Investigation

Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Refinery and Chairman of Dangote Group, has released a document detailing allegations that the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, spent about $5 million on the foreign education of his children. In a document circulating publicly…

Suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has appeared before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, for arraignment on defamation charges filed by the Federal Government. Akpoti-Uduaghan arrived at the court around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, ahead of the 11:00 a.m. session, as the courtroom awaited the…

The Nigerian Police Force has arrested a senior official of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Mr. Jamilu Isa Yankwashi, on charges of criminal conspiracy and impersonation of the President of the Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN), Chief Emmanuel Olabode. The arrest was executed in the early…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former Akwa Ibom State governor, Udom Emmanuel, over allegations of a N700 billion fraud. Emmanuel, who governed the state from 2015 to 2023, arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja at about 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday following an invitation from the…

Fisayo Soyombo, the founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), has reportedly been arrested and detained for three days by the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt. The Army has yet to disclose the reason for his arrest, which many on social media have described as…

*Requests Court Extension for Bello’s Appearance Concisedaily – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has granted administrative bail to co-defendants of former Kogi Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, in an alleged money laundering case. During a hearing before Justice Maryann Anenih at an Abuja High Court on Thursday, EFCC counsel…

Former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday, told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to stop harassing him and respect the rule of law Bello gave the advice in a statement made available in Abuja by his media office signed by an officer, Michael Ohiare, in reaction…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has invited a former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over alleged N8.06 billion money laundering. A reliable source from the commission, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the former minister was at the Federal Capital Territory Command of the EFCC at about…

The Dangote Group  has expressed readiness to assist the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in its investigations, following the commission’s visit to the company’s head office in Lagos. EFCC operatives on  Jan. 4,  embarked on a search mission to the head office of Dangote Group in Lagos. The search…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday stormed the headquarters of Dangote Industries Limited in Ikoyi, Lagos, in furtherance of the ongoing investigation into the alleged abuse of the foreign exchange allocations by the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, according…