Popular American singer Sean Kingston, whose real name is Kisean Anderson, has been indicted for his alleged involvement in a $1 million wire fraud scheme. Kingston, along with his mother Janice Turner, was charged in a Miami federal court on…
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Wednesday refused to grant an application filed by Dr Olu Agunloye, a former minister of power and steel, seeking to travel abroad for medical treatment. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a crypto billionaire, Linus Williams, popularly known as BLord. Blord was arrested in Abuja on Tuesday following allegations of cryptocurrency fraud, terrorism funding, and aiding internet fraud among others against his companies.…
The prevalence of fraud and forgery in Nigeria’s payment system has shown a significant shift in the first quarter of 2024, with Point-of-Sale (POS) transactions experiencing the highest increase in fraudulent activities. According to the Fraud and Forgeries Report in…
By Adeyanju Esther The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged two federal civil servants, Mrs. Ndubuisi Joy Cheneme and Mr. Godwin Sabo Takat, with obtaining by false pretense and employment racketeering. The duo allegedly defrauded…
The former acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Anamekwe Nwabuoku, on Wednesday, begged a Federal High Court, Abuja to give him more time to conclude the refund of the public funds allegedly siphoned. Nwabuoku and his co-defendant, Felix Nweke, in…
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, in a landmark judgment, has ordered Ms Sadia Umar-Farouk, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development to account for payments of N729bn to 24.3 million poor Nigerians for six months.…
An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness said that former aviation minister, Hadi Sirika’s company was not on the list of bidders for the contract for the Apron Extension project in the Katsina Airport. The witness, Mr Isaiah Yusuf,…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has decried the negative impact of internet crimes popularly known as “yahoo yahoo’’ on the country. Olukoyede disclosed that several international companies had to shut down their Nigerian operations…
A 37-year-old businesswoman, Mary Okoro, was on Thursday arraigned in a Chief Magistrate’s Court, Kaduna, for an alleged N1.2m palm oil fraud. The defendant, who resides in Narayi Kaduna, is standing trial on a three-count bordering on obtaining under false…
