Tag: fraud
2 men allegedly defraud Osun lawmaker
Olakunle Muhammed, 41, and Rasheed Bakare, 55 on Tuesday appeared in an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding an…
Belgian football agent questioned in fraud, match-fixing inquiry
Belgian investigators on Thursday questioned Mogi Bayat, the country’s most influential football agent, a day after he and senior figures…
Fraud, match-fixing: Belgium raids top football clubs
Belgian police carried out series of raids at football clubs and homes across the country on Wednesday and detained many…
Fake cleric remanded over alleged N17m fraud
A fake cleric, Mohammed Mohammed, 42, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate Court, Kwara for allegedly defrauding one…
Gospel artist allegedly defrauds friend of N1.5m
A 34-year-old gospel artist, Rotachukwu Ugwueze, on Tuesday appeared before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly defrauding his…
Landlord allegedly defrauds tenant of N1.5m
A 55-year-old landlord, Christopher Ikwune, who allegedly defrauded his tenant of N1.5 million, on Monday appeared in a Tinubu Magistrates’…
EU countries still losing billions in VAT due to fraud
EU member states lost almost 150 billion euros (177 billion dollars) in Value Added Tax (VAT) revenues in 2016, with…
N4.7bn fraud: EFCC closes case against Ladoja, Akanbi
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday closed its case against a former Governor of Oyo State, Rasheed…
Businessman docked for issuing N1.5m dud cheque
A 60-year-old businessman, Mathew Babatunde, was on Friday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly issuing…
N2.2m fraud: Police nab `fake’ herbalist, 2 account clerks
The Police say it has arrested a self-acclaimed herbalist and two account clerks of a feeds mill in Badagry for…
Man faces N470,000 visa fraud charge in Osun
A 46-year-old man, Olusegun Daudu, on Friday appeared in an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court charged with N470, 000 visa fraud.
Trader defrauds woman of N366,000 local gin
A 37-year-old trader, Dehinde Iremofe, was on Wednesday appeared in an Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State charged with N366,000…
N7.6bn fraud: Court dismisses Kalu’s no case submission
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday dismissed the no-case submission filed by former Governor of Abia State,…
3 INEC officers arraigned over alleged N179.8m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned three Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials in Ogun before…
Igbinedion’s son-in-law on trial in US for fraud
A day after a Nigerian-American Osmond Eweka, son-in-law of Bright Igbinedion, was charged with fraud in New York, another Nigerian,…
Israeli PM Netanyahu’s wife charged with fraud
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, was charged on Thursday with fraud over the alleged misuse of state funds…
Nigerian banks lose N12.30 billion to fraud
The Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), on Thursday said the banking industry lost the sum of N12.30 billion to various…
Police arrest 8 suspects for theft, fraud, attempted kidnapping
Niger Police Command has announced the arrest of eight suspects for theft, bank fraud and attempted kidnapping in different parts…
Heads to roll over massive fraud uncovered in Amnesty office
There are palpable fears in the Presidential Amnesty Office Abuja, following the discovery of irregularities on Tuesday in previous deployment…
Amnesty office uncovers fraud
The Presidential Amnesty Office says on Tuesday in Abuja that it has uncovered irregularities in previous deployment of delegates for…
Evangelist in court over alleged N4.6m fraud
An evangelist, who allegedly obtained N4.6 million under false pretext, was on Wednesday granted N500,000 bail by an Ebute Meta…
Former UNICAL bursar remanded in prison over Fraud
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Calabar on Monday remanded the former bursar of the University of…
How Folorunso Alakija foundation staff defrauded her of N3m
Mrs Folorunso Alakija, a billionaire businesswoman, on Thursday told an Ikeja High Court how one Vincent Ayewah, a staff of…
Herbalists remanded over alleged N20m fraud
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded two herbalists for allegedly defrauding one Rahaman Ogundele of N20 million, under the…
Banker remanded in prison for allegedly defrauding customers of N2.9m
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a 32-year-old banker, Oyeyemi Mashood, in prison for allegedly defrauding customers of N2,972,000.
N8.1trn fraud discovered in 15 revenue generating agencies
The Federal Government said it recently discovered that 15 government revenue generating agencies did not remit over N8.1 trillion to…
Hacker arrested for defrauding Lagos dealer with fake bank alert
A 28-year-old suspected hacker has been arrested for defrauding a Lagos car dealer of N28 million Porsche car, using false…
N16.4m fraud: Ehindero, Obaniyi docked
The Independent Corruption Practices and Other Related Offences Commission(ICPC), on Thursday, re-arraigned former Inspector-General of Police, Sunday Ehindero, and former…
Enugu State Couple wanted over alleged N63m fraud
The Police Command in Enugu State has declared a couple wanted for alleged N63 million forgery and fraud in a…
Son of ex-Angola president dos Santos charged with $500 million fraud
Son of Angola’s ex-president, José Filomeno dos Santos, has been charged with fraud relating to a 500 million dollars transaction…