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Anti-Corruption

January 16, 2026

N1.4 Billion Fraud: Supreme Court orders continuation of ex-Governor Lamido, son’s trial

Justice Abubakar Umar, in a unanimous decision of a five-member panel of justices, held that the EFCC’s appeal was meritorious and sustained.

Supreme Court, Sule Lamido
January 16, 2026

South Korea’s former President Yoon sentenced to prison

South Korea’s former President Yoon Suk Yeol was on Friday sentenced to five years in prison for obstruction of justice.

Yoon Suk Yeol
January 15, 2026

Naphtha Deal: EFCC says stolen N65 million recovered, returned to businessman

The petitioner explained that Mr Adebanbo defrauded him of N65.7 million under the pretence that he could supply him with 90,000 litres of naphtha.

EFCC-OPERATIVES
January 14, 2026

Alleged N27 Billion Fraud: Absence of former permanent secretary stalls ex-Taraba governor’s trial

At the resumed hearing in the case, counsel for Mr Yero, Adeola Adedipe SAN, apologised to the court for his client’s absence and accepted responsibility for it.

Taraba state governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku
January 14, 2026

Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies raid ex-PM’s party offices

Between 2011 and 2014, she was imprisoned after a conviction for abuse of office.

Volodymyr Zelensky
January 13, 2026

Europol captures Nigerian Black Axe cultists for cyber fraud, other crimes in Spain

“The group’s annual criminal proceeds are estimated to be in the billions of euros, generated through many small-scale operations,” Europol said.

Europol operatives+Black Axe logo.
January 12, 2026

Malami’s money laundering investigation by EFCC started under Rasheed Bawa: Olukoyede

Mr Olukoyede rebuffed Mr Malami’s assertion that he was being “persecuted”.

January 12, 2026

Nigerians cannot trace stolen assets to me; I hate bribery, corruption: EFCC Chairman Olukoyede

“I challenged anybody to say that ‘this man has ever collected one bottle of Coke or N1’ to influence my sense of judgment in carrying out my responsibility,” said Mr Olukoyede.

Ola Olukoyede
January 9, 2026

Dangote takes petition against former NMDPRA boss to EFCC

This move follows the withdrawal of the same petition from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

Dangote, Farouk Ahmed
January 9, 2026

UK deepens anti-corruption cooperation with Nigeria, to return $9.5 million

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Mark Temple