Author: Staff Editor
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening strategic collaboration, intelligence sharing and operational synergy in investigating the alleged diversion and mismanagement of funds provided under United States government-supported programmes. The resolve was made on Thursday, September 10, 2026, when Macus Maccain, Assistant Law Enforcement Attaché, FBI, led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the office of the Acting Zonal Director, Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the EFCC, Assistant Commander of the EFCC (ACE I), Bawa Usman Kaltungo. Speaking during the interactive session, Maccain said the visit…
Justice C.N. Nwabulu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, convicted and sentenced a fake spiritualist, Solomon Odigie Moses, to one year’s imprisonment. Moses was arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on cheating and impersonating a spiritualist, thereby defrauding and obtaining the sum of $1,100 (One Thousand, One Hundred United States Dollars) from an Indian lady seeking spiritual healing. Moses, who was arrested in Ekpoma, Edo State, received and laundered the $1,100 through his Zelle payment platform, after which the naira equivalent was paid into his local bank account. The convict subsequently deceived the victim into…
A lawyer who retains a retired judge for the purpose of reaching a serving judge is as culpable as the person who accepts the assignment. Law firms must, therefore, review the manner in which they engage retired judicial officers. Any consultancy arrangement should be transparent, properly documented and confined to legitimate services. A retired judge who provides an opinion should not participate in any communication with the judge handling the matter. Litigants must also be warned. The desperation to win a case at all costs is one of the factors corrupting the administration of justice. Some litigants appear less interested…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, September 4, 2026, arraigned Osaretin Osagiede before Justice Olukayode Ogunjobi of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over an alleged ₦700 million fraud. Osagiede is standing trial on a three-count charge bordering on unauthorised access to computer material and receiving stolen property involving ₦700 million. Count One reads: “That you, Osaretin Osagiede and Zacharia Lorshe (at large), between March 2025 and January 2026, in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, intentionally caused the Ravenpay user accounts’ two-factor authentication (2FA) method to…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has intercepted two persons in Adamawa State with ₦34 million in cash, with the suspects allegedly linked to a kidnapping syndicate. The suspects were intercepted with the cash during an operation in the state. The Comptroller of Immigration Service, Sani Sule-Jega, disclosed this at a media briefing in Yola, the Adamawa State capital. According to him, preliminary investigations showed that the suspects claimed the money was intended to pay ransom for their abducted brother. In a separate operation, the Adamawa State Command of the NIS also intercepted 17 irregular migrants at Rumde Baruw in Yola…
Justice Friday Ogazi of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday adjourned until September 21, 2026, the hearing of pending applications in the case involving detained businessman and social media influencer, Afolabi Kazeem Michael, popularly known as KC Luxury. The adjournment followed submissions by counsel to Kazeem, Abdulakeem Labi-Lawal, SAN, and counsel to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Abu Ibrahim, that the court should await the ruling of a sister court on an application challenging its jurisdiction to entertain the matter. At the proceedings, Labi-Lawal told the court that although the NDLEA had obtained an order authorising it…
Justice Muhammed Danjuma of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, affirmed the conviction and sentence of former Managing Director of the Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), Robert Orya, by Justice F.E. Messiri of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja. Orya was convicted and sentenced to 490 years’ imprisonment for bank fraud on Thursday, February 5, 2026. The convict was arraigned in 2021 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a 49-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence, forgery, and advance fee fraud involving ₦2.4 billion. Dissatisfied with the judgment, he approached…
The Akinole-Oshiun family of Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos State, has petitioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over an alleged attempt by the member representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. James Abiodun Faleke, and the Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority (OORBDA) to dispossess it of an approximately 8,000-square-metre parcel of land along Lateef Jakande Road, Agidingbi. The family, in an open letter dated September 4, 2026, and addressed to President Tinubu, alleged that Faleke and OORBDA were using political influence and government machinery to interfere with its possession of the property, despite a series of judgments by superior courts…
Justice K.A. Jose of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Tapa, Lagos, on Thursday, September 3, 2026, convicted and sentenced five persons to seven years’ imprisonment for their involvement in an alleged ₦117.7 million fraud involving Chi Limited. The convicts—Yinka Salawu, Joshua Oluremi Daramola, Raji Ahmed, Afolabi Israel Olusegun, and Muraina Olanrewaju Abdullahi—were prosecuted by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a six-count charge bordering on conspiracy to obtain money by false pretence, obtaining money by false pretence, and forgery. One of the counts reads: “That you, Yinka Salawu (aka Mr.…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, September 4, 2026, arraigned Ali Bala and Yusuf Umar Anka before Justice Olukayode Ogunjobi of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, for alleged fraud involving £110,000 and ₦500 million. The defendants are standing trial on a 10-count charge bordering on money laundering, stealing and retention of stolen property. One of the counts reads: “That you, ALI BALA (a.k.a. Barrister Ahmed) and YUSUF UMAR ANKA, sometime in 2025 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, conducted financial transactions involving proceeds of…