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Court Convicts Two Men For Trafficking 625 kg Cannabis Sativa, To Pay N7m Fine Each  …… Forfeits House, Vehicles

Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court Lagos today convicted and sentenced two drug traffickers Olawale Omotere and Tunde Ayinla to one year imprisonment each or a fine of N7 million in lieu of custodian sentence for trafficking ...

Reps Move To Amends  EFCC ‘s Act …. Limits Political interference 

The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to amend the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004, to confer institutional independence on the anti-corruption agency. The resolution of the House followed the consideration of...

EFCC Recovers ₦566bn, $411m, 1,502 Properties In Two Years   –  Olukoyede

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has disclosed that under his leadership,  the Commission has made unprecedented progress in the fight against economic and financial crimes in the last two years ...

Court Orders Forfeiture Of N5bn Worth Of Shares Linked To Ex-Army Properties Director.

  Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the final forfeiture of 245,568,137 shares, valued at over N5 billion, traced to Major General Umar Mohammed, former Group Managing Director of Nigerian Army Properties Limited...

OOPL Sting Operation: Again Court Convicts Eight Internet Fraudsters In Lagos, Orders Forfeiture Of Phones And Cash

Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos on today  convicted eight internet fraudsters who pleaded guilty to cybercrime offences following their arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abeokuta. The convicts were among 93...

EFCC secure Conviction Of Four Internet Fraudsters Over OOPL Hotel Arrest, 

The Economic and Financial crimes commission EFCC has secured the conviction of four internet fraudsters who pleaded guilty to various cybercrime-related offences, while a fourth defendant pleaded not guilty and was remanded in custody. Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal...

Court Adjourns Trial of Woman Accused Of Hiding Foreign Currency At Lagos Airport

  Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos has adjourned to August 19, 2025, the trial of Phil-Olumba Ifunanya Sheila, accused of failing to declare foreign currency totaling $14,567, £1,030, and CA$40 at the Murtala Muhammed International...

Stop Shielding Corrupt Politicians, EFCC Tells ADC

  The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has hit back at the African Democratic Congress (ADC), accusing the opposition party of attempting to politicise ongoing corruption investigations and shield politically exposed persons...

Court Clears Ex-NHIS Boss, Femi Thomas Of Money Laundering Charge …. Says no evidence of unlawful enrichment

Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court, Lagos on Thursday delivered judgment in the $2.1 million money laundering case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance...

Olukoyede’s Leadership Drives EFCC’s Outstanding Electoral Monitoring Across Lagos.

  The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has once again demonstrated his unwavering commitment to transparent governance and credible democratic processes by ensuring the proactive deployment of EFCC operatives for election monitoring...
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Stand Up for Public Health, Groups Tell Nigerian Delegation to Tobacco COP

Civil society organisations (CSOs) working in tobacco control have cautioned Nigeria’s delegation to the Eleventh Session of the Conference...
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Lagos Indigenes Reject Digital Identity Program

The other day Lagos state government through its Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs led by its Commissioner  Olugbenga Oyerinde, a non -Lagosian...

We’ll Complete Akute –Ijoko Road Soon — Abiodun

  Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has assured residents that his administration will soon complete the 20-kilometre Akute–Ijoko Road in Ifo Local Government Area. The...

Our Infrastructure Will Stand the Test of Time, Says Abiodun …commissions new ultramodern exco chamber

L-R: Ogun State Deputy Governor, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele; Governor Dapo Abiodun and former Governor of the State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, during the unveiling of...

Ondo Magistrates  Ride With criminals, Litigants  To Court – Association  …… Say lives in danger over lack of official vehicles

  Magistrates in Ondo State, under the umbrella of Magistrates Association of Nigeria (MAN), have decried the absence of official vehicles required for effective discharge of...