Frauda

N80.2bn fraud: Court rejects Yahaya Bello's request to stop trial

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has rejected the request by the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to halt trial in the hearing of the N80.2bn fraud charges brought against him. Bello asked the court to stay execution in his trial before

Brazil's Gabigol handed two-year ban for anti-doping 'fraud'

Flamengo's international forward Gabriel Barbosa was suspended for two years on Monday for attempted fraud during a doping test, a Brazilian sports court said. Known as Gabigol, the 27-year-old Brazilian was alleged to have been uncooperative during a surprise

EFCC uncovers another N90b 'fraud' against Accountant-General

The scope of the ongoing probe of the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reached N170billion. Idris, who was battling for bail last night, has opened up on some top government

FBI arrests Nigerians for wire fraud, others at home could be extradited too (Video)

U.S. authorities on Thursday unsealed a 252-count grand jury indictment charging 80 people, most of them Nigerians, in a major conspiracy to steal millions of dollars through fraud schemes and launder the money through a Los Angeles-based network. "We believe

UTME Fraud: She learnt from our leaders - Charly Boy reacts to Mmesoma saga

Maverick singer, Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy, has reacted to the saga of a candidate of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma who admitted to using her phone to inflate her score to 362. We recall that with the recent

Nigerian jailed 235 years for N525m, €64,000 fraud, loses Lekki houses

Justice Agatha Okeke of the Federal High Court, Uyo, has convicted and sentenced Scales Olatunji. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) labelled him "a notorious international fraudster". The convict bagged 235 years imprisonment for internet

Fraud: How Ibrahim Abubakar Converted N57.5million Mistakenly Paid into His Account

Operatives of the Gombe Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has explained how Ibrahim Abubakar, managing director of Shariff Agric and General Service in Jos, Plateau State, converted N57.5million mistakenly paid Into His Account

Malami, Sirika under scrutiny as EFCC probes former ministers over multi-billion-naira fraud.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has shifted its focus towards former ministers who served in the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, with allegations of multi-billion-naira fraud hanging over their heads. According to reports

EFCC interrogates Okupe over N162m fraud, grants him bail on health grounds

Erstwhile Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, has been questioned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over alleged fraud to the tune of N162m. The commission questioned the former spokesman

US based woman accuses Runtown of of $124k fraud, shares receipts and screenshots

A US based woman identified as Shawn Rene has accused Nigerian popstar, Runtown and his brother of fraud. According to her, 'I wrote him two checks in two companies name, $32,000 and $107,000, after he got the checks and cashed he started saying stories, later

Fraud: Trial of Abba Kyari's co-defendants to last six days in U.S

The international fraud case allegedly involving embattled police officer,  Abba Kyari will reportedly last 6 days in court. Recall that six persons were indicted for various roles in a $1.1 million fraud case reportedly cordinated by Instagram celebrity,

Alleged N10bn fraud: EFCC witness's sudden sickness stalls Yahaya Bello cousin's trial

The trial of Ali Bello (cousin of former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State) and Dauda Suleiman over alleged money laundering was stalled on Tuesday in Abuja owing to the sudden complaint by the prosecution witness that he was feeling unwell. The Economic

"People think I'm into fraud" - Handsome man shows off alleged source of income

A handsome Nigerian man has caused a buzz online as he shows off his alleged livelihood as he laments how people assume that he is into fraud. The young man seemingly wanted to clear the air on his means of income and decided to show off his true hustle on

N40m fraud: Mama Boko Haram, two others to spend 10 years in jail

Aisha Alkali Wakil, popularly known as Mama Boko Haram, and two others, Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Soyade, have been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for a fraud worth N40 million. EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale said on Monday Justice Umaru Fadawu

"I married a man who would rather do this than fraud" - Lady praises husband

A Nigerian lady publicly showers accolades on her husband whom she described as the most honest and hardworking individual who would do any menial job to provide rather than commit fraud. A social media user identified as Mrs Zanga on the microblogging platform

$350k fraud: US court sentences suspended aide of Ogun gov to 5 years in prison

A United States district court has sentenced Abidemi Rufai, suspended aide of Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State to five years in prison for fraud. Rufai was arrested at New York's JFK Airport on his way to Nigeria in May 2021. In May 2022, the US Department

"Biafra is a fraud, it was in the mortuary, but now in cemetery" - Igbo monarch

A traditional ruler from Mbaise in Imo State, Eze Nwabueze Soronnadi Ezewiro, has dissociated himself from the struggle for Biafra, an agitation he described as fraud. The Igbo Monarch who spoke in Calabar yesterday, further stated that the truth is the only

$12m fraud: Obinwanne Okeke fails to show up with a lawyer - Full Details

Embattled CEO of Invictus Group, Obinwanne Okeke failed to show up in court with a lawyer for the commencement of his trial on two counts of conspiracy to commit computer fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. It led to the United States Federal Public