Tag: fraud
Pastor defrauds church member of N700,000
A 45-year-old cleric, Dominion Ayendi, who allegedly defrauded his church member of N700,000, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrate’s’…
Metuh’s trial stalled after collapsing in church
The trial of Olisa Metuh, the former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party was on Tuesday stalled following…
N30m fraud: Ex-Finbank manager granted bail
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday varied the bail conditions of a former Branch Manager of Finbank now…
Court adjourns N2.6bn NIMASA fraud case
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday adjourned the trial of a former Director-General of NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolokemi and…
Trader remanded over N400,000 land fraud
A 35 year-old trader, Ebunoluwa Akinya, who allegedly defrauded a man of N400,000 on the pretext of selling land to…
Building contractor faces N755,000 fraud charge
A 50-year-old building contractor, Henry Chibueze, who allegedly obtained N755, 000 under false pretences, was on Friday brought before an…
Togolese docked for fraud in Lagos
A 29-year-old man, Togolese, Laonard Aglossou, who allegedly defrauded two men of N4.8 million under the pretext of assisting them…
Man nabbed for alleged N50,00 fraud
A suspect, Ibiabinisi Ayodele,44, was on Tuesday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrate’s’ Court, Lagos for allegedly obtaining N50,000 under false…
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Biometric data uncovers monumental fraud by civil servants nationwide
Biometric data capture of workers nationwide has blocked the siphoning of billions of naira of public funds by some civil…
Doctor accuses NMA of shielding corrupt former officer
A former executive member of Edo State branch of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr. Moses Ujaddughe, has accused the national…
Police arrest man for faking his kidnap
Police in Lagos have arrested a 32-year-old employee of an oil company, Reuben Agboola for allegedly faking self-kidnapping so as…
Ex-banker in court over N435m fraud
court-of-law[/caption A former banker, who allegedly defrauded 26 different people to the tune of N435 million, on Wednesday appeared before…
Ex-acting NIMASA DG, others, get new trial date
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday fixed Dec. 13 for the continuation of the trial of a former…
Court remands 20-year-old for N20m fraud
A 20-year- old man, Diekola Yussuf, was on Friday remanded in Ilesa Prison by an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court for alleged…
Keke rider remanded over N2.2m bank fraud
An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday remanded a commercial tricyclist at a prison after he pleaded guilty to…
2 pool agents arraigned over lottery prize money
Two pool agents, Ola Obafemi and Muritala Adeyemi, were on Monday arraigned in Lagos for allegedly denying three customers the…
3 arraigned for fraud, impersonation
The police on Thursday arraigned three men on a six-count charge bordering on impersonation and advanced fee fraud popularly called…
Students accuse FirstBank of alleged fraud
The Students Representative Council of Federal College of Education (FCE), Zaria has accused the First Bank of Nigeria, Zaria main…
N5.5m fraud: Court revokes bail against ex-PHCN staff
The FCT High Court has revoked an earlier bail granted Solomon Ndam, an ex-staff of defunct Power Holding Company of…
2 teenagers remanded over attempted fraud, threat to life
An Osogbo Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of two teenagers in Ilesa Prison over attempted fraud and threat…
4 docked for N5.3m jewellery fraud in Lagos
Four unemployed men, who allegedly defrauded a businesswoman of N5.3 million under the guise of supplying her jewellery, were on…
Impostor arraigned for N37m fraud
The EFCC has arraigned one Jules Suinner before a Lagos Federal High Court on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy…
Trader docked for N117,000 fraud
A trader, Yusuf Yinusa, who allegedly obtained N117,000 from two women on the pretext of supplying them some food items,…
Thrift institution marketer bolts with market women’s N1m
An employee of a thrift institution – CNN Credit Ltd, Jackson Umem, who allegedly defrauded the organization of some market…
Diamond bank manager remanded for N24m fraud
A former Diamond Bank Plc branch manager, Chinedu Oguike, was on Tuesday arraigned by the police Special Fraud Unit (SFU)…
Ecobank manager, accomplice defraud two customers N14m
41-year-old Ikechukwu Aghanenu, a manager with Ecobank Nigeria Plc, Ejigbo branch, was on Wednesday arrested for allegedly collaborating with a…
2 Bank officials get N10m-bail after stealing employer’s N30m
Two bank officials, Tiaminu Lukeman ,48, and Shogaolu Sherif,30, who allegedly stole N30 million from their employer, were on Monday…
Fake importer jailed 3 years for defrauding Lagos businesswoman
A 38-year-old Festus Ajaere, who posed as an importer and defrauded a stove seller of N10 million on the pretext…
64-year-old woman in court over N3m fraud
A 64-year-woman, Iyabo Adeoti, who allegedly defrauded a company of N3 million, was on Friday charged in an Ikeja Chief…
BREAKING: Court grants Ex-Adamawa Gov, Fintiri bail
The Federal High Court, Abuja, grants a former Adamawa Acting Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, bail in the sum of N500 million…