The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) disclosed it has recovered over N30 billion out of the N109 billion allegedly embezzled by the suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, who was initially arrested by operatives of the Commission on May 16, 2022, for his participation in a series of fraud initially estimated to be worth N84 billion.

The Independence Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) has released Nigerian Singer Oladapo Oyebanjo, popularly known as D'banj, who was apprehended and detained over the alleged diversion of N-Power funds. D'banj was arrested on 7th December 2022 for allegedly conniving with some politicians and banks to divert funds meant for the payment of president Buhari's innovation scheme meant for the sole aim of elevating youths (N-Power) It has been gathered that the singer was released on the ground of self-recognition on 9th December 2022 after spending two nights of detention with the commission and that he may be summoned whenever for further investigation.

In a bid to stem the tide of car theft, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, commissioned an online platform known as the Central Motor Registry Command Centre (CMRCC) at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, in order for members of the public to report stolen vehicles in the country for possible recovery. This was made known on Wednesday in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumutiwa Adejobi, stating that the digitalized centre was domiciled at the Department of Information and Communication Technology.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has detained popular singer and songwriter, D’banj over the alleged diversion of an unspecified amount of N-power project funds. It is alleged that the singer colluded with some government officials to introduce ghost beneficiaries into the N-power payroll scheme and the stipends paid to those beneficiaries were traced and allegedly paid directly into bank accounts connected to D’banj.

The Federal Government has revealed that foreign Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Financial Technology (FinTech) platforms, and Point of Sale (POS) operators have links to terrorism financing (TF) in the country. This was contained in a report titled ‘2022 National Inherent Risk Assessment of Terrorism Financing’ which assessed the country’s exposure to terrorism financing.

The Federal Government (FG) announced it has recovered looted funds to the tune of about $1 billion dollars since the commencement of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in May 2015 till date. The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) & Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami made this known to State House Correspondents on Wednesday, shortly after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House, Abuja.