By Our Reporter LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, February 24, 2026, arraigned a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria Edetanle, before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, over alleged $385,000 and…
By Our Reporter LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, convicted and sentenced two Chinese: Huang Haoyu and An Hongxu, to 46 years’ imprisonment each for cyber terrorism and internet fraud. The convicts, alongside one Friday Audu were among a syndicate of…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has sentenced former Managing Director of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank, Robert Orya, to 490 years in prison for defrauding the bank of 2.4 billion Naira. Justice F.E. Messiri gave the order on Thursday, having convicted the defendant on 49 counts….
By Joe Udo UYO (CONVERSEER) – 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…
By Joe Udo IBADAN (CONVERSEER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, has convicted and sentenced two people, David Chukwudi and Mary Temitope, to six months imprisonment each for stepping on the naira note. The duo were sentenced by Justice Nkeonye Maha, on Monday. According to the judge, her judgment was based…
By Joe Udo LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Okotie Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos, arraigned one Kavlak Onal, an Austrian national arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for allegedly failing to declare the sums of $800,575 and €651,505 in his possession. He was arraigned before Justice Yelim…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, arraigned Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, with Balarabe Abdullahi Ilelah, Aminu Mohammed Bose and Kabiru Yahaya Mohammed, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The quad were arraigned on a 10-count charge…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on 30 December 2025, arraigned Yakubu Adamu, Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance and former Branch Manager of Polaris Bank Plc, Bauchi State branch, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, over alleged money laundering offences involving N5,791,900,000 (Five…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, 30 December 2025, arraigned the immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, alongside his wife, Hajia Bashir Asabe, and son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama,…
By Joe Udo ENUGU (CONVERSEER) – Two former bankers, Sani Endurance Aferokhe and Hillary Odo, have been jailed for criminal diversion of N10,300,000.00 (Ten Million, Three Hundred Thousand Naira), belonging to pensioners. Converseer reports that the duo were convicted and sentenced on Friday, 22 December 2025, by Justice A. O. Onovo of the Enugu State…
