Sunday, October 25, 2026

Anti-Corruption

September 24, 2026

EFCC tells NELFUND to give loans directly to students

EFCC has urged NELFUND to ensure federal government-approved student loan funds reach the intended beneficiaries directly.

September 24, 2026

Anti-corruption: HEDA, CSOs push for whistleblowers’ protection in Nigeria

“A nation cannot defeat corruption if corruption decides who leads it,” said Abdullahi Shehu, ex-GIABA boss.

HEDA, AFRICMIL, EFCC, ICPC
September 24, 2026

ICE nabs Nigerian Olawunmi Johnson over illegal voting, false U.S. citizenship claim

Homeland Security Investigations on Wednesday arrested and charged George Johnson, a Nigerian, for falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen and illegally voting in an election.

Nigerian Olawunmi Johnson
September 23, 2026

EFCC declares convicted ex-pension boss Maina wanted

The commission said the ex-chairman of PTFPR is 61-year-old and an indigene of Biu in Borno State.

ABDULRASHEED ABDULLAHI MAINA
September 23, 2026

IRS agent Clinton Dale indicted for filing false tax returns for U.S. drug dealers

He allegedly designed a scheme to conceal the nature and source of income earned through drug deals by certain clients through the business.

IRS OFFICIALS
September 23, 2026

Charlotte City councilwoman Tiawana Brown, two daughters sentenced for COVID-19 loan fraud

Ms Brown will spend 10 months in prison and two years of supervised release, while her daughters, Tijema Brown, 32, and Antionette Rouse, 34, were also sentenced.

Tiawana Brown
September 23, 2026

U.S. government official Lennie Miller sentenced to prison for bribery

This followed his January guilty plea to conspiring with Christopher Brackins and James Tillman, owners of general construction companies.

Inmates in U.S. prison
September 23, 2026

EFCC chair Olukoyede meets LG chairs, traditional rulers over corruption

EFCC tells council chairs and traditional rulers in Nigeria that anti-corruption enforcement would penetrate the grassroots to bring development closer to the people.

September 23, 2026

Convicted Olamide Shanu faces 20-year jail for money laundering, sextortion scheme that defrauded 150 Americans

Mr Shanu, extradited to the U.S., now risks a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and his sentence is scheduled for December 15, 2026.

September 22, 2026

Gbajabiamila, Ejimakor, Salis, Imasuen, other disgraced fraudulent Nigerian lawyers sanctioned in U.S., UK free to practise in Nigeria: NBA

Disgraced and U.S.-adjudged fraudulent lawyers Femi Gbajabiamila, Owolabi Salis, Aloysius Ejimakor and Neda Imasuen are free to practise in Nigeria, NBA tells Peoples Gazette.

Femi Gbajabiamila, Aloysius Ejimakor, Owolabi Salis, Neda Imasuen, NBA president Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya