Nigerian News Leader
First with details then facts 
By Temilade Ogunsakin (Lagos State Correspondent, in Ikeja)
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday, January 23, 2026, convicted a company, AAC Consulting Limited, for stealing the sum of ₦30,564,635.81 ( Thirty Million Five Hundred and Sixty Four Thousand Six Hundred and Thirty-five Naira Eighty-one Kobo) belonging to contract staff of Chevron Nigeria Limited.
By Chinelo Ogbodo (Enugu State Correspondent)
In line with its unwavering commitment to the fight against corruption, economic and financial crimes and the recovery of public funds misappropriated or unutilized by fraudulent actors, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, handed over the sum of N1, 234,350,000 (One Billion, Two Hundred and Thirty-four Million, Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) to the Enugu State government. The said sum was recovered from Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, for failure to honour the agreement between it and the state, over the construction of 22 smart schools in the state.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The trial of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, continued on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, before Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with detailed testimonies from the third and second prosecution witnesses, shedding light on alleged complex cash movements and bank transactions running into billions of naira.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The first defence witness, DW1, Winifred Oyo-Ita, former Head of Service of the Federation, on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, while testifying in the trial-within-trial involving her, admitted before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, that she was cautioned by investigators of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC before writing her statements in the Commission’s office.
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.
