Tag: fraud
Prophetess Charged Over Failed Marriage Love Potion
Cyriacus Izuekwe A self-proclaimed prophetess, Chinyere Nwachukwu, has been remanded in Kirikiri Prisons in Lagos State, western Nigeria, over an…
Ex-Chevron Accountant Charged Over N5bn Fraud
Henry Ojelu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Thursday arraigned a former accountant with oil major, Chevron, Mr Michael…
Estate Agent Dupes 60 Home Seekers
Yusuf Muhammed An estate agent, Lateef Balogun, is on the run after allegedly swindling 60 unsuspecting home seekers in Lagos…
$8.4m Fraud: Court Denies Ajudua Bail Again
Henry Ojelu A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja Tuesday turned down a bail application filed by Fred Ajudua who…
EFCC Witness’ Absence Stalls Ajudua’s Trial
Henry Ojelu The trial of Fred Ajudua over allegation of defrauding two Dutch businessmen of $1.69 million could not proceed…
The Fraud From Nigerian Bureau Of Statistics And 2015
By Joe Igbokwe Afraid of the impending defeat in the forthcoming elections, the ruling party PDP has imported economic magicians…
Fraud: Businessman Jailed 9 Years
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Justice T. U. Uzokwe of the Abia State High Court, Aba, has convicted and sentenced Alozie David to…
Ajudua Denied Bail Again
Henry Ojelu Embattled suspected fraudster, Fred Ajudua would have to remain in Kirikiri prison custody indefinitely as a Lagos High…
Libya’s Sovereign Wealth Fund sues Societe Generale
Libya’s sovereign wealth fund has sued French bank Societe Generale in a British court for $1.5 billion (1.1 billion euros)…
Lebanese Bizman Remanded In Prison Over Fraud
Akin Kuponiyi A Lebanese businessman, Mr. Nabil Wehbe Mohammed, has been arraigned before a federal high court in Lagos, southwest…
School Accountant Dupes 92 Students
Paul Iyoghojie The Chief Accountant of Home Science Association School, Ikoyi, Lagos, western Nigeria, Adetoye Adegoke, 50, has been arraigned…
NIS Recruitment Tragedy: The Blame Game Continues
By Joe Igbokwe The Nigeria’s Interior Minister, Abba Moro is supposed to be the first person to throw in the…
By FERMA’s Fraud In Lagos
By Joe Igbokwe These are very interesting times in Nigeria. As 2015 Presidential elections draw near hell has been let…
N1.36bn Fraud: Court Grants MTN Staff Bail
Henry Ojelu Justice Kudirat Jose of the Ikeja High Court Wednesday granted bail to two staff of MTN who are…
Ogun Guber Aspirant Linked With N2.8b Fraud
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A 2015 governorship aspirant on the platform of the Labour Party in Ogun State, Gboyega Nasir Isiaka has…
Interpol Recovers House, SUV From Inspector
Cyriacus Izuekwe The International Criminal Police Organisation, also known as Interpol, have recovered a bungalow, a Sport Utility Vehicle, SUV, …
Sanusi’s Outcry Over Missing Oil Revenue
The claim by Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,…
Police Inspector Dupes US-Based Nigerian Lady
Cyriacus Izuekwe A Nigerian lady based in the United States of America, Miss Veronica Okwara, has accused an inspector in…
$50bn Fraud: Govt Audits NNPC Account
Following revelations by Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, that the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, between…
N77m Fraud: Court Dismisses Application To Discharge Ex-Oyo Commissioner
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday, dismissed an oral application made by counsel to Kazeem Adedeji, former Commissioner…
Two Men Jailed For Defrauding GTBank
A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja today sentenced two men Adekunle Adetowubo and Olugbenga Adetayo to nine years imprisonment…
Spiritualist Rapes, Impregnates Woman For Deliverance
A herbalist, Ifatade Elegbeleye has been arrested and charged before an Ojokoro Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, western Nigeria for allegedly defrauding…
Ngige, Nwoye, Ubah want Anambra poll annulled
The trio of Senator Chris Ngige of APC, Mr Tony Nwoye of PDP and Dr Ifeanyi Ubah of LP have…
Estate Agent Swindles Prospective Tenants Of N30.7m
Jamiu Yisa An estate agent, Peter Nwogu, has been arraigned before a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, for allegedly defrauding some…
Businessman Jailed For Theft
An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday sentenced a businessman, Yinka Fagbure, to one year imprisonment for stealing N356,000. Justice Olutoyin…
Estate Agent In Court Over Fraud
An estate agent, Aduni Olonade, 33, who allegedly duped an accommodation seeker of N115,000, on Tuesday appeared before an Abule…
Woman Charged With Defrauding 109 People
For allegedly defrauding 109 accommodation seekers of N14 million, a 34-year-old landlady, Taibat Aruna, was on Friday in Lagos charged…
Police Arrest Fake Lagos Doctor
The police in Lagos on Thursday arrested a suspected fake Surgeon and Gynaecologist, Adeyemi Akintolure, 40, who claimed to be…
Court orders arrest of fuel subsidy fraud suspects
Henry Ojelu Justice Lateefat Okunnu of the Lagos High Court in Ikeja, western Nigeria today issued a bench warrant on…
Court Adjourns Ex-Oyo Commissioner’s Fraud Case
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, this morning adjourned till Friday to rule on the bail application…