Sunday, November 1, 2026

Anti-Corruption

June 7, 2024

Nigerian international fugitive captured by FBI, jailed 51 months in U.S. for wire fraud, money laundering

Nlemchi escaped from his monitoring system and fled to Mexico, then to Brazil, then back to his home in Nigeria. Nlemchi was an international fugitive for more than five years.

Uchenna Nlemchi and FBI agents
June 6, 2024

EFCC boss urges Nigerian youths to support FG’s fight against corruption

The EFCC boss expressed optimism about youths’ potential to drive significant societal change.

Ola Olukoyede
June 6, 2024

Anti-corruption Fight: EFCC, ICPC secured 3,412 convictions, forfeiture of N366.9 billion, says DHQ

While reading the brief’s text, Mr Buba said the EFCC and ICPC played a significant role in maintaining law and order through their anti-corruption initiatives.

ICPC, EFCC
June 6, 2024

EFCC arraigns TStv CEO, executive director for money laundering

EFCC arraigned Bright Echefu, CEO of Telecom Satellites Limited (TStv), and three others on a nine-count money laundering charge on Thursday.

Bright Echefu(credit: nairametrics) and TSTV (Credit: Naija news)
June 6, 2024

EXCLUSIVE: How SSS ignored NYSC alert, misled Nigerian Senate to confirm Uche Nnaji as Tinubu’s tech minister with forged national service certificate

Geoffrey Uchechukwu Nnaji’s certificate manifests the same defeating characteristics that often undercut falsified documents: chronological and calligraphic blunders.

Phot of Geoffrey Nnaji, minister of science and Technology, imposed on his NYSC certificate (Credit: Tomisin Ibiyemi/Peoples Gazette)
June 6, 2024

Scammers defrauded Massachusetts workers union, funds transferred to bank accounts in Nigeria, others: U.S. Secret Service

Some funds were transferred, or attempted to be transferred, to a cryptocurrency exchange or to various bank accounts located in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, and Nigeria. 

Business Email Compromise
June 6, 2024

Ponzi Scheme: Forcount, Weltsys senior promoter convicted of wire fraud conspiracy

As complaints mounted, Forcount began offering proprietary crypto-tokens for sale as a means of injecting liquidity into the scheme. 

Forcount; Weltsys
June 5, 2024

Kaduna assembly seeks probe of ex-Governor El-Rufai over alleged N423 billion fraud

Kaduna legislators alleged that most loans obtained under Mr El-Rufai’s administration were not used for their intended purposes.

Nasir el-rufai
June 5, 2024

Tinubu government ‘kidnapped’ Gambaryan to extort Binance, Biden should intervene: U.S. Lawmakers

“The charges against Mr Gambaryan are baseless and constitute a coercion tactic by the Nigerian government to extort his employer, Binance,” said the U.S. legislators.

Bola Tinubu and Joe Biden
June 5, 2024

Court grants order to serve APC chairman Ganduje in bribery case

The defendants are charged with eight counts of bribery, misappropriation and division of public funds running into billions of naira.