Nigerian News Leader First with details then facts 
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned a Deputy Director of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Mr. Yusuf Abubakar Mustapha, before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, Abuja, over alleged forgery and related offences.
By Idara Essien (Akwa Ibom State Correspondent, in Uyo)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Uyo Zonal Directorate on Thursday January 29, 2026, arraigned Victor Ekpong Thompson before Justice Maureen Adaobi of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo for allegedly defrauding some Americans the sum of $525. 276 (Five Hundred And Twenty Five Thousand, Two Hundred And Seventy Six United States Dollars).
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
In a significant move to bolster the anti-corruption landscape, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has formalised a strategic partnership with the Nigerian Bar Association Anti-Corruption Committee (NBA-ACC).
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today at the ICPC Headquarters in Abuja, marking a pivotal moment in the collaborative effort to combat corruption and enforce the highest ethical standards within Nigeria’s legal profession.
The ceremony, which also featured the signing of a second MoU between the NBA-ACC and the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria (ACAN), the research and training arm of the ICPC, was for the enhancement of institutional and human capacities.
In his welcome address, Chairman of the ICPC, Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, emphasised that the partnership was a substantive and deliberate response to the urgent need for collective action; further stating that corruption prospers where institutions work in isolation, asserting that “integrity flourishes where partnerships are forged.”
Dr. Aliyu described the MoU as a strategic alliance rooted in shared values: the supremacy of the rule of law, professional ethics, accountability, and service to the Nigerian public, which also establishes a framework for harmonising enforcement with preventative measures, capacity building, public enlightenment, and ethical re-orientation to achieve tangible, sustainable outcomes.
The ICPC boss highlighted the natural synergy between the NBA, as the guardian of legal professionalism, and the ICPC, as a statutory anti-corruption agency. Their combined efforts, he further explained, are essential for strengthening the justice system and restoring public trust in governance.
Dr. Aliyu further underscored the critical role of ACAN in this endeavour, describing education, research, and skills development as foundational to long-term success.
This tripartite cooperation, he noted, will help cultivate a new generation of legal practitioners for whom integrity is an unwavering professional obligation.
Speaking at the event, Chairman of the NBA Anti-Corruption Committee, Professor Babafemi A. Badejo, described the signings as a decisive step in the collective resolve to build a Nigeria defined by robust institutions and professional integrity.
Professor Badejo explained that the MoU with the ICPC creates a robust framework for collaboration focused on promoting integrity within the legal profession, enhancing capacity, raising public awareness, and advocating for sound policy reforms.
Badejo added that “The accompanying agreement with ACAN would deepen this partnership by prioritising education, training, and research. This will be achieved through structured anti-corruption curricula, joint research initiatives, and specialised certificate programmes for lawyers and allied professionals.”
Both ICPC and the NBA Anti-Corruption Committee expressed strong confidence that this collaboration would yield substantial gains in promoting integrity, fortifying the rule of law, and advancing transparency and accountability within the legal profession and Nigeria’s broader governance framework. NNL.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The trial of the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Friday, January 30, 2026, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the Seventh Prosecution Witness, PW7, Olomotane Egoro, a compliance officer with Access Bank Plc disclosing that inflows from the state’s local governments were made into multiple private bank accounts in a structured manner that evaded Currency Transaction Report, CTR to the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU.
By Ismail Oyedepo (Kwara State Correspondent, in Ilorin)
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested ten individuals suspected of involvement in illegal mining activities along the Ilorin - Ogbomosho axis.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Friday, 30 January 2026, received a suspected operator of a fake crypto-currency investment platform, Polyfarm.
The suspect, Bamu Gift Wandji was arrested by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Gwagwalada on January 12, 2026, for running a fraudulent investment scheme and was handed to the Commission for investigation.
Investigation by the EFCC revealed that the suspect created a fraudulent crypto investment platform called Polyfarm, where he allegedly lured innocent Nigerians to invest in Polygon, a crypto token that attracts high returns.
Investigation further revealed that he also deceived the public that his project, Polyfarm has its native token called “polyfarm coin” which he sold to the public.
In his bid to promote the fraudulent scheme, the suspect had promoted the scheme on social media platforms including; WhatsApp, X (formally Twitter) and Telegram. He also conducted seminars in some major cities in Nigeria including Kaduna, Lagos, Port harcourt and Abuja where he described the scheme as a life -changing program.
Further investigation revealed that in October, 2025, subscribers who could not access their funds were informed by the suspect that the site was attacked by Lazarus group, a notorious cyber attacking group linked to North Korea.
Further investigations showed that the platform Polyfarm is not registered and not licenced with the Security and Exchange Commission, SEC, to carry out crypto transactions in Nigeria. Also, no investment happened with subscribers' funds and that the suspect used funds paid by subscribers to pay others in the name of profit.
Investigation also revealed that native coin, polyfarm coin was never listed on coin market cap and that the suspect sold worthless coins to the general public.
Contrary to the claim of the suspect that his platform was attacked, EFCC’s investigations revealed that the platform was never attacked or hacked by anyone and that the suspect withdrew investors funds and utilized the same for his personal gains.
He will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations. NNL.
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