Nigerian News Leader
First with details then facts 
By Alex Oduyemi (Kwara State Correspondent)
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, November 4, 2021, secured the conviction of one Shitu Labeeb Adebowale, accused of parading as Sheryl Sandberg, a Chief Operative Officer of one of the leading social media platforms, Facebook, to swindle unsuspecting victims.
By Sharon Ngozi Nwabiani (Senior Correspondent,but in Lagos)
The ongoing trial of a couple, Oladeji and Omotayo Henry, alongside their company, Built Global Concepts, for an alleged N555,820,000 fraud continued on Thursday, November 4, 2021, before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Ikeja Special Offences Court, Lagos, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, presenting more evidence against them.
By Sharon Ngozi Nwabiani (Senior Correspondent, in Lagos)
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has sentenced a lawyer, Kenneth Chukwuemeka Ajoku, to seven years imprisonment for offenses bordering on perjury and fabrication of evidence brought against him by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested 48 individuals for their alleged illegalities in the conducts of the Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB).
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)
Justice Zainab Abubakar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday November 3, 2021, reserved ruling on the application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, asking for the final forfeiture of the sum of $899,600 (Eight Hundred Ninety-nine Thousand, Six Hundred Dollars), till January 31, 2022.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court has adjourned the trial of a former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, Aminu Wada Abubakar, Bamaina Holdings Ltd, and Speeds International Ltd to November 5, 2021, for the continuation of cross-examination of the star prosecution witness, Michael Wetkas. ..
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)
A Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, has sentenced a Civil Servant, Ma’aji Shettima Arfo, to 28 years imprisonment for engaging in an N86.1 million contract fraud.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)
Rave-of-the-moment socialite and self-acclaimed money bag, Chief Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as 'Obi Cubana', has been invited for questioning by Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crime Commission, (EFCC).
By Sharon Ngozi Nwabiani (Senior Correspondent, in Lagos)
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has ordered Kayode Odukoya, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of First Nation Airways Limited, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for an alleged N1.7bn fraud to open his defence on January 17, 2022, and also dismissed his no-case submission.
By Sharon Ngozi Nwabiani (Senior Correspondent, in Lagos)
The ongoing trial of Abubakar Ali Peters and his company, Nadabo Energy Limited, over a 21-count charge bordering on forgery and subsidy fraud to the tune of N761,628,993.84 before Justice S.S. Ogunsanya of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos could not continue today, Monday, November 1, 2021, as the defendant was absent in court.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Professor Bolaji Owasanoye (SAN), has exposed how real estate is often used as cover for money laundering and Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs).
By Tessy Daminabo (Rivers State Correspondent)
A zonal coordinator of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, covering Rivers, Edo, and Delta states, Mr. Hamisu Mohammed Ibrahim has described the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), as a critical stakeholder on tax-related issues.
