By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned one Mrs. Moses Oluwafunmilayo Esther for allegedly forging her letter of posting and unlawfully manipulating the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) to receive salaries while under suspension.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The trial of Mr. Umar Abubakar, who was arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in a sting operation sometime in the year 2022 over an alleged forgery and job racketeering, has been stalled due to the absence of the defendant in court.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Ninth Prosecution Witness, PW9, Gudi Daniel Johnson in the trial of a former Acting Accountant General of the Federation, Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku has narrated before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja how the defendant as former Director, Finance and Account in the Federal Ministry of Defence allegedly diverted the ministry’s funds using cash withdrawals and deposited the funds into multiple company accounts.

By Yetunde Beecroft (Lagos Island Reporter)

Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on May 8, 2025, ordered the interim forfeiture of the sum of N31,000,000( Thirty One Million Naira only) and four properties linked to one Obiajulu Emeka Emmanuel.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

In line with the prevention mandate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and its commitment to sensitize and enlighten Nigerians on the negative impact of Ponzi schemes on the economy, the Acting Zonal Director, EFCC, Enugu Zonal Directorate, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE I Aisha Abubakar, has charged Nigerians to shun Ponzi schemes, as they have destroyed lives, eroded trust and undermined national development.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the National Assembly, particularly the House of Representatives, to promote transparency, open governance, and accountability in Nigeria’s legislative processes.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, has reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to enhancing international cooperation in the fight against organised immigration crime through a deepened partnership with the British Home Office.

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North Central, in Minna)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday solicited for the support and corporation of members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) for effective discharge of duties in bringing economic and financial crimes under control.

By Yetunde Beecroft (Lagos State Correspondent)

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Thursday, April 10, 2025, arraigned one Moshood Mustapha Olanrewaju on a four-count charge bordering on alleged currency counterfeiting before Justice Yellin Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Sixth Prosecution Witness, PW6, Suleiman Oluwadare Ishola in the ongoing trial of the former governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his former Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu, has corroborated the testimonies of earlier witnesses that the Ahmed’s administration borrowed the funds of Kwara State’s Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC to offset backlog salaries of workers and pensioners in the state.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, has expressed optimism that Nigerians are capable of breaking the fang of corrupt practices by mustering stronger resolve and determination against them.