Nigerian News Leader
First with details then facts 
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)@CeleOkaf11
The Senate, on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, confirmed the appointment of Abdurasheed Bawa as the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11
An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, has convicted an officer of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Ondo state command, Opadule Caroline Abimbola, for fraudulent receipt of property.
* Stopped N189bn Personnel Cost Diversion
In the past few years, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other-Related Offences Commission, as part of its statutory mandate, has been conducting systems study and review of ministries and organisations in the federal public service. The overall objective of a system review is reform of the systems and procedures of public agencies with a view to identifying and eliminating, preventing, blocking and obstructing opportunities for corruption.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)@CeleOkaf11
Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, has called on Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government to desist from budget manipulation and “creative budgeting”.
By Idongesit Esuene (Akwa Ibom State Correspondent)
Justice Fatun Riman of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Thursday, February 11, 2021, granted bail to one Umoh Uko Archibong, a fake contractor who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for obtaining N39, 000, 000. 00 (Thirty-nine million naira) by false pretense.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)@CeleOkaf11
Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has again adjourned ruling on the freezing of accounts belonging to the fourth, fifth, and sixth defendants in the money laundering trial of a former Head of Service of the Federation (HoS) Winifred Oyo-Iya and others, till February 24, 2021.
By Abdulrasaq Ali (Kwara State Correspondent)
Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday, February 11, 2021, convicted a serving Corps member, Sam Abiola and one Adebiyi Sodiq arraigned on Monday, February 1, 2021, over offenses bordering on attempted cheating and love scam by the Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
By Abubakar Goni (Borno State Correspondent)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Maiduguri Zonal Office, has closed its case in the ongoing trial of Aisha Alkali Wakil, popularly known as "Mama Boko Haram," before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri.
By Sharon Ngozi Nwabiani@ZikaSharon
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have smashed a syndicate of alleged fraudsters who specializes in credit card fraud.
By Muktar Bello (Kaduna State Correspondent)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal Office has secured the conviction of one Alhaji Ahmadu Abdullahi before Justice Darius Khobo of State High Court sitting in Kaduna.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)@CeleOkaf11
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has arraigned a former Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Dr. Theresa Taiwo Akande, for allegedly receiving bribes from contractors handling projects in the school.
By Segun Ogunkoya (Ogun State Correspondent)
The Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, arrested 39 internet fraud suspects, also known as 'Yahoo-Yahoo Boys’.
