The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has uncovered a fresh fake SWIFT message scheme and warned Nigerians and the general public against falling victim to fraudsters. The spokesperson of the apex bank, Hakama Sidi Ali, issued the warning in a…
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT), high court Maitama on Thursday sustained Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ‘s objection to a document sought to be tendered by the former Aviation minister, Heidi Sirika. The EFCC dragged Sirika alongside his daughter, Fatima;…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, filed 14 fresh charges of alleged N5.78 billion fraud against the former Kwara State governor, Abdulfattah Ahmed, and his Commissioner of Finance, Mr Ademola Banu, before a Kwara State High Court presided…
A former minister of power, Dr Olu Agunloye, on Monday challenged the amended charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in an FCT High Court. He is standing trial on allegations of some infractions in…
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured the conviction and sentence of 15 internet fraudsters before Justice A. N. Erhabor of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City. The convicts include Nosa…
Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT in Maitama, Abuja on October 3, 2024 has issued a public summon against former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello following his absence in a fresh arraignment on 16-count charges…
By Adeyanju Esther The Lagos State Police Command has charged Rukayya Dantata, a 35-year-old woman, with defrauding a Bureau de Change consulting firm of N350,900,000. “She was arraigned on two counts of fraud and cheating before the Ikeja Special Offences…
By Adeyanju Esther A dismissed military officer, Lance Corporal AliyuAdamu, has been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly defrauding three job applicants. According to SP Ahmed Wakili, the Spokesman of the Bauchi State Police Command, the suspect,…
By Adeyanju Esther A 45-year-old businessman, Philip David was brought before a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, accused of committing car tyre fraud amounting to N9.8 million. The defendant, a resident of Barnawa, Kaduna, is facing trial on three…
A surge in fraudulent activities across banking platforms in Nigeria led to a loss of N42.6 billion by Nigerian banks in three months between April and June this year. This was revealed by the Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC) in…
