Nigerian News Leader
First with details then facts 
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has raised the alarm about negligence and compromise of banks and Fintechs in two major fraudulent schemes that have cost victims a total sum of N18, 739, 999, 027.35k( Eighteen Billion, Seven Hundred and Thirty Nine Million, Nine Hundred and Ninety Nine Thousand, Twenty Seven Naira and Thirty Five kobo).
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja continued on Thursday, January 15, 2026 with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC tendering more bank records as evidence.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the National Space Research and Development Agency, NASRDA on Thursday, January 15, 2026 formalised their resolve for inter-agency collaboration with a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU.
By Yetunde Beecroft (Lagos Island Correspondent)
Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, ordered the interim forfeiture of the sum of $150,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars) linked to one Emmanuel Okoh, Director, Vetifly Global Inc.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The First Prosecution Witness, PW1, Dr. Michael Adariku in the trial of a former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd) and four others before Justice C.O. Agbaza of the FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 continued his evidence-in-chief with a further breakdown of the flow of funds from the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA to private beneficiaries.
By Joseph Iyalla (Politics Reporter)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening public confidence in the electoral process as it begins early strategic preparations for the 2026 off-cycle elections and the 2027 General Election.
