHIM (at large) and Alhaji Kabiru (at large), on 2 February, 2025, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable…
By Miriam Humbe In a swift response to the recent attack on Yelwata community in Benue State, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has deployed essential relief materials to provide immediate succour to those displaced and affected by the incident. The intervention followed a rapid needs assessment jointly conducted by officials of NEMA, the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), the Nigerian Red Cross Society and relevant security agencies. Director General of NEMA, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has activated the Agency’s North Central Zonal Office, under the leadership of Zonal Director Mr Aliyu Waziri, to oversee the prompt distribution of the…
By Miriam Humbe The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has reaffirmed the Agency’s commitment to partnering with relevant organizations and institutions to enhance the delivery of quality services across all phases of emergency management in Nigeria. She gave the assurance in Abuja while receiving a delegation from the Institute of Quality Assurance of Nigeria (IQAN), who paid a courtesy visit to the NEMA headquarters. Mrs. Zubaida Umar, who was represented by the Director of Human Resource Management, Dr. Emenike Umesi, also reiterated NEMA’s dedication to upholding best practices in service delivery. She highlighted…
By Zakaa Lazarus The National Working Committee of Social Democratic Party have accused iits National Secretary Olu Agunloye of Conniving with a Legal firm know as AI LAW practice to make false and fake appointments. The party said the appointment did not originate from the Social Democratic Party SDP leadership and National Working Committee, NWC. It can be recalled on a release by Social Democratic Party, SDP disowned the appointment of Ugochukwu Oba and others as National secretary of the party. The statement reads: “Social Democratic Party has disowned former senator represented Anambra south in the National Assembly, Dr Ugochukwu…