Day: June 25, 2026

EFCC Files 12 Charges Against Miyetti Allah President Bello Bodejo Over Alleged $2.53m Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a 12-count charge against the President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, over alleged money laundering and terrorism financing involving about $2.53 million. Court documents filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja on June 22, 2026, accused Bodejo of receiving and possessing large sums of foreign currency suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities, contrary to Nigeria’s money laundering laws. According to the charge sheet, the EFCC alleged that Bodejo received multiple cash payments in United States dollars…

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US Court Jails Anambra LG Chairman 5 Years Over $3.5 Million Romance Scam

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A United States federal court has sentenced Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo, Chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, to five years in prison for masterminding a romance fraud scheme that swindled victims out of more than $3.5 million. Nwadialo, 42, was sentenced by Judge Tiffany M. Cartwright in Tacoma, Washington, after prosecutors proved he spent over 15 years targeting vulnerable victims through online dating platforms. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the Nigerian politician created fake profiles on dating sites including Match, Zoosk and Christian Café, often posing…

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LPPC Suspends Ozekhome’s SAN Rank Over Alleged London Property Fraud Case

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The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has temporarily suspended the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) rank of prominent lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, pending the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings against him. The decision was announced on Wednesday by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary of the LPPC, Hajiya Kabir Akanbi, following the committee’s 173rd General Meeting held on June 23, 2026. According to the LPPC, the suspension was approved pursuant to Paragraph 26(6) of the Guidelines for the Conferment of the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria and…

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Lagos-Based Forex Operator, Three Companies on US list of Terrorism Sponsors

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A major terrorism financing investigation has taken an international dimension as the United States government designated a Lagos-based Bureau De Change (BDC) operator, Mukhtar Adamu Muhammad, and three companies linked to him as financial facilitators for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The development comes amid revelations that Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had already concluded substantial investigations into the suspect and his businesses before the U.S. sanctions were announced. Top EFCC officials familiar with the case disclosed that the anti-graft agency had been probing Muhammad…

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