Tag: fraud
Bamaiyi: Prison Authority Had No Record Of $330k Fraud Money
Henry Ojelu A prison officer, ACP Abdullai Garba on Wednesday told an Ikeja High Court that the $330,000 General Ishaya…
Lagos Judiciary Official Jailed For Fraud
Henry Ojelu Justice Latifa Okunnu of an Ikeja High Court on Monday sentenced a staff of the probate division of…
Lagos Judiciary Official Jailed for Fraud
Henry Ojelu Justice Latifa Okunu of an Ikeja High Court today sentenced a staff of the probate division of the…
Student Arraigned Over N3.4m Admission Fraud
A 32-year-old student, Olugbenga Ajuwon, on Tuesday in Lagos appeared before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court for his alleged involvement…
Four Emirate Airline staff arraigned for stealing $1.6million
Akin Kuponiyi Four Emirates Airlines staff have been arraigned before of a Federal High Court in Lagos over an alleged…
Judge upholds fraud case against Barcelona
A Spanish judge on Friday upheld a tax fraud case against FC Barcelona’s current and ex-chairmen over the signing of…
Dismissed Cop Dupes Police N40m
Paul Iyoghojie A dismissed Police Sergeant has been arrested by the operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Adeniji Adele, Lagos…
Love Potion: Native Doctor Dupes 70-Year Old Woman
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 48-year old native doctor has been arrested and charged before Ejigbo Magistrate’s court for allegedly defrauding a…
Couple Wanted Over N800m Fraud, Operated Fake Coop Society
Eromosele Ebhomele The 39-year old Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Megarice Co-operative Society Nigeria Limited, Mr. Harry Agbenu…
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Lagos Court Frees Babalakin over N4.7bn Fraud
Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of the Lagos High Court today discharged the Chairman of Bi-Courtney Ltd, Dr. Wale Babalakin (SAN) over…
Pastor arraigned over N5.1m fraud charge
A 47-year-old pastor, Olateju Oluwakemi, was on Monday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, charged with duping…
Lagos lawyer arraigned for N117.3m fraud
Henry Ojelu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today arraigned a Lagos lawyer, Babatunde Ojo, over an alleged N117.3…
Police declares 10 bankers wanted over alleged N125m fraud
The Zone 2 Police Command in Lagos on Sunday declared 10 suspected bankers wanted over alleged N125.1 million scam. Investigation…
Corruption, fraud costing Africa billions per year
Africa loses at least $50 billion (44 billion euros) a year to illicit practices like tax fraud, corruption and organised…
Soyinka Blasts Fraudulent Election Campaigners
Daniels Ekugo Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has lashed out at fraudulent election campaigners purporting that he issued a statement…
Man, son face trial over N300m dud cheque
Eromosele Ebhomele The duo of the Managing Director of Alhaji Musa Suleiman General Enterprise, Alhaji Musa Sulaiman, and his son,…
EFCC arraigns contractor, 2 ex-MTN staff over N1b fraud
Eromosele Ebhomele The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a contractor, Mutairu Babatunde, and two former staff of…
Bizman Denies Fraud Allegation By Shareholder
Eromosele Ebhomele The Managing Director of Advanced International Merchants Limited, Cyprian Nwankwo, has denied an allegation of fraud levelled against…
Police alert public on activities of impersonators
The spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, Mr Ken Nwosu, has advised members of the public to be wary…
Fake INEC officials hijack ad-hoc staff recruitment
Fraudsters posing as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recruitment officers are now collecting money from unsuspecting individuals in Zamfara…
77-Year Old Community Leader Arraigned For N65m Fraud
Henry Ojelu A 77-year old community leader in Ogun state, western Nigeria, Alhaja Mulikat Shonekan, was today arraigned along with…
N97m Theft: Court adjourns case against Fidelity Bank Manager, Husband
By Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, has adjourned till 28 November 2014, the trial…
How politicians, prominent Nigerians lost millions to fake EFCC officials
By Eromosele Ebhomele Fake officials of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have been going about the country defrauding…
Medical Doctor, 3 others arraigned for corruption, stealing
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin have arraigned four members of staff of the Federal Psychiatrist Hospital, Uselu, in Benin,…
Fraud: Government takes over female banker’s property
Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria’s anti-graft organisation, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says it has secured an order of the…
$8.39m Fraud: Court Orders Separate Trial For Ajudua’s Co-Accused
Henry Ojelu A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja today ordered a separate trial for a court registrar, Mrs Idowu…
Redeemed Pastor Sent To Prison Over N5m Fraud
Paul Iyoghojie A Redeemed Christian Church of God pastor in charge of Chapel of Triumph Parish, Oworoshoki, Lagos, southwest Nigeria,…
EFCC Arraigns Hotelier For Fraud
Henry Ojelu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday re-arraigned a Lagos-based hotelier, Augunos Okoro, for allegedly defrauding…
$1.69m Fraud Charge: Court Frees Fred Ajudua
Henry Ojelu Reprieve came the way of Lagos socialite, Fred Ajudua after a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, this…
Man Bolts With Bank’s N16m Loan
A 41-year old man, Audu Abdulrahman has been arrested and charged before a Magistrate court sitting in Ejigbo for allegedly…