By Sharon Ngozi Nwabiani (Senior Correspondent, in Lagos)

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, April 25, 2022, dismissed the bail application filed by one Bolarinwa Abiodun, a fake Army General, who is being prosecuted on a 13-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, forgery of documents, and possession of documents containing false pretence to the tune of N266, 500,000.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, has reiterated the commitment of the Commission towards combating money laundering and terrorism financing in the real estate sector of the economy.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Fidelis Poor, a member of a syndicate who allegedly connived to defraud a first Class Traditional Ruler in Kwara State, His Royal Highness Idris Sero Abubakar, to the tune of N33,399,999.00 (Thirty-Three Million, Three Hundred and Ninety-Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred and Ninety Nine Naira).

By Sharon Ngozi Nwabiani (Senior Correspondent, in Lagos)

A prosecution witness has narrated how one Bolarinwa Abiodun, a self-professed Army General, posing as the son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo defrauded him of almost N300 million.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has drawn to a story captioned, Controversy Trails EFCC Chairman’s Visit to Lagos CJ, which appeared in Thisday Newspaper of Tuesday April 19, 2022.

By Sharon Ngozi Nwabiani (Senior Correspondent, in Lagos)

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday April 13, 2022, granted an application filed on behalf of the Chief Executive Officer of First Nation Airways Limited, Kayode Odukoya, seeking the release of his passport to enable him get it renewed by the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, in order for him to attend the graduation ceremony of his son at the University of Kent, United Kingdom.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has arraigned a 40-year-old, Jehu Kwasu, the impersonator of the former Primate of Anglican Communion, Most Reverend Nicholas Okoh, and three others for allegedly defrauding some prominent and influential Nigerians of N30,450,000.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, reiterated the Commission’s resolve to work with the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria, REDAN, in sanitizing the real estate sector.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

Justice Usman Na'abba of the Kano State High Court sitting in Kano, has convicted and sentenced Faruk Sani to two and half years imprisonment for stealing the sum of N6,900,000 ( Six Million, Nine Hundred Thousand Naira only).

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has kicked against an interim Order made ex parte by the Awka Division of the Federal High Court presided over by Justice Hyeladzira A. Nganjiwa granting the former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano leave to travel abroad to the United States of America to attend to his medical appointment, on the grounds of denial of fair hearing.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, was, on Wednesday told how the former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, allegedly diverted N15 million from the board to set up a personal radio station in his hometown.

* Three Others Convicted Of Cyber Crime

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, arraigned one Segun Emmanuel Oni, a Personal Assistant to former Senator representing Kwara South Senatorial Constituency, Senator Simeon Ajibola, for criminal breach of trust and fraud to the tune of N6.5million.