By Cosmas Enahoro (Edo State Correspondent, in Benin City)

The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, January 12, 2026 handed over the sum of N802,420,000( Eight Hundred and Two Million, Four Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira only) to First Bank Nigeria Plc. The money was recovered from a suspect, Ojo Eghosa Kingsley who took unlawful possession of over N1.3 billion belonging to the bank.

By Kehinde Akorede (Lagos State Correspondent, in Ikeja)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, on Monday, January 12, 2026, presented its first prosecution witness, PWI, Abiodun Gafar Ademolade, a businessman, in the trial of one Murtala Adebayo over an alleged N19 million land fraud before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The trial of a former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd) continued on January 13, 2026 before Justice C.O. Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court Maitama with the First Prosecution Witness PW1, Dr. Michael Adariku giving a breakdown of the movement of funds from the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA to private beneficiaries.

By Yetunde Beecroft (Lagos Island Correspondent, in Ikoyi)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, on Friday, January 9, 2026, arraigned one Kavlak Onal, an Austrian arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, for allegedly failing to declare the sums of $800,575 and €651,505 in his possession before Justice Yelim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi , Lagos

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, January 7, 2025, warned counsel in the trial of former Attorney General and Minister o of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN and two others to desist from approaching him for any favour, cautioning that his leniency should not be taken for granted.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 ordered the interim forfeiture of 57 properties suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities linked to a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) and two of his sons, Abdulaziz Malami and Abiru—Rahman Malami, to the Federal Government.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, ECC, views with great displeasure the claims of Bauchi State Governor, His Excellency, Bala Mohammed about the Commission being used by political opponents, particularly the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to persecute him and his aides.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Friday, January 2, 2026, further remanded former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, and his wife, Hajia Bashir Asabe, in the Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja, till January 7, 2026, for ruling on their bail applications.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called on Nigerians to couple their excitement and renewed hopes in 2026 with zero tolerance for economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has ranked fourth out of more than 200 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the latest Federal Government Website Performance Scorecard for 2024/2025.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 arraigned the immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, alongside his wife, Hajia Bashir Asabe, and son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, over alleged money laundering offences to the tune of N8, 713,923, 759.49( Eight Billion, Seven Hundred and Thirteen Million, Nine Hundred and Twenty Three Thousand, Seven Hundred and Fifty Nine Naira, Forty Nine Kobo)

By Abubakar Yuguda (Bauchi State Correspondent)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 arraigned Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance and former Branch Manager of Polaris Bank Plc, Bauchi State branch, Yakubu Adamu, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, over alleged money laundering offences involving N5,791,900,000 (Five Billion, Seven Hundred and Ninety-One million, Nine Hundred Thousand Naira).