Tag: fraud
Man convicted of fraud, jailed four months
Justice P. I. Ajoko of the Federal High Court, Ibadan on Tuesday sentenced one Ogundiran Tosin Iyanu to four months…
Man convicted of fraud, jailed four months
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Justice P. I. Ajoko of the Federal High Court, Ibadan on Tuesday March 12, 2019 sentenced one Ogundiran…
American Businessman Sent To Prison Over Alleged $67,000 Fraud
Paul Iyoghojie American-based Nigerian businessman from Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria, Busayo Afolami, 39, has been remanded in Ikoyi Prison, Lagos…
Fraud: Judge refuses to step down in Oyo PDP chieftains’ trial
Justice Muslim Hassan of a Federal High Court in Lagos, on Wednesday, refused to step down in an ongoing trial…
Fake native doctor arraigned for defrauding man of N1.5m
The police on Monday arraigned a fake native doctor, Stanley Igbinigie, 53, in court for allegedly defrauding a man of…
Fraud in Nigerian banks climbs to N25bn in 5 years
Dr Victoria Enape, Pro-tem President, Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative Auditors of Nigeria (CIFIAN), has said that fraud volume…
N1.4bn fraud: EFCC re-arraigns NBA President
The EFCC on Friday re-arraigned the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Paul Usoro, in a Federal High Court…
Breaking: Ex-SGF Babachir Lawal arraigned for fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), has arraigned the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF),…
E×-Bank MD convicted for $166.9m fraud
Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of a Federal High Court, Lagos on Monday convicted a Managing Director of the defunct Integrated Microfinance…
N25 billion fraud: Goje makes no-case submission
Sen. Danjuma Goje, former Gombe Governor, on Friday told a Federal High Court sitting in Jos, to strike out all…
N306.2m fraud: Ex-Unity Bank staff dismissed
The National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Monday affirmed the dismissal of one Rabi Ibrahim, from Unity Bank Plc, following her…
Lagos businessman faces N12m fraud charge
A 43-year-old businessman, John Ebiekpi, who allegedly defrauded his business partner of N12 million on Monday appeared at an Igbosere…
EFCC detains ex-Skye Bank Chairman, Ayeni over alleged fraud
A former Chairman of Skye Bank Plc (Now Polaris Bank), Tunde Ayeni, has been detained by the Economic and Financial…
N3.6m fraud: Court discharges, acquits ex-banker
A Wuse Zone II Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, on Thursday discharged and acquitted a microfinance bank worker, Mola Oluwatobi, 25, charged…
Baale in Police net over N15.5m fraud
The Baale of Ferowa village in Ifo local government area of Ogun State, Chief Muyideen Folorunso has been arrested by…
N37bn fraud: Trial of Ex-Air Force Chiefs to start afresh
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday re-arraigned the three former Air force chiefs, Air Marshal Amosu Nunayon,…
Bureau de change operator allegedly defrauds woman $1,500
A trader, Salisu Abdullahi, who allegedly defrauded a woman by collecting $1,500 dollars from her on the pretext of giving…
36 telecom fraudsters repatriated from the Philippines
A total of 36 telecom fraudsters have been returned from the Philippines to southern China’s Shenzhen on Wednesday.
Alleged N4.7bn fraud: EFCC re-arraigns Ladoja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday re-arraigned former Oyo State Governor Rashidi Ladoja over alleged N4.7 billion…
N7.65bn fraud: Absence of Kalu stalls hearing
Hearing in the trial of a former Governor of Abia, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, for alleged N7.65billion fraud was stalled…
EFCC files fresh charges against ex-NIMASA DG , 6 others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday filed fresh charges against Patrick Akpobolokemi, former Director-General (DG), Nigerian Maritime…
Ex-Ede Poly lecturer, associate arraigned over alleged N13m fraud
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned Mr Afolabi Olufemi, a former lecturer at the…
6 men remanded in EFCC custody over N148m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday charged six men and a company before a Federal High Court…
Reps investigate indicted looters in N60bn Nigeria Airways fraud
The House of Representatives says it will investigate, reveal and make public, the identities of those indicted in the looting…
Attempted $4m fraud: Briton insists Obasanjo’s in-law forged document
Ms Charlene Cross, a British Solicitor, on Wednesday at the ongoing fraud trial of John Abebe insisted that the brother…
2 men remanded for allegedly operating fake cooperative society
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of two men, Salako Olakunle and Akinbode Ibrahim, for allegedly operating…
EFCC arraigns ex-banker over alleged N8.7m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday charged a former banker, Ali Kareem, with impersonation and N8.7 million…
Auto mechanic bags 2 weeks imprisonment for fraud
An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court, on Friday, sentenced an auto mechanic, Muyideen Korode, 46, to two weeks imprisonment for fraudulently obtaining…
Man remanded over alleged N1.3m fraud
An Osun Magistrates’ Court in Ile-Ife on Friday remanded a 30-year old man, Olafare Muhyideen, in prison custody for alleged…
Alleged N5.7bn SURE-P fraud: Ex-Katsina governor, Shema granted bail
The Federal High Court, Katsina, has granted bail to the former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema, who is standing…